BLM-AZ Tasks GeomorphIS to Conduct Mobile Mapper Weed Surveys in Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Office has tasked a GeomorphIS/Elliott Environmental Consulting team to conduct weed surveys within the Colorado River District area, in western Arizona (survey area about 15,267 acres). The GeomorphIS team will search for, locate, map, identify, and collect field data on noxious and invasive plant species, using a mobile computer device. The S1 Mobile Mapper is a custom mapping and field data collection application built for Android mobile devices by the Service First (S1) Mobile GIS team, sponsored by Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office and US Forest Service, Region 6.

GeomorphIS Team to Conduct Mexican Spotted Owl Surveys on the Apache-Sitgreaves NF, Arizona

The USDA Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests has tasked a GeomorphIS/BIOME team to complete Mexican Spotted Owl (MSO) surveys for PACs (Protected Activity Centers) and inventories of other areas within timber and fuels management units within the Springerville Ranger District, Arizona. The first 2 years of this 5-year contract have been funded.  The GeomorphIS team will survey MSO PACs and habitat not previously surveyed using the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey protocol, and un-inventoried potentially suitable habitat within the District’s boundary. Survey efforts are required to comply with law, regulation, and policy.

 

BLM Awards Task Order for 2022 TFD ESR Vegetation Monitoring to GeomorphIS

The BLM Twin Falls District has awarded a task order to GeomorphIS and team partner Pyramid Botanical Consultants to conduct Emergency Stabilization and Burned Area Rehabilitation (ESR) monitoring on 96 pre-determine plots in southern Idaho. The distributed plots are on BLM administered lands throughout the TFD (Burley, Jarbidge, and Shoshone Field Offices). These plots will be in their second and third post-treatment monitoring years. In recent years, large wildfires have affected sage-grouse habitat throughout the TFD. Areas burned by these fires were seeded with native cultivar seed mixtures or sagebrush plantings in existing vegetation. BLM policy is to monitor seeded/planted vegetation over a ten-year period to determine if the treatment(s) have met resource objectives and will aid in determining the success or failure of establishing native vegetation into disturbed areas. The GeomorphIS team will provide support in terms of coordination, pre-season support, data collection, electronic data management, and reporting. All processes will occur in accordance with the TFD Fuels monitoring program guidelines and with the most recent versions of information posted on the aim.landscapetoolbox.org website.