BPA Fish and Wildlife FY 1998 Proposal

Section 1. Summary
Section 2. Goals
Section 3. Background
Section 4. Purpose and methods
Section 5. Planned activities
Section 6. Outcomes, monitoring and evaluation
Section 7. Relationships
Section 8. Costs and FTE

see CBFWA and BPA funding recommendations

Section 1. Summary

Title of project
Stinkingwater Salmonid Project

BPA project number   9701900

Short description

Business name of agency, institution or organization requesting funding
Burns Paiute Tribe

Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Section 2. Goals

General

Section 3. Background

Stream area affected

Subbasin   Malheur River

History
N/A

Biological results achieved
N/A

Project reports and papers
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 1995 Fish Review (SouthwestRegion). Scientific Resources Inc. (Paul Henson) March 16, 1993 11830 SWKerr Parkway Suite 375 Lake Oswego, Oregon, 97035 SRI Project Number 92140
Hanson, Mary L. et.al., July 1990, Malheur River Basin Fish management Plan, prepared by ODF&W and a citizen task force.Aquatic Inventory Project: Methods for Stream Habitat Surveys, Researchand Development Section, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, June 1995.

Adaptive management implications
This project will provide valuable knowledge on native salmonidsin the Stinkingwater Creek area along with the development of adaptivemanagement techniques which could be used by both tribal, state, and federalgroups. Through cooperation with federal and state agencies the tribe willdevelop a management strategy consistent and not detrimental to other landowners and managers.

Section 4. Purpose and methods

Critical uncertainties
County, seller and general public might not support project on private land.

Biological need
Redband trout are depressed in some areas of the basin. Some populationshave been isolated due to dams and obstructions. Redband trout are desigted as "Federal Category 2 and State Sensitive, Vulnerable". As indicated in Hanson et.la. (1990) the Middle Fork Malheur, which includes Stinkingwater Creek, needs improvements on fish habitats, and an inventory of fish populations.

Section 5. Planned activities

Constraints or factors that may cause schedule or budget changes
Target species might not take advantage of the area set aside.

Section 6. Outcomes, monitoring and evaluation

SUMMARY OF EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Expected performance of target population or quality change in land area affected
Develop an implementation program/strategy to enhance native salmonids in Stinkingwater Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Malheur River. Determine the appropriate mix of riparian plants and creek improvements to enhance native salmonids habitat. Also, determine the appropriate mix of plants that would benefit both redband trout and large migratory game, such as elk.

Section 7. Relationships

Section 8. Costs and FTE

How does percentage apply to direct costs
[Overhead % not provided so BPA appended older data.]