FY07-09 proposal 198402100
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Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Mainstem, Middle Fork, John Day Rivers Fish Habitat Enhancement Project |
| Proposal ID | 198402100 |
| Organization | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) |
| Short description | This project was initiated on July 1, 1984, (BPA) contract number DE A179-84 BP17460 and allows for initial landowner contacts, agreement development, project design, budgeting, and implementation for anadromous fish habitat on private lands. |
| Information transfer | The information of this fish habitat program through an Annual Report is directly transfered to BPA's web site, where it can be readily accessible. |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Contacts
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Form submitter | ||
| Russ Powell | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife | Russell.M.Powell@state.or.us |
| All assigned contacts | ||
| Russ Powell | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife | Russell.M.Powell@state.or.us |
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Columbia Plateau / John Day
| Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 044 30'0.06" W | 119 36' 7.94"N | Cottonwood Creek | This Project is an extension of projects completed in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 3.0 miles of riparian fence will be built. The total combined from 2005-2007 fence built on this creek at the end of 2007 will be approximately 11 miles of riparian fence protecting six miles of steelhead habitat. |
| 044 38' 14.58"N | 119 08' 45.03" W | Fox Creek | This project will begin in 2007 to eleviate a headcut problem and raise the water table with a series of juniper/rock lifts, plus some bank stabilization with juniper rip-rap. A riparian fence will also be built (0.75 miles) to protect the instream work accomplished, if an landowner cooperative agreement is signed. There has been discussion with a couple of the landowners in the area and they are in agreement that something needs to be done with the stream system. The fish habitat program has been neogotiating with Monument Soil and Water District on a strategy to fix the situation. |
| John Day River and its tributaries | The fish habitat program consistently builds on the average of 10.0 miles of riparian fence each year. This is in addition to our ongoing work of maintaining 72.24 miles of existing riparian fences, placing juniper rip-rap, shrub planting and seeding of disturbed construction areas. Numerous miles of existing priority habitat still need improvement but are dependant on landowner cooperation. Working to acquire these agreements will be an ongoing process. Project locations are not determined at this time but as landowners are in agreement, the specific data will be entered. The projects will be completed on tributaries of the John Day River. According to the John Day Subbasin strategy and Prioritization plan the aquatic priorities and the fish habitats project goals are primarily focused on riparian habitat improvements. Our goal is to install 30 miles of riparian fence within this proposal timeframe. | ||
| 044 25' 9.05"N | 118 57' 31.39"W | John Day River and Tributaries | This is the central location for operation of the JD Fish Habitat program. Projects for this program range in distance of 10 to 150 miles away throughout subbasin. |
| 44 45' 55.93" N | 118 52' 27.75" W | Middle Fork of the John Day River | This project slated for 2007 work period is to build approximately 4.0 miles of riparian fence on the Middle Fork of the John Day River. This project encompasses two large tributaries of the MFJDR. |
| 45 18' 24.18"N | 120 05' 59.36" W | Rock Creek | This project is to build approximately 3.5 miles of riparian fence on Rock Creek in 2007 work period. |
| 44 42' 39.75"N | 119 29' 27.50"W | Gilmore Creek | This project is and extension of a project started in 2006, which will be to build approximately 5.0 miles of riparian fence on Gilmore and Straight Creeks, in addition to a spring development. |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: Chinook Mid-Columbia River Spring ESUprimary: Steelhead Middle Columbia River ESU
secondary: Westslope Cutthroat
secondary: Pacific Lamprey
secondary: Western Brook Lamprey
secondary: Bull Trout
secondary: Interior Redband Trout
secondary: Mountain Whitefish
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments |
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| 2005 | Constructed 9.10 mi. of riparian fence,planted 1500 willows, maintained 72.74 mi.fence, 60 watergaps, 30 spring developments, removed 1.7 mi. of old fence, dredgetail leveling on 0.9 mi. of the MFJDR, seeded 200 lbs of grass on new projects disturbed area |
| 2004 | Constructed 16.17 mi. of riparian fence, 2 cattleguards, 4 spring developments, planted 500 willow cuttings, placed 450 junipers on 19 sites on Mtn. Cr., removed 3.12 mi. of old fence, maintained 82.94 mi. 71 watergaps and 37 spring developments. |
| 2003 | Constructed 8.65 mi. of riparian fence, 1 spring development, 0.7 mi. dredgetail leveling on Granite Cr., maintained 66.14 mi., 66 watergaps, 33 spring developments and planted 3400 willow cuttings on various projects. |
| 2002 | Constructed 5.8 mi. of riparian fence, wired 2.2 mi. of stays on Canyon Cr., 4 spring developments, 1 cattle guard, 10,500 plants on Granite Creek plus 150 lbs of grass seed. Maintained 58.76 mi., 56 watergaps, and 32 spring developments. |
| 2001 | Constructed 4.25 mi. of riparian fence, 12 off-site water developments, recontoured and seeded 1.8 mi. of dredetail levelings on Granite Creek and 28 photopoints established on new projects. |
