presentation 1: wildland -urban interface issues and connections overview
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Presentation 1: Wildland -Urban Interface Issues and Connections Overview. Outline. Introduction Section 1: What is the Wildland -Urban Interface (WUI)? Section 2: Key WUI issues in the South Section 3: Why Focus on the WUI? Section 4: Skills Needed by Natural Resource Professionals - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Outline
• Introduction• Section 1: What is the Wildland-Urban
Interface (WUI)?• Section 2: Key WUI issues in the South• Section 3: Why Focus on the WUI?• Section 4: Skills Needed by Natural Resource
Professionals• Summary
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Section 1: What is the Wildland-
Urban Interface?
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The WUI can be defined from many perspectives. Some of the major ones are:
•Spatial
•Fire
•Sociopolitical
•Natural Resource
How do you define the WUI?
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The Classic Classic InterfaceInterface is an area
of urban sprawl where subdivisions
and other development press
against natural areas
From a spatial perspective the WUI has been variously defined
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The IntermixIntermix is an area going
through a transition from agriculture and forest uses to
urban land uses
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The Isolated InterfaceIsolated Interface is an area where isolated structures are surrounded by
large areas of vegetation
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Wildland-Urban Interface IslandsWildland-Urban Interface Islands are pockets of isolated natural areas within cities and/or
surrounded by urban areas
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From a fire fire perspective…
the WUI is a zone where structures are located in or adjacent to areas prone to wildfire
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From a sociopoliticalsociopolitical perspective…
the WUI is an area where there is an interaction of different political forces and
potentially competing interests
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From a resource resource managementmanagement perspective….
the WUI is an area where increased human influence and land conversion are changing natural resource goods,
services, and management
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With so many definitions, how can I know where the WUI is in my area?
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A project supported by the USDA Forest Service and the University of Wisconsin-Madison addressed this question by mapping the WUI based on two components:
1) human presence 2) wildland vegetation
They defined two types of WUI – interface and intermix. The two together make up the WUI.
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What is most important is not wherewhere it is located but how how key interface issues influence how natural resources are managed and conserved!
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Section 2:Key WUI Issues in
the South
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Demographic changes in the South
• Population is projected to increase 24% by 2020
• Percentage of the population made up by Hispanics, African Americans, Asians is increasing
• Between 2000 and 2030, number of people aged 65 and over will double
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Diverse public attitudes and perceptions
Different age and ethnic groups, new and longtime residents may differ in how they use
and value natural resources
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EcoEconomic and taxationtaxation issues
• Property taxes tend to increase in developing areas, affecting the ability of forest landowners to manage or retain forests.
• Heirs are sometimes forced to subdivide or sell family land in order to pay estate taxes.
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Land-use planning and policy
• Lack of effective growth management
• No common approach across jurisdictional boundaries
• Regulation of forest practices increases with urbanization
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Land Use Change
Increases in urban acreage1982-1992
Major Highways
Increase in urban acreage-100 - 52005201 - 1640016401 - 4190041901 - 91900
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Changes to ecosystems
•Fragmented forests
•Decreased air and water quality
•Reduced or degraded wildlife habitat
•Increased non-native invasive plants
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Altered ecosystem goods and services
• Tourism and recreation
• Air and water purification
•Food, wood, and decorative products
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Risks from increased human influences
FloodsFloods
UrbanizationUrbanization
WindWind FiresFires
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Lack of public education
• Education about how ecosystems work
• Information for newcomers
• Science-based information for informed decision making
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• Development along boundaries
• Pressures from adjacent owners
• Higher degree of visibility to a greater population
• Problems with trash, fire, non-native invasive plants and animals
Challenges of managing natural resources on public lands
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Challenges of managing non-industrial private lands
• Limited small-scale and alternative management options
• Limited markets for traditional forest goods and services
• Lack of information and assistance
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Managing fire
• Limited use of prescribed fire
• Concerns with smoke and liability issues
• Alternative fuel reduction methods may be needed
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Managing recreation
• Opportunities decreasing on private lands, puts more pressure on public lands
• Need to provide recreation opportunities for diverse users
• Potential for conflict between different user groups
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Managing and conserving wildlife
• Conserving, managing, and restoring wildlife habitat is main challenge
• Some species are increasing, others are decreasing
• Balancing desire for contact with wildlife with nuisance complaints
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Key WUI issues in 6 locationsacross the South
•Twelve focus groups were conducted in 6 states, 173 participants
•Represented natural resource management, industry, development, conservation, planning, and other related fields
•Some issues were common across all states, others were unique
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Summary of focus group findings
Common themes included increased land development, transportation issues, challenges managing natural resources in the interface, changes to ecosystems, ineffective planning, and conflicting perceptions and values.
Some regional differences were noted, such as demographic composition and types of land-use policies utilized.
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Some WUI connections
Factors driving change Ecological changes
Land Use Planning
Public Policy
UrbanizationDemographics
Economics and Taxation
Water Quality and Quantity
Non-Native Invasive Species
Forest Fragmentation
Forest Health
Air Quality
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Section 3: Why Focus on the WUI?
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Changes in the South –- land use, population, demographics – are affecting the ability of natural resource professionals to manage
forests and other natural areas
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Natural resource professionals have the opportunity to help maximize ecosystem
goods and services
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Resource professionals can also help minimize the risks associated with
urbanization
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Resource professionals can provide science-based information about the potential natural resource consequences of land-use decisions
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Interface and urban constituencies will have the greatest influence on national and state policies affecting natural resources and their
management
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Section 4: Skills Needed by Natural Resource Professionals
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New skills and approaches for managing interface forests
• Cross boundary and small scale harvesting
• Protecting trees during development
• Managing amenities
• Forest owner cooperatives
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Knowledge of public policy and land-use planning processes
•Be familiar with growth management measures
•Become part of the land- use decision-making process
•Ensure that decisions are made on the best available science
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Effective communication skills
Work with variety of audiences
Build partnerships
Resolve conflict
Translate natural resource information into familiar terms
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•Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can aid in land-use planning by analyzing land-use trends.
•Land-use modeling can help determine where growth can be accommodated without sacrificing environmentally sensitive land.
Technology
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Summary
WUI issues affect the ability of natural resource professionals to work effectively in the WUI.
There are unique opportunities to educate the public, planners, policymakers and others about the importance of natural resources.
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Credits
Photos: • Slides 1,5, 6, 11, 12, 23, 25, 26, 28, 31,
33, 38, 39, 42, 45, 46: Larry Korhnak• Slide 1, 5, 10: Cotton Randall• Slides 1, 8: Courtesy of Virginia
Department of Forestry• Slide 21: James Kundell• Slide 30: Courtesy of Virginia Tech• Slide 41: Annie Hermansen-Baez• Slide 44: Dudley Hartel
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Maps: • Slides 15-17: Joint project between the USDA Forest
Service, North Central Research Station and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Susan Stewart, Roger Hammer, Volker Radeloff (Slides 14-17).http://silvis.forest.wisc.edu/library/wuilibrary.asp
• Slide 24: Woods and Poole Economics, Inc. 1997. 1997 complete economic and demographic data source. Washington, DC: Woods and Poole Economics.
Literature:• Slides 23, 34-35: Monroe, M; Bowers, A.; Hermansen,
L.A. 2003. The Moving Edge. Gen.Tech. Rep. SRS-63. USDA Forest Service.
Credits
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Human Influences on Forest Ecosystems:
The Southern Wildland-Urban
Interface AssessmentGTR SRS-55
For more information about WUI issues refer to: