suite of actions achieved the desired effect or goal. This type of monitoring is research oriented and therefore requires elements of experimental design (e.g., controls or reference conditions) that are not critical to other types of monitoring. Consequently, action effectiveness monitoring is usually designed on a case-by-case basis. Action effectiveness monitoring provides funding entities with information on benefit/cost ratios and resource managers with information on what actions or types of actions improved environmental and biological conditions. Implementation and compliance monitoring Implementation and Compliance Monitoring. determines if actions were carried out as planned and meet established benchmarks. This is generally carried out as an administrative review and does not require any parameter measurements. Information recorded under this type of monitoring includes the types of actions implemented, how many were implemented, where they were implemented, and how much area or stream length was affected by the action. Success is determined by comparing field notes with what was specified in the plans or proposals (detailed descriptions of engineering and design criteria). Implementation monitoring sets the stage for action effectiveness monitoring by demonstrating that the restoration actions were implemented correctly and followed the proposed design. Research of key information needs includes scientific Key Information Needs Research. investigations of critical assumptions and unknowns that constrain effective recovery plan implementation. Key needs include unavailable pieces of information required for informed decision making, as well as studies to establish or verify cause-and-effect and identification and analysis of limiting factors. 9.1.2 Monitoring Framework The desired outcome of the recovery plan is the long-term persistence of viable populations of naturally produced spring/summer Chinook salmon and steelhead distributed across their native range. To determine if the desired outcome has been achieved, answers to two general questions are needed. Is the status of the population improving? Are the effects of the primary factors limiting the status of the population increasing, decreasing, or remaining stable? Although these two general questions provide the basis for developing the RM&E plan, it is important to note that several specific questions attend each of the two general questions. Below are listed the specific questions. Question 1: What is the status of the population?
suite of actions achieved the desired effect or goal. This type of monitoring is research oriented and therefore requires elements of experimental design (e.g., controls or reference conditions) that are not critical to other types of monitoring. Consequently, action effectiveness monitoring is usually designed on a case-by-case basis. Action effectiveness monitoring provides funding entities with information on benefit/cost ratios and resource managers with information on what actions or types of actions improved environmental and biological conditions. Implementation and Compliance Monitoring. Implementation and compliance monitoring determines if actions were carried out as planned and meet established benchmarks. This is generally carried out as an administrative review and does not require any parameter measurements. Information recorded under this type of monitoring includes the types of actions implemented, how many were implemented, where they were implemented, and how much area or stream length was affected by the action. Success is determined by comparing field notes with what was specified in the plans or proposals (detailed descriptions of engineering and design criteria). Implementation monitoring sets the stage for action effectiveness monitoring by demonstrating that the restoration actions were implemented correctly and followed the proposed design. Key Information Needs Research. Research of key information needs includes scientific investigations of critical assumptions and unknowns that constrain effective recovery plan implementation. Key needs include unavailable pieces of information required for informed decision making, as well as studies to establish or verify cause-and-effect and identification and analysis of limiting factors. 9.1.2 Monitoring Framework The desired outcome of the recovery plan is the long-term persistence of viable populations of naturally produced spring/summer Chinook salmon and steelhead distributed across their native range. To determine if the desired outcome has been achieved, answers to two general questions are needed. Is the status of the population improving? Are the effects of the primary factors limiting the status of the population increasing, decreasing, or remaining stable? Although these two general questions provide the basis for developing the RM&E plan, it is important to note that several specific questions attend each of the two general questions. Below are listed the specific questions. Question 1: What is the status of the population?