| 2000 | Constructed 3.16 mi. of riparian fence, removal of 7.0 mi., 1 watergap, 6 cross fences, 30 boulders placed, 28 photopoints established, dredgetail leveling on Granite Creek, seeded and planted disturbed area on Granite Creek. |
| 1999 | Constructed 8.62 mi. of riparian fence, 0.73 mi. of fence removal, 21 gates, 4 watergaps, 17 cross fences, 30 boulders placed, transects on Fox Cr. and Mainstem John Day River, 3 water developments, 50 aspens planted and 12 photopoints established. |
| 1998 | Constructed 6.77 mi. of riparian fence, 2.1 mi. of fence removal, 3 solar developments, bird surveys on Fox Creek, 22 gates, 7 watergaps, 3 cross fences, 303 boulders placed on two projects on Long Creek projects. |
| 1997 | Constructed 3.35 mi. of riparian fence, 0.3 mi. of removal, 13 gates, 6 watergaps, 6 stream crossings, bird surveys, redd counts for spring chinook, 50 ft of juniper rip-rap, and 12 photopoints established. |
| 1996 | Constructed 3.8 mi. of riparian fence, fence removal of 0.34 mi., bird surveys,9 gates, 4 watergaps, 7 stream crossings and 12 photopoints established.Planted 20 red dosier and 20 aspen on Fox Creek. Seeded construction areas with 103 lbs of grass seed. |
| 1995 | Constructed 5.75 mi. of riparian fence, 1.03 mi. fence removal, 9 gates, 6 watergaps, 6 stream crossings, and 4 solar developments. Steelhead redd counts, bird surveys, thermographs and photopoints were conducted on projects. |
| 1994 | Constructed 5.3 mi. of riparian fence, 0.87 mi. of fence removal, 16 gates, 7 watergaps, 1 spring development, bird surveys on Fox Creek, steelhead redd counts were conducted on Fox Creek, planted 1000 P. Pine 140 Aspen, and 1 cattleguard installation. |
| 1993 | Constructed 7.9 mi. of riparian fence, 3 watergaps, 40 Ponderosa Pine seedlings planted, and installed 5 cattleguards. |
| 1992 | Constructed 8.4 mi. of riparian fence, 3 log weirs, 6 spring developments, 3 oxbow repairs, 7 watergaps, 140 aspen cuttings planted on project sites. |
| 1991 | Constructed 9.95 mi. of riparian fence, 3 log weirs, 31 root wads placed, 15 stream boulder deflectors, 274 ft of rip-rap, 15 watergaps, 500 willow cuttings planted on Canyon Creek, and 2 culvert placements. |
| 1990 | Construction 8.0 mi. of riparian fence, 48 rock weirs, 531 ft boulder rip-rap, 12 watergaps, 2 spring developments and 8 culvert placements. |
| 1989 | Constructed 2.5 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence, 1.5 mi. rebuild of riparian fence, 305 ft of rip-rap, 2 watergaps, and 3 spring developments. |
| 1988 | Constructed 4.1 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence, rebuilt 1.4 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence, installed 40 ft of rip-rap, 1 check dam, 5 spring developments, 2 watergaps repaired and one fish passage problem on Canyon Creek. |
| 1987 | Constructed 8 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence, upgraded 3.0 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence, 2338 linear ft of boulder rip-rap, 974 linear ft of juniper rip-rap, 18 check dams, 10 watergaps, 1 culdesac, and one fish passage problem resolved. |
| 1986 | Constructed 17.6 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence, installed 189 linear ft of rip-rap, 170 linear ft of juniper rip-rap, 12 check dams, 3 spring developments, and 26 watergaps. |
| 1985 | Built 15.4 mi. of electric riparian fence/4.7 mi. of barbed wire riparian fence. Continued landowner agreements, equipment procurement,hire personnel, budgeting/contract development. Continue baseline stream surveys for post treatment.1725Ft Rip-rap. |
| 1984 | The planning stage included completion of physical, biological, and engineering surveys on 8 miles of streams, equipment purchases, project inventory, maintenance requirements, plan and design work. Initiated 10 landowner contacts for project completion. |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | 199303800 | N Fork John Day R Enhancement | This project concentrates on Umatilla National Forest lands and complements our work on private lands. |
| BPA | 199801600 | Escapement/Productivity Spring | This project helps document numbers of wild spring chinook and summer steelhead produced by habitat enhanced by our project. |
| BPA | 199801700 | Gravel Push-Up Dam Removal Low | This project enables adult and juvenile salmonids better access to habitat enhanced by our project. |
| BPA | 199802200 | Pine Creek/Wagner Management | This project complements our project by intensively concentrating restoration efforts on one watershed many miles from our base of operation. Our project has just recently expanded into Wheeler County. |
| BPA | 200001500 | Oxbow Ranch Management | Our project personnel assisted Oxbow personnel with implementation, layout, and design of the dredge tailing project completed on the Middle Fork John Day River in 2005. We regularly coordinate with Oxbow personnel on cooperative projects. |
| BPA | 200003100 | Enhance North Fork John Day Ri | This project is concentrating their efforts in the North Fork John Day River and Camas Creek watersheds, an area that is a long distance from our base of operation. Because this project is based out of Ukiah, they can more easily contact landowners and implement projects in this area. |
| BPA | 199306600 | Oregon Fish Screens Project | This project keeps smolts and juvenile salmonids produced by our project from going down unscreened diversions. This project also shares an office and other equipment with our project. |
| OWEB - State | 02-04-002 | Alder Creek Riparian Planting | Our project personnel provided technical expertise on riparian shrub species planting with Alder Creek landowner. |
| OWEB - State | 204-042 | Gilliam-East John Day WSC Supp | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| OWEB - State | 204-052 | North Fork John Day WSC Suppor | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| OWEB - State | 204-162 | Upper SF John Day River WS Res | General subbasin effort to increase habitat complexity for one of the last remaining wild runs of Spring Chinook and Summer Steelhead. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 204-042A | Gilliam-East John Day WSC Supp | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 204-052A | North Fork John Day WSC Suppor | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 204-298 | Thirtymile Cr Watershed Assess | The Watershed Assessment will help identify projects that our project can implement. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 204-308 | Butte Cr Watershed Assessment | The Watershed Assessment will help identify projects that our project can implement. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 205-201A | Wheeler SWCD Project Assistanc | Project personnel have provided technical expertise (engineering) on fish passage projects that enable fish to return to habitat enhanced by our riparian fencing project. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 206-042 | Gilliam-East John Day Council | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 206-052 | North Fork John Day Council Su | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| PCSRF - OWEB | 206-055 | Bridge Creek & Mid-John Day Co | The watershed council coordinator has put us in contact with landowners wishing to participate in our riparian fencing program. |
| PCSRF - CRITFC | 2004-2-02 | Clear Creek Floodplain Restora | This project complements the dredge tailing restoration project we completed in 2003 on Granite Creek that restores floodplain function. |
Section 6. Biological objectives
| Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allow Fisheries for focal Salmonid Species | 25 year goal to achieve limited fisheries on the strongest Salmonid populations | John Day | Strategies C,D,E, and G. To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Decrease gradient & restore sinuosity | Increase the number of stream miles that are classified as proper functioning with regard to sinuosity and gradient | John Day | Strategies D,E,G,I. Riparian restoration is a high priority and can be achieved with riparian fencing. A healthy riparian area allows the channel to achieve equilibrium with regard to gradient and sinuosity. |
| Habitat Dregradation | 15 yr. goal to restore at least 40% of tributary habitat degradaton in areas presently occupied by focal species in all first quartile restoration HUC5s. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E, F and G.To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters. concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Increase adult Chinook | Increase the adult population to an average yearly return to the mouth of the John Day River of 12,000 adult and jack salmon within 25 years. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E,F, and G. To protect existing habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Increase Adult Steelhead | Increase adult population to an average yearly return to the mouth of the John Day River of 29,400 adults within 25 years. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E, F and G.To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters. concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Increase Bulltrout abundance | 25 yr. goal to increase abundance to 5,000 individuals. Implement limited sport fisheries on the strongest recovering populations. | John Day | Strategies D,E,F,G. To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Increase Chinook Smolt return | Increase the productivity to 113 smolts per spawner within 25 years. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E,F, and G. To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Increase Cutthroat Trout | 25 yr. goal to achieve stable population size in all locations and increasing trends in half of the present populations. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E, F and G.To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters. concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Increase pool habitat | Where pool habitat is identified as deficient, create pools by either constructing riparian fences and allowing the pools to form on their own or by adding instream structures that have been documented to create pools. | John Day | Stategies C, D, E, G, H, and I. Riparian fencing can increase pool frequency by narrowing and deepening the channel. Where fencing will not work, construct instream structures with rocks and/or logs. |
| Increase role & abundance of LWD | Increase the number of miles of stream that meet habitat benchmarks for quantity of large woody debris. | John Day | Strategies D,E, G, H, and I. Riparian fencing is the major component in achieving the habitat improvements required for a healthy system. To protect existing habitat is #1 priority in the subbasin plan for the John Day Basin. |
| Increase Steelhead Smolt return | Increase the productivity to 136 smolts per spawner within 25 years. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E,F, and G. To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Mainstem Habitat | 15 yr. goal to Restore at least 30% of the degradation of mainstem habitats used by spring chinook for holding and spawning. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E, F and G.To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters. concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
| Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab | Decrease the number of miles of stream substrate classified as embedded and reduce the amount of fine sediment reaching stream channels. | John Day | Strategies A, C, D, E, G, H, and I. Riparian restoration is a high priority and can be achieved with riparian fencing. Healthy riparian areas can filter fine sediments. |
| Maintain riparian management objectives | Increase the number of miles of stream rated at functioning | John Day | Strategy G and I. To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. |
| Provide adequate focal spp habitat components | Increase the number of miles of focal fish species habitat that meets benchmarks for large wood, pool frequency, bank stability, and water quality. | John Day | Strategy G and I. Enhance the instream riparian community with fencing, planting and bank stabilization techniques. To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters concerned in the John Day Basin. |
| Tributary Restoration | 15 year goal to begin restoration efforts in tributary areas that currently block access by aquatic focal species to existing usable habitat. | John Day | Strategies C,D,E, F and G.To protect exhisting habitat is ranked #1 concern in the subbasin plan for all waters. concerned in the John Day Basin. Riparian enhancement with fencing, planting, and bank stabilization projects will help resolve this issue. |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
| Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Biological Assessments | Prepare and submit Biological Assessments (BA) to BPA. Which includes BA for project work, HIP BO form 1, herbicide reporting form and cultural resource survey reports. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $25,266 |
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| Develop Alternative Water Source | Water Development | There will be approximately 9 off-site water developments constructed on the landowner cooperative agreements. These are developed to encourage livestock utilization of uplands and divert grazing pressure away from stream riparian areas. Most of these spring developments will be contracted out, but if there are budget constraints program personnel will make time for installation of the spring developments. | 5/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $156,457 |
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Biological objectives Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components |
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| Increase Instream Habitat Complexity | Stream bank stabilization. | Work to add natural materials instream to create habitat features or to improve channel morphology. Work included to help stabilize or maintain a streambank with the use of juniper rip-rap. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $93,314 |
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Biological objectives Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
Metrics * # of stream miles treated: Treat approximately 0.40 Miles |
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| Install Fence | Fence Installation | Construct approximately 30.0 miles of riparian fence on priority areas within the John Day Basin. The construction of the fence projects will be sub-contracted through the Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District. This saves the program money and time associated with contract preparation and material purchasing. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $695,326 |
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Biological objectives Allow Fisheries for focal Salmonid Species Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Mainstem Habitat Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
Metrics * # of miles of fence: Construct approximately 30.0 miles of riparian fen |
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| Plant Vegetation | Plant Vegetation | Install plants for purposes for erosion control, roughness recruitment, shading, restoring native habitat, and forage enhancement. This also includes seed for seeding disturbed areas after construction activities have been completed. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $85,314 |
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Biological objectives Allow Fisheries for focal Salmonid Species Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Mainstem Habitat Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
Metrics * # of acres of planted: Plant or seed approx. 30.5 acres of disturbed land |
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| Remove vegetation | Remove Vegetation | Grant County Weed Control Department will be contracted to use chemical control to help eradicate weeds on the Grant Counties top ten weed list on riparian areas within the Fish Habitat Program. | 4/1/2007 | 1/15/2010 | $9,134 |
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Biological objectives Allow Fisheries for focal Salmonid Species Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Mainstem Habitat Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
Metrics * # of acres treated: Will contract out to spray approx. 150 acres. |
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| Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Facility Maintenance | The fish habitat pays 1/4 of the utility expenses associated with office building at the screens shop. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $36,808 |
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| Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Maintenance | Inspect and maintain mainline fences, watergaps and off-site water developments. Program personnel will maintain 72.74 miles of riparian fence, 60 watergaps, and 30 off-site water developments. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $40,725 |
