Task J Findings and Recommendations
J11 Finding
Recommendation Decrease the time it takes for FIP (formerly BoFRP) to return tribal forest inventory analyses. ■ Encourage the BIA to hire a biometrician with the primary duty to support tribal partnerships for landscape level projects. ■ Provide training and educational resources for tribal departments to conduct their own forest inventory and analysis. ■ Promote the collaboration of FIP (formerly BoFRP) with USFS FIA to ease the burden on backlog that exists at FIP (BoFRP). ■ Encourage third party organizations to assist tribal entities with new technologies such as LiDAR to inventory and monitor their forest resources. ■ Provide FIP (BoFRP) with new tools and software to analyze forest inventory data. Adequately staff FIP (BoFRP). Have the BIA consider revising or reevaluate the CFI system to better provide stand level detail needed to assess risk and determine forest priorities. Recommendation Woodlands need adequate support to facilitate their management and restoration. ■ Consider woodland specific cross- boundary funding mechanisms to address this urgent need
Lack of forest inventory data on tribal lands can limit their involvement in cross-boundary projects. ■ Many tribes lack consistent, reliable, up-to-date forest inventory and analysis data. Without this information they cannot develop stand level prescriptions, understand forest health issues, and create plans to incorporate into projects.
J12 Finding
Woodlands need restoration. ■ Tribal woodlands compose a significant amount of available land for climate adaptation and mitigation strategies and are in dire need of large-scale restoration. ■ Woodlands are often underfunded and do not receive equitable resources and energy despite providing numerous tribal benefits (hunting, gathering, etc.) to community members. ■ Many tribes do not receive funding to conduct rangeland burning although this would greatly benefit some woodland ecosystems under the right conditions.
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