Effectiveness Monitoring Committee
ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING COMMITTEE
The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) was formed in 2014 by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board). The Board sought to create an independent committee to assess the efficacy of the Forest Practice Rules and other related laws and regulations. As an advisory body to the Board, the EMC helps implement an effectiveness monitoring program that provides an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by soliciting robust scientific research that addresses the effectiveness of these laws at meeting resource objectives and ecological performance measures related to AB 1492.
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. This diverse membership reflects representatives from a wide range of California’s natural resources, including water quality, geology, wildlife, and forestry. EMC meetings occur quarterly and are open to the public. Meetings are held in Redding, Ukiah, and Sacramento and may be attended in person or are available through a webinar. Meeting registration information is posted at least ten days in advance of the meeting on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s webpage under “Upcoming Webinars”.
MISSION, GOALS, AND GUIDING DOCUMENTS
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
- 2025 EMC Strategic Plan
- 2023 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
PROJECT APPLICANTS
- EMC 2025/26 Grant Guidelines – Request for Proposals (CLOSES May 19, 2025)
- California Grants Portal – EMC Application Information (CLOSES May 19, 2025)
- EMC Budget Template for Research Project Proposals
- EMC Invoice Template for EMC-funded Research Projects
- EMC Completed Research Assessment
- EMC Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- Crosswalk: EMC-supported projects and Critical Monitoring Questions
- Priorities Received From Boards, Departments, and Agencies
STAFF MEMBERS
Kristina Wolf, Senior Environmental Scientist
Phoebe Elliott, Student Assistant
Angelina Guerrero, Student Assistant
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. The current EMC membership roster may be viewed in the following downloadable PDF: Members and Term Expiration
2025 Meeting Materials
- February 2025 Meeting Agenda
- 3. Call for EMC Applicants
- 3. EMC Members and Term Exp
- 4. 2024 EMC Projects Chart and Assignments - Meeting Updates
- 6. Completed Research Assessment EMC-2017-001 DRAFT
- 7. Completed Research Assessment EMC-2019-002 DRAFT
- 8. Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- 9. EMC 2025-26 Priority Critical Monitoring Questions EMC Member Poll Results
- 9. EMC Grant Guidelines 2025-26 DRAFT - Clean
- 9. EMC Grant Guidelines 2025-26 DRAFT - TC
- 9. Projects and CMQ Matrix
- 10. 2025 EMC Strategic Plan DRAFT Nov 2024 - TC
- 10. 2025 EMC Strategic Plan Revised DRAFT Feb 2025 - Clean
- 10. 2025 EMC Strategic Plan Revised DRAFT Feb 2025 - TC
- 11. EMC 2024 Annual Report and Workplan Revised DRAFT 2025-02-11
- 11. EMC 2024 Annual Report and Workplan DRAFT - TC 2024-12-27
EMC MEETING MATERIAL ARCHIVES
EMC-SUPPORTED MONITORING PROJECTS
EMC News
Revised Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
The EMC revised its Charter in late 2024. Read the updated version HERE.
2025/26 Request for Proposals Now Open
The EMC 2025/26 Request for Proposals to fund research testing the efficacy of the Forest Practice Rules and related regulations opened on March 18, with Initial Concept Proposals due on May 19, 2025. Read the Request for Proposals and Grant Guidelines HERE.
NEXT EMC MEETING APRIL 30, 2025
The next EMC meeting will be in person in Santa Cruz (location TBD), comprising a morning business meeting and afternoon field tour, with optional virtual attendance for members of the public. Please join us on Wednesday, April 30th at 9:30 AM: REGISTER HERE.
2025 Strategic Plan Update
The EMC revises the Strategic Plan on a 5-year cycle. Read the 2025 Update HERE.
CALL FOR EMC MEMBER APPLICATIONS
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) seeks to fill vacancies on the Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC). The Call for Applications will be open until all seats are filled. See the EMC Call for Member Applications for more information. Interested parties may send inquiries or a Letter of Interest and current Resume or CV to Kristina.Wolf@bof.ca.gov. See the current membership roster for details about the current membership.
Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Call for Member Applications
EMC Links
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Agreement Number |
Project ID, Agreement Number, Amount Funded
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Principal Investigator(s), Affiliation[s] |
Project Liaison(s) |
Project Title |
Project Files |
| 9GA24701 |
EMC-2024-004 $351,702 |
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Establishing a Survey Protocol for Marbled Murrelet Using Passive Acoustic Technology (Phase 1) |
Funding encumbered January 2025 Active research ongoing
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| GA24700 |
EMC-2024-001 $74,862 |
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Balancing Fuel Considerations and Rare Carnivore Habitat: An Evaluation of Risk and Reward |
Funding encumbered December 2024 |
| 9GA23700 |
EMC-2023-003 $242,492 |
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Pre- and Post-Harvest Fuel Loads and Implications for Site Productivity |
Funding encumbered February 2024 |
| 9GA23701 |
EMC-2023-002 $94,588 |
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Assessing Fire Hazard, Risk, and Post Fire Recovery for Watercourse and Lake Protection Zones (WLPZ) and riparian areas of California |
Funding encumbered April 2024 |
| 9GA22702 |
EMC-2022-005 $91,278 |
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Decay Rates and Fire Behavior of Woody Debris in Coastal Redwoods |
Active research ongoing |
| 9GA22701 |
EMC-2022-004 $85,000 |
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A critical evaluation of Forest Practice Regulation's capacity to accommodate forest restoration and resilience targets |
Active research ongoing |
| 9GA22700 |
EMC-2022-003 $207,876 |
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Santa Cruz Mountains Post-Fire Redwood Defect Study |
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| 9CA05659 |
EMC-2021-003 $448,510 |
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Evaluating the Response of Native Pollinators to Fuel-Reduction Treatments in Managed Conifer Forests |
Final results expected 2025 |
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9CA04802 |
EMC-2019-005 $56,200 |
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Sediment Monitoring and Fish Habitat – San Vicente Accelerated Wood Recruitment |
Project funding disencumbered after term expiration; alternative research plan results expected 2025 |
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9CA04824 |
EMC-2019-003 $156,665 |
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Fuel Treatments and Hydrologic Implications in the Sierra Nevada |
Final deliverables and Completed Research Assessment expected 2025 |
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9CA04801 |
EMC-2019-002 $68,168 |
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Evaluating Treatment Longevity and Maintenance Needs for Fuel Reduction Projects Implemented in the Wildland Urban Interface of Plumas County |
Additional publication expected 2025 |
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9CA04453 |
EMC-2018-006§ $694,371 |
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Effectiveness of Class II Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone (WLPZ) Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (AHCP) Riparian Prescriptions at Maintaining or Restoring Canopy Closure, Stream Water Temperature, and Primary Productivity |
Completed Research Assessment expected April 2025 |
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9CA04452 |
EMC-2018-003 $101,802 |
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Alternative Meadow Restoration |
Final deliverables received 2024; additional publication expected 2025
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n/a* |
EMC-2017-012 *no associated funding |
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Assessment of Night-Flying Forest Pest Predator Communities on Demonstration State Forests – with Monitoring across Seral Stages and Silvicultural Prescriptions |
Final results and Completed research assessment expected 2025 |
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9CA04087 |
EMC-2017-008 $108,986 |
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Do Forest Practice Rules Minimize Fir Mortality from Root Disease and Bark Beetle Interactions |
Project Complete; three additional refereed publication expected 2025
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9CA04019 |
EMC-2017-007 $71,278 |
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The Life Cycle of Dead Trees and Implications for Management |
Completed Research Assessment expected 2025 |
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9CA04020 |
EMC-2017-006 $114,844 |
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Fuel treatment alternatives in riparian zones of the Sierra Nevada |
Final project report, referred publication, and CRA expected 2025 |
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n/a* |
EMC-2017-002 $1200 |
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Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest Post-Fire Automated Bird Recorders Study |
Final results expected 2025 |
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8CA03685 |
EMC-2017-001 $192,251 |
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Effects of Forest Stand Density Reduction on Nutrient Cycling and Nutrient Transport at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watershed |
Additional publications and Completed Research Assessment expected 2025 and beyond |
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8CA03680 |
EMC-2016-003 $100,000 |
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Road Rules Effectiveness at Reducing Mass Wasting (Repeat LiDAR Surveys to Detect Landslides) |
Final Project Deliverables and Completed Research Assessment expected April 2025 |
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n/a* |
EMC-2016-002 *no associated funding |
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Post-fire Effectiveness of the Forest Practice Rules in Protecting Water Quality on Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest |
Project Complete and Closed |
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n/a* |
EMC-2015-004 ‡see funding associated with EMC-2015-002
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Effectiveness of Road Rules in Reducing Hydrologic Connectivity and Significant Sediment Discharge |
See EMC-2015-002 Project Complete and Closed |
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8CA03685 |
EMC-2015-002 $55,835 |
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Forest Practice Rules Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring (FORPRIEM) ver. 2.0. |
Project Complete and Closed |
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8CA03650 |
EMC-2015-001§ $221,271 |
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Class II Large Watercourse Study: Multiscale Investigation of Perennial Flow and Thermal Influence of Headwater Streams into Fish Bearing Systems |
Project Complete and Closed |
* No associated EMC funding
† project liaisons were introduced in 2020, and some projects were completed prior to assignment of liaisons.
‡ funding linked through associated EMC funded project
§ see also EMC-2018-006 or EMC-2015-001 Updated March 19, 2025