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Biological objectives Decrease gradient & restore sinuosity Habitat Dregradation Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Coodination | This includes contract package (SOW, budget, spending plan, and property inventory), metrics and locations report, financial income report, and accrual reports. Coordinate with BPA Environmental Compliance officers for the proper forms to be completed for the upcoming projects. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $41,417 |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Landowner coordination | Landowner cooperation is an on going task, due to people change their opinions, land is bought or sold (New Landowner). Considerable time is spent explaining the fish habitat programs pros and cons. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $125,303 |
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Biological objectives Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Manage and Administer Projects | Prepare Annual work plans for program, supervise/monitor program activities throughout the course of the fiscal years. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $15,862 |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Program Management | Evaluate and prioritize all potential habitat improvement projects for implementation during the 2007-2009 Fiscal Year, should financial, manpower and/or logistical constraints not allow the completion of all projects. Attend training if the opportunity should arise. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $90,314 |
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Biological objectives Decrease gradient & restore sinuosity Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Mainstem Habitat Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
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| Outreach and Education | Outreach and Education | Work with OYCC crews on fence removal, collecting/planting of willow cuttings, help with fence construction, and seeding of disturbed areas after construction. The fish habitat crew has also put a summary together of the program and gave presentations to various user groups, GSWCD,MSWCD and school groups. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $2,808 |
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Biological objectives Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
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| Produce Annual Report | Produce Annual Report | Prepare and submit annual program summary/completion reports for the period March 1, 2007 to February 28, 2008 year. Prepare and submit annual program summary/completion reports for the period March 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009 year. Prepare and submit annual program summary/completion reports for the period March 1, 2009 to February 28, 2010 year. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $16,862 |
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Biological objectives Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase Steelhead Smolt return Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components |
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| Produce Status Report | Produce Status Report | Produce Pisces status report on BPA's new report filing system. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $10,037 |
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Biological objectives Allow Fisheries for focal Salmonid Species Decrease gradient & restore sinuosity Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Mainstem Habitat Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Collect/Generate Field and Lab Data | Collect field data for use in the Annual and Quarterly milestone status reports. | 3/1/2007 | 2/28/2010 | $98,293 |
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Biological objectives Decrease gradient & restore sinuosity Habitat Dregradation Increase adult Chinook Increase Adult Steelhead Increase Bulltrout abundance Increase Chinook Smolt return Increase Cutthroat Trout Increase pool habitat Increase role & abundance of LWD Increase Steelhead Smolt return Mainstem Habitat Maintain & improve quality & quantity spawning hab Maintain riparian management objectives Provide adequate focal spp habitat components Tributary Restoration |
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Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
| Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | 3.25 FTE | $113,907 | $121,880 | $130,411 |
| Fringe Benefits | OPE rates @64% | $72,900 | $78,003 | $83,463 |
| Supplies | Misc. Tools/supplies/office | $34,362 | $35,393 | $36,455 |
| Capital Equipment | ATV purchase in 2008 | $0 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Overhead | Figured at current 35.87% | $79,333 | $84,393 | $89,793 |
| Other | Contractual services @ 3% Increases | $186,013 | $191,593 | $197,341 |
| Totals | $486,515 | $519,262 | $537,463 | |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
| Total itemized budget: | $1,543,240 |
| Total work element budget: | $1,543,240 |
Cost sharing
| Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
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| Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Section 9. Project future
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FY 2010 estimated budget: $564,336 FY 2011 estimated budget: $564,336 |
Comments: These budget totals for FY 2010 and 2011 were calculated using the total budget estimated for 2009 times 5% for each Year following. |
Future O&M costs: The future operation and maintenance costs of this fish habitat program are obligated from the 15 year agreements that are currently being signed with the landowners.
