04.01.02 - Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting

Monitoring is the primary means of assessing the extent to which the Region is meeting environmental goals, or whether a project, program, or policy is performing as expected. Monitoring results are also an important source of scientific information used to inform the management and restoration of complex systems. The results of monitoring provide an information source for quantifying and reporting progress to decision-makers and the public, focusing research, adjusting land use policies and prioritizing future restoration actions.

Monitoring Program Elements

• Implementation Monitoring is the monitoring of management actions in relation to planned activities. This form of monitoring catalogues the completion of projects or activities as designed.
• Effectiveness Monitoring is used to determine the effectiveness of management practices and actions in achieving desired outcomes.

• Status and Trend Monitoring is the monitoring used to determine the status and trends of resources, habitats, and their agents of change. This is the principal type of data gathering that informs management about overall environmental and resource conditions relative to established environmental objectives and thresholds.

Each of these types of monitoring is necessary to provide relevant information for better management and restoration of habitats and resources in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The various types of monitoring can be applied at different spatial scales depending on the type of information desired. Generally, implementation monitoring is applied at the project scale, whereas effectiveness monitoring may be applied at a variety of scales (e.g., project, watershed, or region) depending on the questions of interest. Status and trends monitoring is often focused at the region or sub-regional level to provide information about overall environmental and resource conditions.

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