[SRM] FW: Looking for a UA student interested in getting some experience with public land management - specifically with statistics and/or upland data interpretation

[Fehmi, Jeffrey S - (jfehmi)]

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From: McGowan, Amy H <amcgowan at blm.gov<mailto:amcgowan at blm.gov>>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 10:06 AM
To: Ruyle, George B - (gruyle) <gruyle at cals.arizona.edu<mailto:gruyle at cals.arizona.edu>>
Cc: Karen Simms <Karen.Simms at pima.gov<mailto:Karen.Simms at pima.gov>>; Tahnee Robertson <tahnee at swdresources.com<mailto:tahnee at swdresources.com>>; colleen <colleen at swdresources.com<mailto:colleen at swdresources.com>>
Subject: [EXT]Looking for a UA student interested in getting some experience with public land management - specifically with statistics and/or upland data interpretation


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Hi George,

My name is Amy McGowan (formerly Markstein), I work for the Bureau of Land Management Gila District as the Planning & Environmental Specialist. I have worked for many years on the collaborative adaptive management process for our Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. A key component of our collaborative adaptive management process is the upland monitoring data that we have collected for many years. A few years ago the BLM transitioned to using the Assessment Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) data collection protocol. Previously the BLM had been collecting upland monitoring data using the line point intercept method but taking 1,000 point measurements at each key area instead of the approximately 150 points that are collected at an AIM monitoring point. For the past two years we have collected upland monitoring data with both methods and are hoping to use that information to be able to crosswalk our old monitoring data with the AIM data. Given this situation, we are looking for a UA student who is interested in taking on the task of looking at both the data from the 1,000 point data collection method and the AIM data and crosswalking it. We imagine that this person might be someone strong in statistics.

We are also looking for a UA student who would be interested in helping our Upland Technical Team interpret our upland monitoring on an annual basis (in the fall).

Any help or suggestions you have would be most appreciated.

Thank you!

Amy

Amy McGowan
Gila District Planning & Environmental Specialist
Bureau of Land Management, Interior Region 8
3201 East Universal Way
Tucson, AZ 85756
Office: 520-258-7231
Cell: 520-471-9326
amcgowan at blm.gov<mailto:amcgowan at blm.gov>

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