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Knoppow, Brianna

From: Chumble, Prasad

Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 3:41 PM

To: Knoppow, Brianna

Subject: FW: roads

Attachments: EMVM-S-15-00301.pdf; GTR_AREMP_DRAFT_MAY_2015.pdf

From: Miller, McKinley Ben [mailto:mbmiller@blm.gov]  

Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 12:30 PM

To: Chumble, Prasad <Chumble.Prasad@epa.gov>

Subject: Fwd: roads

Prasad, 

Here is an additional on the NW forest plan monitoring. 

You may already have this by reference, but I wanted to 

make sure as Bob's notes add some context. 

Thanks, 

McKinley-Ben 

McKinley-Ben Miller

Deputy Division Chief

Environmental Quality & Protection

Bureau of Land Management

20 M. St. SE 20003

Desk: 202-912-7165

Cell: 202-573-4710

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From: Boyd, Robert <rboyd@blm.gov> 

Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 11:31 AM 

Subject: Fwd: roads 

To: McKinley Ben Miller <mbmiller@blm.gov> 

Hi Ben-- 

In looking at the EPA's questions for today's meeting to resolve permitting requirements for logging roads, here 

is some info you may find useful. 

Stephanie Miller runs the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP) based out of 

Corvallis. AREMP is a BLM-Forest Service program operating under Service First authority and was 

established to conduct aquatic and riparian monitoring committed to under the Northwest Forest Plan.Her 

attachments include a 20-year trend report and a draft manuscript (from last December) assessing impacts to 

Pacific Northwest streams, including sediment from logging road runoff. I would check with her before 

distributing this draft. 
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Although AREMP only provides for monitoring in the Pacific Northwest, it should cover a lot of BLM's 

remaining commercial logging areas. 

Other broad-scale monitoring efforts include BLM's collaboration with the EPA on their National Streams and 

Rivers Assessment Program. We refer to this as the Western Rivers and Streams Assessment (WRSA). With 

support from the AIM Strategy, hundreds of sream sites have been added to EPA's existing statistical design to 

enhance the statistical certainty of their NRSA Program products and make results more useful for BLM 

management decisions. This is a five-year cyclical program, which we joined in 2013. WRSA will be used to 

help evaluate RMP effectiveness. More information can be accessed at the NAMC website 

(http://www.usu.edu/buglab/Projects/CurrentProjects/#item=115) 

You may also want to mention BLM collaboration with Forest Service on use of the FIA for managing forest 

lands. 

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From: Miller, Stephanie <smiller@blm.gov> 

Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:24 PM 

Subject: roads 

To: Robert Boyd <rboyd@blm.gov> 

FYI. The manuscript has been submitted and we just got comments back. It will be resubmitted with changes 

early 2016. The GTR has some minor editorial changes with not content changes - it is the one online.

Stephanie Miller 

Program Manager 

Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP) 

BLM - Branch of Planning, Science, and Resource Information 

3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis OR 97331 

ph: 541-750-7017 cell: 503-936-4196 

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Robert A. Boyd 

Chief, Assessment & Monitoring Branch 

BLM-National Operations Center 

303-236-5428