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NEIA Newleef Conference Wayne Tucker Team Lead, Newfoundland and Labrador
October 9, 2014
Lessons Learned from Effects Monitoring and Mitigation – Terrestrial Environments
Agenda
1 effects monitoring and mitigation
2 scope and scale
3 credible methods
4 field applications
5 reporting
Lessons learned through working with monitoring and mitigation programs
Effects Monitoring and Mitigation 1
Effects monitoring and mitigation efforts must be focused on the nature of the project effect • Verifying predicted effects is often required
through the approval process (monitoring)
• Reducing the likelihood of predictable effects is often required through the project approval process (mitigation)
Develop simple key questions for monitoring effect vs baseline conditions Apply mitigation hierarchy to reduce predicted effects: - Avoid - Minimize - Restore on-site - Off-set
Monitoring and Mitigation – Scope and Scale
2 • Regional initiatives can help
• species or landscape recovery teams (e.g. Labrador Woodland Recovery Team)
• industry targeted best management practices (e.g. BC Oil and Gas Commission caribou guidelines)
• Project specific
• spatial and temporal • activity specific (e.g. access restrictions) • on-site best practices
• Temporal scales are critical
• Timing is everything
Should not feel alone to do all of this Appropriate area and timing are critical
Monitoring and Mitigation – Scope and Scale
2 Monitoring and mitigation efforts must be focused at the correct scope and scale the predicted project effect Recent examples
• Changes in mortality risk – direct wildlife mortality due to project
activities
• Changes in movement patterns – movements altered due to
landscape disturbance
• Loss or alteration to Archaeological Resources – adjacent developments
Scope creep is expensive, and makes it difficult to measure or mitigate the predicated effects Work together to define appropriate scope of work, bring it back to predicted effect
Credible Methods • Proven methods in the literature • Experience in various situations • Planned actions with measures of
success • Practical and transferable methods • Flexibility and innovations often
required
3 Spend the time to do the design, it will result in a far more effective and efficient program The urgency to mobilize shouldn’t reduce the credibility of the approach
Field Application • Project execution plans are essential
tools. They assist to identify potential risks and efficiencies. These up front efforts are high value.
• Large scale programs require unique skill sets (not everyone can do everything required)
• Adequate training time for all field leads and assistants is a necessary investment
4
Reporting • It always takes more time that you
think
• Focus on the questions and results, reference back to methods from the design stage
• Multi-year projects can have living interim reports
• Know the audience and intent of reports (technical or public, published or internal)
5 • Reports are
standard contract deliverables
Thank you