Research Guidance to Address the Needs of Land Managers

Forward: Several federal, state, and private organizations with responsibility for land use and resource management in Southern California are cooperating to protect coastal sage scrub areas through the development and implementation of Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) programs in San Diego, Orange, and Riverside counties. The representatives of the state and federal agencies charged with oversight of the NCCP appointed a Science Research Committee to coordinate research and related land management activities. This committee in turn selected an ad hoc Core Group of representative researchers and managers from differing regions, sectors, and perspectives to advise them regarding improved methods for developing and disseminating ecological information needed for planning and management. The following draft report was prepared by the NCCP Core Group.

Table of Contents:

• Executive Summary
• Background
• Findings on Research & Management Information Needs
• Findings on Organization, Process, & Communication Workload Indicators
• Next Steps
• Appendices
  1. Questions to Address Managers' Information Needs
     
  2. List of Recent, Current, & Planned Relevant Research Activities
• Figures
  1. Genesis and Activities of Core Group
  2. Primary Core Group Outcomes
  3. Communication Within and Between Research and Decision Making Communities

This file last modified on: Thursday, September 04, 2003 Document URL: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/nccp/pubs/rg1.htm