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In the NewsTahoe Goes High-Tech With TIIMS
date posted: January 21 2004
By John Cobourn, Water Resource Specialist;
Heather Segale, Environmental Education Coordinator; University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Would you like to find research reports and monitoring data used to support decisions by resource managers about the Lake Tahoe Basin? How about learning about restoration projects and activities aimed at restoring Lake Tahoe? Interacting with a Geographic Information System (GIS) through mapping software might be useful to you. Or, maybe you’d like to know more about basin events, meetings, agencies and organizations. Tracking progress on decision-making efforts of regulatory agencies and finding ways to provide input may interest you. Or, perhaps you’d like more access to basin-related educational materials, components and contacts.
If all the Tahoe Basin agencies come together to make the “TIIMS” program fully functional, you will soon have all these capabilities at your fingertips. The Tahoe Integrated Information Management System (TIIMS) is now in its infancy, jokingly being called “Tiny TIIMS.”
What is TIIMS? TIIMS is a multi-agency information management system developed to disseminate wide-ranging information about Lake Tahoe Basin planning and restoration efforts via the Internet. TIIMS is an interactive Web site that provides tools to discover, use, analyze and contribute data and information about Lake Tahoe. TIIMS also supports agency coordination and communication by providing online work spaces, calendars, and meeting tools. TIIMS also provides a valuable public outreach component, offering educational materials, photographs, and information on how to become involved in Lake Tahoe Basin restoration efforts.
Why is TIIMS Needed? Managing the Lake Tahoe Basin’s resources requires the involvement of numerous federal, state and local agencies. Each year, these entities publish enormous quantities of information about their findings and how they are meeting their environmental objectives. The research, restoration and planning objectives of the agencies within the basin frequently overlap, and therefore, it is to the agencies’ benefit to share their data and information. In most reports on basin status, a need has been identified to have the data of various groups be well-integrated and readily available to all researchers and decision-makers.
Who is supporting TIIMS? TIIMS is a collaborative effort of many federal, state and local agencies. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has taken on the lead role and is overseeing the day-to-day tasks involved in the development and implementation of the system. Numerous agencies have contributed financial resources, many hours of labor, technical expertise, and essential data to ensure TIIMS’ success.
TIIMS features include:
• Information regarding the state of Lake Tahoe and current environmental issues
• Lake Tahoe Basin agency information and contacts
• Interactive mapping tools
• Information on best management practices (BMPs) and regulatory programs
• Ways to provide public input to management decision-making processes
• Information regarding past, present and future restoration and planning efforts
• Data sets, references, and relevant citations in a resource library
• Scientific research providing answers to key management questions
• Hubs for Pathway 2007 and Adaptive Management Framework efforts
But, TIIMS is still currently just a framework for what could exist given, if it were given proper love and care. More time, money and agency commitment is still needed to develop TIIMS to its full potential. You can check out this high-tech tool online at http://www.tiims.org and provide feedback and suggestions to help improve it by completing the TIIMS User Survey.
It is the hope of all the TIIMS partners that this collaboration will grow to include more organizations in the basin. To find out more about TIIMS and how you can get involved, contact Tricia York, TRPA, (775) 588-4547, Ext. 201, or e-mail tyork@trpa.org.
Watch for “The Lake Tahoe Report” in the North Lake Bonanza each Friday, and tune in to KOLO-TV News Channel 8 Tuesdays at 5 p.m. to learn more. Next week, learn about some of the environmental issues associated with snowmobile use. “The Lake Tahoe Report” is a collaborative effort of the Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, UC Davis and the USDA Forest Service. For more information, contact Heather Segale, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, (775) 832-4138, or logon to www.lteec.org or www.unce.unr.edu.
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