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Research Permits

Research Permits. Geoff Moret , U. Idaho Jean Pan, MOJN I&M Ecologist . Current MOJN I&M Research Permits. *this includes all permits across all years **this includes all IARs that must be submitted by end of 2012 calendar year ***expected number of permits in 2012. Permitting Issues (1).

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Research Permits

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  1. Research Permits Geoff Moret, U. Idaho Jean Pan, MOJN I&M Ecologist

  2. Current MOJN I&M Research Permits *this includes all permits across all years **this includes all IARs that must be submitted by end of 2012 calendar year ***expected number of permits in 2012

  3. Permitting Issues (1) • Scientific/research permits are issued to individuals rather than to the network • What happens if the permit holder/signer leaves MOJN I&M (after several years in the case of a long-term permit)? • Can permits be issued to MOJN I&M?

  4. Permitting Issues (2) • Permit holder must be in the field, so field crews must be named as co-investigators • It is not possible to name field crew if we apply for permits several months in advance

  5. Permitting Issues (3) • Exact field site locations need to be provided as part of the permit • Some field sites may be visited but rejected for a variety of factors, thus, the exact # of field sites needed may change • the exact location of the field site may change (e.g., GPS variation, due to an obstruction)

  6. Permitting Issues (4) • Permits are issued for a fixed length of time, with variations from park to park • Ideally, we would prefer indefinite or long-term permits (10 or 20 years) • Equipment associated with permit stipulated to be removed at the expiration of the permit (e.g., permanent markers, monitors)

  7. Permitting Issues (5) • An Investigator Annual Report is Due for Each Permit in Each Park Each Year • Will be 12 per year for aquatic lead • Monitoring occurs on a rotation for some protocols, so there may be a number of years where an IAR must be submitted where no monitoring is occurring

  8. Permitting Issues (6) • Turnaround time for permit issuance varies greatly, from days to several months • Permit requirements for application varies greatly across parks

  9. Water-Related Permits Time Table • Nearly all water-related permits have been approved within 1 month of application • Much faster, when needed (Thank you!) • No permanent markers, sites in washes, named sites that CR staff have often visited

  10. IU Permit Application Time Table 1Sites selected from the GRTS draw were submitted to the VWG members to review for general accessibility and concerns. After correspondence with parks, a final list of 35 sites was submitted with the application. 2Copies of the application and field site information (UTMs and GIS layers) were also emailed to permit coordinators since the online system did not allow for certain attachments. 3Number of discussions occurred and it was decided that only fields sites could be culturally cleared would be included on the research permit.

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