Termination date:
Comments:
Final deliverables:
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
| Response to ISRP Comments for 198402100 | Jul 2006 |
Reviews and recommendations
| FY07 budget | FY08 budget | FY09 budget | Total budget | Type | Category | Recommendation |
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| NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $340,000 | $340,000 | $340,000 | $1,020,000 | Expense | ProvinceExpense | Fund |
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ProvinceExpense | ||
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Comments: ISRP fundable qualified. Sponsor should complete report by March 07 as called for in ISRP recommendation. Funding in 08 and 09 contingent upon favorable review by ISRP and Council.This project not currently recommended, but might come back in. |
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ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Not fundable
NPCC comments: This proposal describes some fish data being collected and shared, as well as photo points, but there is no history of accomplishment of original objectives, only completion of tasks. After 22 years, is this working? The ISRP has constantly noted the need for long-running projects to present results in biological terms, not just as a listing of tasks completed. The lack of presentation of such results in a study with 20+ year duration is unsupportable. Objectives are contingent on landowners, but this appears to be an active program. The project has built an amazing 542 miles of fence alone, to what end? The larger question is overall benefit to fish, or even water quality, flow regimes, and the other original problems. Understanding of the general problems addressed has advanced significantly since 1984, as have approaches to restoration and knowledge relating to the "underlying assumption." It is not clear that this project has kept pace, scientifically or technically. For example "spraying weeds" is now usually part of an IPM strategy, not a strategy itself. Innovations noted are in equipment, not thought, or approach. Is this a biologically effective use of resources? If there has been a recent review of this project's biological results, it should be summarized and cited in the proposal, otherwise, it is time for one. One year of funding might provide time for this with continuation of ongoing field projects.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable in part (Qualified)
NPCC comments: Three previous reviews have emphasized that future funding would be contingent upon providing analysis of project results based on quantitative monitoring of biological outcomes, specifically, habitat characteristics and presence of target species. The sponsor’s response included excerpts from both a project-specific review from 1991 and a more general study from 2002, along with some example photopoint comparisons. The sponsors have obviously conducted a locally popular program with results in re-vegetating of riparian corridors, as evidenced by the photopoint monitoring described in the response. After 22 years, the project should be showing changes in characteristics such as abundance of fishes, bank stability, and stream width-depth relationships. It is doubtful that before/after photopoint comparisons alone would be adequate for assessing some of the parameters listed in the proposal. The 1991 and 2002 citations support continued fencing, but it is noted that sites studied by Kauffman et al. 2004, may not all be John Day sites and impacts on fish summarized from that paper are inconclusive. Citing preliminary analysis from project #199801600 might suggest that it would be wise to review project plans in terms of these more specific goals. Are current project proposals and priorities in line with these goals? Several project specific measurements are cited but not in the context of the watershed as a whole. Another question is, overall, how much progress has been made toward project implementation goals? For example, what percentage of streambank miles needing rehabilitation have been rehabilitated to what extent? What changes have occurred in the watershed outside these projects that contribute to the cumulative effects of this project, both positive and negative? Project results must be assessed so that inferences can be drawn about changes observed in the John Day in the context of changes occurring in the larger region. Project 200301700, Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program, includes a John Day pilot program that should be helpful in this, but is just getting organized. Close cooperation with the M&E project and sharing of results and experiences from this long-running project will maximize the benefits from both. It is time for a comprehensive review of this project's biological results. One year of funding should provide time for this while continuing ongoing field projects. Future funding should be contingent on completion of a satisfactory document.