FY07-09 proposal 199106000
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Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Pend Oreille Wetlands Wildlife Mitigation Project - Kalispel |
| Proposal ID | 199106000 |
| Organization | Kalispel Tribe |
| Short description | The Pend Oreille Wetlands project is a 600-acre property to partially mitigate for wildlife habitat losses due to the construction and inundation at Albeni Falls Dam. |
| Information transfer | Information will be transferred via a web interfaced database and will be used to track changes in habitat cover types and credit BPA with Habitat Units against Albeni Falls Dam Wildlife Losses. |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Contacts
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Form submitter | ||
| Ray D. Entz | Kalispel Tribe | rentz@knrd.org |
| All assigned contacts | ||
| Ray D. Entz | Kalispel Tribe | rentz@knrd.org |
| Neil Lockwood | nlockwood@knrd.org | |
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Intermountain / Pend Oreille
| Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48.4374 | -117.2826 | Pend Oreille River | T34N, R44E, S 17 - 20 W.M. Jared Quad |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: All WildlifeAdditional: Bald Eagle, Black-capped Chickadee, Canada Goose, Mallard, muskrat, Redhead, white-tailed deer, and Yellow Warbler
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Completed breeding bird surveys, fence maintenance, building maintenance, water control structure operations for moist soil management practices, maintenance planting of shoreline stabilization sites, maintenance planting of riparian and shrub communities |
| 2004 | Completed breeding bird surveys, fence maintenance, building maintenance, water control structure operations for moist soil management practices, maintenance planting of shoreline stabilization sites, maintenance planting of riparian and shrub communities |
| 2003 | Completed breeding bird surveys, fence maintenance, building maintenance, water control structure operations for moist soil management practices, maintenance planting of shoreline stabilization sites, five-year HEP update for enhancements |
| 2002 | Completed breeding bird surveys, fence maintenance, building maintenance, water control structure operations for moist soil management practices, maintenance planting of shoreline stabilization sites |
| 2001 | Completed riparain and wetland vegetation enhancements, completed breeding bird surveys, fence maintenance, building maintenance, water control structure operations for moist soil management practices |
| 2000 | Completed 5 acres of emergent wetland enhancements, Completed 5 acres of shrub-scrub wetland enhancements, Implemented breeding and wintering bird surveys |
| 1999 | Implemented breeding and wintering bird surveys, Implemented objectives and tasks consistant with the project managmenet plans |
| 1998 | Completed 25 acres of riparian cottonwood reforestation on the main acquisition site, Completed 30 acres of hardwood stand improvement on the main acquisition site, Completed the draft management plan for the additional parcel |
| 1997 | Land acquisition of additional 164 acre adjjacent parcel for baseline protection of 246 HU's, Five-year HEP update on original purchase showing an increase of 182 HU's through management activities |
| 1996 | Completed the construction of two nesting islands for waterfowl |
| 1995 | Completed construction of three water control structures, tree and shrub planting, fence maintenance |
| 1994 | Shoreline stabilization (1,500'), 5 acres cottonwood planting, 5 acres shrub planting |
| 1993 | Initial site clean-up and protection (fencing & management plan) |
| 1992 | Land acquisition of 436 acre parcel for baseline protection of 371 HU's |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | 199004401 | Lake Creek Land Acquisition | partial mitigation for Albeni Falls Dam losses |
| BPA | 199206100 | Albeni Falls Wildlife Mitigati | Albeni Falls Dam Mitigation project - also meets partial mitigation for losses |
| Other: Pend Oreille PUD #1 | N/A | WMA wildlfie AAHU mitigation | Adjacent lands under like management for wildlife target species |
| Other: USFWS | N/A | Little Pend Oreille NWR - Cusick Unit | Adjacent land under like management |
Section 6. Biological objectives
| Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Administration and Compliance | Annual contract budget negotiation | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Contract Administration and Compliance | Meet reporting requirements | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Contract Administration and Compliance | Track budgeting and assist in billing | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Contract Administration and Compliance | Supervise implementation of the project | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres | Conduct HEP on 5-year intervals to determine increase in HUs from enhancement measures | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres | Conduct appropriate wildlife guild/species population surveys on a random basis | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres | Monitor burned areas at regular intervals including soil and vegetation response | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres | Monitor control of noxious weeds | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres | Monitor human use | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres | Amend and update management plans as necessary | Intermountain | Strategy b): Develop management plans consistent with Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) Guidelines for Enhancement, Operation, and Maintenance Activities for Wildlife Mitigation Projects |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Property management and reporting requirements | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Management enforcement | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Fire protection and fire management | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Fence repair and maintenance | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Water control structure management, operation and maintenance | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Building maintenance | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Noxious weed control | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
| Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres | Maintain habitat improvements | Intermountain | Strategy a: Ensure long-term protection, enhancement, and monitoring of habitat units through secured funding for O&M. |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
| Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Prepare Scope of Work and Budget | Prepare draft and final SOW and budget for FY 07 - 09 through BPA's PISCES system. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $16,000 |
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Biological objectives Contract Administration and Compliance |
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| Produce Pisces Status Report | Prepare and submit status reports. | Prepare and submit updates for quarterly pisces status reporting. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $2,000 |
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Biological objectives Contract Administration and Compliance |
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| Produce Annual Report | Prepare annual report | Compile information to complete and deliver annual reports to BPA regarding project acomplishments. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $9,000 |
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Biological objectives Contract Administration and Compliance |
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| Coordination | Corrdinate project with Albeni Falls Workgroup | Maintain conection of project with AFD project for overall consistency and coordination. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $12,000 |
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Biological objectives Contract Administration and Compliance |
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| Maintain Vegetation | Maintain habitat improvements | Replant/maintain deciduous vegetation on 100 acres of previously enhanced riparian and wetland cover types as described in the management plan. Maintain 1500 feet of stabilized shoreline areas along the Pend Oreille River on the project. Could include re-structuring/re-constructing areas as they show signs of failure during moinitoring. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $153,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
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| Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Maintain fence | maintain ~2.5 miles of perimeter fence annually | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $9,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
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| Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Maintain structures | maintain shop/bldg for storage. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $7,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
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| Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Operate and maintain water control structures | Operate and maintain 5 water control structures. Operating includes managing water levels and water storage timing and maintenance will include beaver control, cleaning, and eventual replacement of structures. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $45,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
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| Improve/Relocate Road | Maintain access roads | maintain work access road system by clearing, grading and maintaining surface integrity for vehicle access. | 3/12/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $7,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
Metrics * # of road miles improved, upgraded, or restored: 2 |
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| Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Maintain dike | Maintain dike system enhancing water control structures and wetland density and diversity. This will inlcude beaver damage and vegetation control to maintain dike integrity. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $6,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
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| Remove or Relocate Non-predaceous Animals | Relocate problem beaver | As necessary, trap and relocate beaver causing damage or maintenance problems to water control structures. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $6,000 |
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Biological objectives Operate and maintain approximately 600 acres |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Collect plant, avian, amphibian and small mammal data for evaluation | Collect plant, small mammal, amphibian, and avian data from each of the 8 permenant M&E sites on the project. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $20,000 |
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Biological objectives Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres |
Metrics Secondary R, M, and E Type: 8 sites Primary R, M, and E Type: 8 sites |
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| Analyze/Interpret Data | Analyze/ interpret M&E data through accepted scientific methods | Analyze and interpret M&E data and prepare for data base storage and reporting. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $16,000 |
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Biological objectives Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres |
Metrics Secondary R, M, and E Type: report Primary R, M, and E Type: report |
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| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Data entry, organization, filing and database management | Maintain data in database and make available via webbased data base with Kalsipel Tribe in conjunction with the Albeni Falls Project. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $9,000 |
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Biological objectives Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Manage M&E data collection and synthesis subcontracts | Manage M&E subcontractors through the Albeni Falls Project to collect, analyze and synthesize data associate with the 8 permanent M&E sites within the project boundaries. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $22,000 |
