Farmland Riparian Interface Stewardship Program (FRISP)

Year 2009
Proponent BC Cattlemens Association
Project type Habitat
FSWP funding source Living Rivers
Grant amount $70,000
Total project value $175,000
ID number 09-LR25-H

Location: Thompson

Project Summary

Overview

The Farmland-Riparian Interface Program (FRISP) was established in 2004, and has been associated with over 150+ ranch and/or farm operations throughout BC with emphasis on the Fraser Basin drainage. FRISP Most projects have involved riparian management issues as related to improved habitat values for salmon; halting farmland loss through streambank restoration; and conflict resolution between landowners, regulatory agencies, and other parties.

Landowners cooperating with FRISP to improve land management strategies on their private lands have placed over 120km of riparian corridors under improved stewardship. FRISP endeavors to involve participation in the joint planning of habitat restoration and agriculture land use activities between landowners, resource management agencies, and various community groups regarding farmland riparian habitat restoration planning. FRISP promotes the adoption of Beneficial Management Practices for riparian/salmon habitat improvement and sustainability. Proper land management requires that landowners understand riparian function and the negative impact that riparian mismanagement can have on an agriculture operation, a fishery, and general watershed health.

The majority of the projects under the FRISP program have improved salmon resources by improving riparian habitat management on ranches and farms within the Fraser Basin and other important watersheds. By addressing riparian degradation FRISP will contribute to the recovery of salmon ecosystems and advance the objective of the Wild Salmon Policy: “Maintain habitat and Ecosystem Integrity”.

Objectives
1. To promote long-term environmental stewardship and sustainability for the agricultural community by restoring and enhancing farmland as related to watershed management.
2. To promote cooperative planning of riparian habitat restoration and farmland activities between landowners, resource management agencies, and community groups. To resolve conflict
3. To increase awareness of the interactions between landuse and salmon habbitat values.
4. To resolve conflict that may arise between resource agencies and landowners.

Methods

The FRISP program provides technical assistance to environmental/agriculture related land management projects such as riparian restoration, watershed management, and conflict mitigation. This technical assistance increases awareness, involvement, and compliance by the agriculture sector to regulatory requirements. The technical assistance provides the stimulus for “Best Management Practices” and is only as effective as the understanding and adoption by agriculture producers.

Frequently the most successful partnerships between landowners, resource users, and government agencies occur when a problem is mentored or mediated from a neutral perspective. Technical assistance is used to flush-out answers and potential solutions to issues that arise between landowners, regulatory agencies, and other vested interest parties to resolve potential conflict. FRISP promotes a “Common Goal” approach to resource management issues.

FRISP actively promotes education, awareness, and cooperation.



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