The New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project

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1 The New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project Elaine Kohrman 1, Joe Zebrowski 2, Susan Rich 3 1 United States Forest Service, Cibola National Forest 2 New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute 3 New Mexico State Forestry, Forest and Watershed Health Office

2 Topics Background The Opportunity Map Landscape Assessment Tool Concept Demonstration of a prototype tool

3 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT IS IT? On-line database of landscape risks, values, and treatments. Any agency/org/person can enter project information Maps and data available at various scales Any agency/org/person can access maps and data through the All About Watersheds portal

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6 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHY DO WE NEED IT? New Mexico s natural landscapes are vulnerable to drought, fire, disease, and other threats New Mexico s communities and economies rely on these landscapes Restoration resources are scarce Difficult to determine where needs are greatest Efforts are collaborative and cross boundaries

7 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT ARE POTENTIAL USES? 1. Multiple agencies coordinate their planning and funding to achieve a larger scale of impact, and to view accomplishments across ownerships. 2. Emergency managers can understand risks to forests and watersheds and gaps in efforts to protect communities, infrastructure and water supplies 3. Agencies and collaborative groups get a picture of where projects on other ownerships have taken place to improve their own planning, funding decisions and reporting on outcomes. 4. Agencies and collaborative groups determine if they are proposing projects in areas with important values at risk or that have been identified as a high priority in a pre-existing plan or report. 5. Agencies and collaborative groups zero in on a specific landscape where they are working to keep track of past projects, leverage funding, and plan connectivity of their future work.

8 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT ARE POTENTIAL USES? 1. Multiple agencies coordinate their planning and funding to achieve a larger scale of impact, and to view accomplishments across ownerships.

9 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT ARE POTENTIAL USES? 2. Emergency managers can understand risks to forests and watersheds and gaps in efforts to protect communities, infrastructure and water supplies.

10 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT ARE POTENTIAL USES? 3. Agencies and collaborative groups get a picture of where projects on other ownerships have taken place to improve their own planning, funding decisions and reporting on outcomes.

11 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT ARE POTENTIAL USES? 4. Agencies and collaborative groups determine if they are proposing projects in areas with important values at risk or that have been identified as a high priority in a pre-existing plan or report. Wildfire Hazard Potential Watershed Condition Class and Assessment Surface Drinking Water Importance

12 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT ARE POTENTIAL USES? 5. Agencies and collaborative groups zero in on a specific landscape where they are working to keep track of past projects, leverage funding, and plan connectivity of their future work.

13 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHO IS WORKING ON IT? New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division (NMSF) USDA Forest Service, Southwest Region (USFS) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (FWRI) The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

14 New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project WHAT THE PROJECT ELEMENTS? 1. NM Vegetation Treatment Database. Developed by FWRI, this database has information about vegetation treatments planned and completed since The database can be viewed at using the interactive map at Status: database is completed and data is continually being added. 2. NM Landscape Assessment Viewer Tool. This tool is in development. It will allow users to explore existing data layers created, and priorities established, by various agency sources and agency collaborative planning processes. Status: a mock-up of the tool is under review with final completion date contingent upon funding. 3. Upload Tool for the Database. This tool will allow new information to be added to the database by project managers. Status: Funded. Estimated completion July NM Landscape Assessment Reporting Tool. The user interface is planned as the final phase of the project allowing users to generate the maps and summary assessment data valuable in collaborative watershed planning and reporting. Status: a proposed budget is being developed so that funding can be secured for the download tool; a mock-up of the tool is under review with final completion date contingent upon funding.

15 Landscape Assessment Tool WHAT IS THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT TOOL? Displays and summarizes landscape characteristics from multiple geographic databases User friendly interface Curated One-stop for locating and viewing information A concept (based in reality) Enhances collaboration by providing a common view of landscape threats, priorities, and opportunities.

16 Landscape Assessment Tool WHAT DO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH NOW? Several disparate mapping databases created and managed by State and Federal Agencies Well designed and thought out Complex to use Judgement of land managers and local population Understand their lands View is often fragmented by jurisdiction

17 Landscape Assessment Tool HOW WILL THE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT TOOL WORK? Web-based portal to multiple layers of landscape assessment. On-line tools for generating summaries of information based on user-defined areas Collaboration areas Planning areas Treatment proposals

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23 First draft of concept: Viewer

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25 First draft of concept: not shared yet Reporting

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28 There s an app for that!!!

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30 Demonstration Viewer not shared yet Reporting

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38 The New Mexico Opportunity Mapping Project Elaine Kohrman 1, Joe Zebrowski 2, Susan Rich 3 1 United States Forest Service, Cibola National Forest 2 New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute 3 New Mexico State Forestry, Forest and Watershed Health Office jpzebrowski@nmhu.edu

39 Mapmaking Migraines or We sure could have used the Opportunity Map for that! 2017 New Mexico WUI Summit March 31, 2017

40 Assignment: Organize field tour for Washington officials. Identify and map all projects in the Santa Fe Fireshed.

41 What we needed Map of projects in all stages, all jurisdictions - Completed - Underway - Planned

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43 What to do?

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45 How it could have happened: Search. Click. Download. Insert. Format. Done.

46 Coordinating projects across a landscape? The Opportunity Map will make it easier and faster to do.

47 Questions? Feedback? Send us your input! Joe Zebrowski: Susan Rich:

48 Opportunity Mapping Project Many uses Simplifies work Please share your data! Insert pic from tour

49 Susan Rich, New Mexico State Forestry