Regional Management Units
Regional Management Units
Pacific Lamprey distribution has been divided into 18 Regional Management Units (RMUs) for the purpose of implementing conservation actions. This division facilitates a finer level of resolution for description of populations, distribution, and their habitats. It also provides a more optimal structure for collaboration on conservation and restoration activities.
Regional Implementation Plans
Each of the 18 RMUs develops a Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) to identify, prioritize, and implement key conservation actions with the goal of restoring Pacific Lamprey. The RIPs are updated annually and incorporate current information, building on other restoration activities in the RMUs. The current and past RIPs for each RMU are available below, as well as information on upcoming meetings.
RMUs in Action!
In 2022, PLCI and its RMUs will be working with our partners to revise the Pacific Lamprey Assessment. The Assessment is revised every 5 years, and ranks population demographic and threat factors to describe the current species range and status, compares current to historical status, and calculates the relative risk of extirpation of Pacific Lamprey at the 4th field HUC watershed level.
The local knowledge and expertise of each of PLCI’s 18 RMUs is pivotal to revising the Assessment. To support and inform the 2022 Assessment revision, each of the RMUs will be meeting in Spring 2022 to discuss any major changes to the Assessment ranks and determine the final ranks to be entered into the NatureServe model based on their collective local knowledge. If you would like to participate in this process, the contact information for each of the RMU leads and information on scheduled meetings can be found below.
North Pacific Ocean RMU
Alaska RMU
RMU Co-Leads: Trent Sutton (University of Alaska Fairbanks) and Sabrina Garcia (ADFG)
Regional Implementation Plans:
Other Resources:
Next Meeting: TBD
Puget Sound/Strait of Juan de Fuca RMU
RMU Co-Leads: Monica Blanchard (WDFW) and Miranda Plumb (USFWS)
Regional Implementation Plans:
Other Resources:
Next Meeting: TBD
Washington Coast RMU
RMU Co-Leads: Monica Blanchard (WDFW) and Miranda Plumb (USFWS)
Regional Implementation Plans:
Other Resources:
Next Meeting: TBD
Snake RMU
Upper Columbia RMU
Mainstem Columbia/Snake RMU
RMU Lead: John Netto (USFWS) and Laurie Porter (CRITFC)
Regional Implementation Plans:
Other Resources:
Next Meeting: TBD
Mid-Columbia RMU
RMU Co-Leads: Jennifer Poirier (USFWS) and Aaron Jackson (CTUIR)
Regional Implementation Plans:
Other Resources:
Next Meeting: TBD
Willamette RMU
Lower Columbia RMU
Oregon Coast RMU
RMU Co-Leads: Jennifer Poirier (USFWS) and Kelly Coates (Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe)
North Coast Regional Implementation Plans:
South Coast Regional Implementation Plans:
Other Resources:
Next Meeting(s):
- North Coast Oregon: TBD
- South Coast Oregon: TBD
California North Coast RMU
Sacramento RMU
California North Central Coast RMU
California San Francisco Bay RMU
California South Central Coast RMU
San Joaquin RMU
California South Coast RMU
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