Resources
Help with Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement
Wheatbelt NRM provides assistance to NRM project officers and community members who may require help to plan and integrate the monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement requirements into their projects. If you would like assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Karen Smith, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator on 9690 2250 or via email at ksmith@wheatbeltnrm.org.au
Guide to Writing Case Studies
The purpose of this guide is to provide assistance to community and other groups involved in natural resource management to document the outcomes of their projects in a simple one or two page case study format.
Documenting the outcomes of projects in this simple format has a number of benefits:
- Demonstrates the outcomes of a project to funders and community.
- Provides a historical reference of achievements for future communities.
- Celebrates the achievements of the project and all those who were involved in it's implementation.
- Provides valuable information for others implementing similar projects.
Download the Guide and Template:
Guide to Writing Case Studies (Word document)
Land Manager Monitoring Guide
The purpose of the guide is to provide land managers and project staff with information and tools to undertake photopoint and condition monitoring through visual or observational assessment.
Monitoring condition of vegetation, erosion, water logging, post-fire change or growth of revegetation, to name a few, can be recorded alone or in conjunction with photopoint monitoring.
Monitoring provides:
- a history of how the property is changing over time;
- evidence to show if a management options is having any impact;
- information on which to base sound future management decisions.
Download the guide and templates:
WNRM Land Manager Monitoring Guide
WNRM Photopoint Monitoring Field Data Form
WNRM Observational Field Data Monitoring Form
For a hard copy to be posted to you contact Karen Smith, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator at Wheatbelt NRM on 9690 2250 or via email at ksmith@wheatbeltnrm.org.au.
Landscape Function Analysis (LFA)
‘Landscape Function Analysis' or LFA was developed by David Tongway, distinguished retired CSIRO scientist.
LFA provides a practical way of monitoring how well a system is functioning in the landscape. It can be used:
- Prior to mining or before an intervention takes place to provide valuable baseline information
- To assist in designing restoration activities, including prioritising where to begin, what types of activities are needed and how much it will cost
- During rehabilitation, to measure how well the system is function and whether it is succeeding or failing, providing much more detail than seedling survival.
- To provide evidence to funding bodies for accountability
- To examine the functional role of key species in a system, including for culturally significant species.
LFA uses 11 simple visual indicators to assess how well an ecosystem is working and can be applied to a wide variety of landscape types and uses. It has been used to monitor the WA Rangelands since 1994, and has been used across Australia, as well as in South Africa and New Guinea.
The following documents provide additional information on this monitoring method:
What is LFA and what can it be used for?
For more information, please contact Michelle Kidman, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator.
Event Evaluation Forms
All Wheatbelt NRM funded events including workshops, training sessions and seminars are to be evaluated. Benefits of evaluating events includes:
- to design improved events in the future to maximise the learning experience of participants;
- to gain an understanding of whether participants knowledge and skills has changed as a result of the event;
- to determine the future training needs of participants in the future.
Completed forms should be forwarded to the Wheatbelt NRM Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator for analysis.
Download the Event Evaluation form here:
2010 National NRM Monitoring and Evaluation Conference
A National conference on 'Monitoring and Evaluating to Improve NRM Outcomes' was held in Sydney on 9/10 November. Speakers from regional groups, state departments across Australia and representatives of the Australian Government provided valuable insights and updates. A summary of highlights from the conference is available for download:
Conference presentations are now available on the conference website at www.nrmoutcomes.com/presentations
Click on Presentations Zip (you will neet to be patient as this can take a few minutes to load). You are then able to download and save these to your computer.
If prompted for a username and password please enter the following:
Username = delegate
Password = presentations