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Biological objectives Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres |
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| Prepare HEP Report | Update HEP data on 5 year intervals | 5 year HEP re-evaluation for protection and enhancement credits to BPA. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $7,412 |
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Biological objectives Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres |
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| Produce Annual Report | Produce M&E report for submittal | Produce and submit M&E report to BPA in conjunction with the Albeni Falls Project. | 3/1/2007 | 9/30/2009 | $9,000 |
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Biological objectives Monitor & Evaluate wildlife habitat on 600 acres |
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Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
| Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | 0.6 FTE Biologist | $35,000 | $36,750 | $38,600 |
| Personnel | 0.1 FTE Program Manager | $7,600 | $8,100 | $8,500 |
| Personnel | 0.5 FTE Technician | $17,200 | $18,050 | $18,950 |
| Personnel | 0.1 FTE Administrative support | $3,500 | $3,675 | $3,900 |
| Personnel | 100 hrs Heavy Equipment Operator | $2,300 | $2,450 | $2,550 |
| Fringe Benefits | 26% of salaries | $17,056 | $17,946 | $18,850 |
| Supplies | Plants, fence materials, rock, gravel, weed chem., tools | $7,600 | $7,800 | $8,050 |
| Travel | mileage, per diem | $550 | $600 | $600 |
| Overhead | ~20% of direct negotiated annual and subject to change | $18,161 | $19,074 | $20,000 |
| Other | Weed Control sub contract | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Totals | $112,967 | $118,445 | $124,000 | |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
| Total itemized budget: | $355,412 |
| Total work element budget: | $355,412 |
Cost sharing
| Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispel Tribe | computer | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| Kalispel Tribe | police | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| Kalispel Tribe | water truck | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| Kalispel Tribe | office space | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| Totals | $16,700 | $16,700 | $16,700 | |||
Section 9. Project future
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FY 2010 estimated budget: $128,000 FY 2011 estimated budget: $128,000 |
Comments: O&M for project |
Future O&M costs: consistent with current O&M costs for project
Termination date: 2105
Comments: Project will terminate 50 years after decomissioning of the Albeni Falls Dam project
Final deliverables: Annual Report of Activites, HEP report of HU contributions to Albeni Falls Dam Losses and M&E report & database management
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
| response for 199106000 | Jul 2006 |
Reviews and recommendations
| FY07 budget | FY08 budget | FY09 budget | Total budget | Type | Category | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Expense | ProvinceExpense | Close Out |
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $0 | ProvinceExpense | ||
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Comments: ISRP fund in part (qualified): Sponsors should address ISRP concerns during contracting. |
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ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Response requested
NPCC comments: This project was initiated in 1992, and the ISRP has reviewed it several times. In past reviews, the ISRP has suggested not to fund this project because of the lack of reporting results or a monitoring and evaluation plan. The ISRP recommended in 2000 that the proposal be funded for one year with subsequent funding contingent on better description of maintenance and monitoring methods. The ISRP would like a response on the following. Monitoring has been conducted in recent years, e.g., breeding Bird Surveys conducted in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. It appears that bank stabilization, water management and other enhancement activities have taken place. Thus, there should be some positive findings, but "no data" is provided. After five years of Breeding Bird Surveys some meaningful information should be generated, or at least a good base. Also, Community Similarity metrics need to be reported to determine if project goals are being met and maintained. The ISRP requests that the response include data from the bird surveys completed and a better description of data evaluation processes. Some of the management and data collection has been going on since 1993. The ISRP needs to see an evaluation of biological objectives. This has been an ongoing recommendation of the ISRP, but the proposal still does not adequately report biological findings.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable in part (Qualified)
NPCC comments: Fundable acquisition. Project 199106000 and 199206100 have been merged together by the tribe. The criteria for acquisition of land are now documented in a satisfactory manner including their priority scoring system. The combined projects are fundable in part for acquisitions and for FY07 to complete an assessment of past work. Future funding of the active management part of the budget should be contingent upon a meaningful analysis of the existing data, which should be a relatively easy task for this project. Huge summaries of raw data by location for vegetation, amphibians, mammals and birds were provided, but with no meaningful overall evaluation. What is needed is one or more graphs (or some other form of data summary) that clearly address project objectives, along with some text stating how the project proponents interpret the findings. This simple summary of relevant information should be presented so as to interpret a project's past success and to justify the proposed current direction. Although these two projects appear to have adequate ongoing monitoring, it is not at all clear that they are using the data to help interpret their progress or to develop possible adaptive management strategies.