Findings and Recommendations Task F Findings and Recommendations
Below are the findings and recommendations for the IFMAT IV assessment. Ten general findings were identified, ranging from issues surrounding forest plans, inventories, IRMPs, and business processes.
F1 Finding
Recommendation Revise the policies surrounding non- expiring forest management plans to ensure that plans are monitored, reviewed, and updated as needed. ■ This will require that planning inventories are completed as scheduled and the results of that analysis are incorporated into an updated plan. ■ Plans need to be reviewed by BIA for compliance with all the required elements as described in the 53IAM directives. ■ FMPs should be updated to include standards for funding and staffing specified by NIFRMA. Recommendation The content of the forest management plan needs to address newer issues, techniques, and policies. ■ Newer issues like the increased implementation of hazardous fuels treatments and carbon sequestration need to be addressed in the FMP to ensure that any of these projects are meeting tribal objectives. ■ Plans should also evolve as newer techniques and ideas are implemented across the general forest management community. ■ Some aspects of FMPs which currently require a formal plan modification with BIA approval, such as updating inventories and harvest schedules should be considered routine plan maintenance rather than a plan modification.
Forest Management Plans are not being maintained either through amendments from policy changes or data revisions. ■ Forest plans have now been established on all reservations. ■ The 2015 policy of non-expiring forest management plans may lead to plans that do not address emerging issues, updated data, new planning tools and processes, or changing tribal goals. ■ Maintenance of Planning Inventories and FMPs is not keeping up. ■ FMPs are not including the required funding, staffing, and investments sections as required by NIFRMA. Forest Management plans need to be updated to include newer issues, techniques, and ideas. ■ Forest Management Plans are not utilizing modern planning techniques. ■ Forest management plans are not being updated to address current forest issues such as climate change, NTFP, forest health, and tribal objectives. ■ Most Forest Plans do not have business plans for the marketing and utilization goals and objectives, especially for tribal enterprises in their plans. ■ Monitoring of FMPs for performance evaluation is not occurring on most reservations.
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