Authors:
Louis Blume, Lynn Walters, Craig Palmer
Publication Date:
2019
Abstract/Summary:
Have you ever questioned the reliability of your monitoring data? (Be honest!) In ecological restoration projects, reliable data are needed to accurately assess ecosystem conditions, track progress toward stated restoration goals, determine the effectiveness of restoration practices, and provide evidence of restoration success. EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) and the Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee are pleased to announce the recent publication of the Application of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Principles to Ecological Restoration Project Monitoring (EPA-905-K19-001, April 2019) to address the unique challenges associated with controlling and documenting the quality of ecological monitoring data. It describes quality assurance and quality control strategies that can improve the quality of data collected and increase certainty in decision-making, with a broader goal of improving the success of ecological restoration activities. This webinar by two of its primary authors will describe the contents of this guidance, particularly how it addresses quality best practices for the collection of observer-determined data.
Resource Type:
Webinar
Pre-approved for CECs under SER's CERP program
Source:
Society for Ecological Restoration