FY07-09 proposal 200103100
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Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Intermountain Province Resident Fish Conference and E-Library |
| Proposal ID | 200103100 |
| Organization | Lake Roosevelt Forum |
| Short description | Host conference and e-library to facilitate innovative coordination, planning and assessment of resident fish and related programs in the Intermountain Province, thus improving information exchange among managers, policy makers, scientists and the public. |
| Information transfer | Information will be transfered when participants meet at the Lake Roosevelt Forum conference, which lasts three days. Conference papers and presentations will be made available via the world wide web and conference CD. An IMP e-library will allow resource managers and entities to post and update research, monitoring, evaluation and other documents on the world wide web. This will streamline and make more effective sharing of information with technical specialists, managers and the general public. |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Contacts
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Form submitter | ||
| Andrew Dunau | Lake Roosevelt Forum | info@lrf.org |
| All assigned contacts | ||
| Andrew Dunau | Lake Roosevelt Forum | info@lrf.org |
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Intermountain / Columbia Upper
| Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia River | The upper Columbia, Lake Roosevelt, is central to the Intermountain Province, which is the full area this proposal addresses. |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: Kokaneeprimary: White Sturgeon Upper Columbia River Population
primary: Rainbow Trout
secondary: Pacific Lamprey
secondary: Largemouth Bass
secondary: Burbot
secondary: Westslope Cutthroat
secondary: Brook Trout
secondary: Bull Trout
secondary: Mountain Whitefish
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Initiated planning for the conference "Moving Forward." This will be a three day conference that will be convened in Spokane, WA from April 17th through April 19th 2006. |
| 2004 | Convened three day conference in November entitled "Collaborating for the Future." Over 230 people attended, representing universities, agencies, tribes and the general public. There were 18 sessions and workgroup meetings. |
| 2003 | Convened three day conference in April entitled "Research & Action in the Upper Columbia and Lake Roosevelt." Over 200 people attended, representing universities, agencies, tribes and the general public. There were 20 sessions and workgroup meetings. |
| 2002 | Toward Ecosystem Based conference convened in Spokane, WA in April. Over five days, more than 840 people from throughout the Columbia River basin attended a five day conference. Universities, tribes, government agencies and the general public attended. |
| 2001 | The Lake Roosevelt Forum partnered with the Sustainable Fisheries Foundation and the American Fisheries Societies to develop the conference "Toward Ecosystem-Based Management: Breaking Down the Barriers in the Columbia River Basin and Beyond." |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | 199104700 | Sherman Creek Hatchery - O&M | Assists the Forum with public outreach, education and conference participation. |
| BPA | 199500900 | Lake Roosevelt Rainbow Trout N | Forum member and conference participant. |
| BPA | 199502700 | Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon | Conference participant and co-sponsor with Forum of outreach and education activities. |
| BPA | 200001800 | Lake Roosevelt Kokanee Net Pen | Conference participant |
| BPA | 199404300 | Lake Roosevelt Data Collection | Assist with conference development and participation, and Forum member. |
| Other: WA Department of Ecology | [no entry] | Public Participation Grant | Conference sponsor, Forum member and contributor to other outreach and educational activities. |
| Other: Counties | [no entry] | Forum Sponsor | Lincoln, Stevens and Grant counties are Forum members and assist with development of activities. |
| Other: Federal Agencies | [no entry] | Forum Sponsor | The Bureau of Reclamation and Nation Park Service are Forum members and assist with development of activities. |
Section 6. Biological objectives
| Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begin implementation of habitat strategies | Begin implementation of habitat and strategies for addresing identified limiting factors for all focal species and native fishes by 2005. This includes riparian habitat restoration, partnerships with landowners, minimizing impacts of nonnative species, removing artificial barriers, and meeting necessary in-stream flow conditions. | Intermountain | Work with counties, conservation districts, watershed planning groups, and state and tribal resource managers to participate in conference activies and implement solutions for Upper Columbia. |
| Mitigate for hydropower projects | Fully mitigate fish losses related to construction and operation of federally-licensed and federally operated hydropower projects. This includes artificial production needs, mitigating TDG and other water quality factors, and considering enhancement efforts such as nutrient enrichment. | Intermountain | Work with Lake Roosevelt Evaluation Program, Upper Columbia United Tribes, Intermountain Province committee members and Lake Roosevelt Water Qualtiy Council to support posting of materials on e-library. |
| Protect genetic integrity of focal/native species | Determine genetic distribution of native focal species, use genetically appropriate stock for supplmentation and prevent introgression between hatchery and wild stocks. | Intermountain | Use e-library to support technical and policy work groups of fishery managers, and use conference to share best practices and research/monitoring/evaluation results. |
| Restore resident fish losses | Increase cooperation and coordination among stakeholders thorughout the province | Intermountain | Hold conference and workshops to share best practices and monitoring/evaluation results. Utilize data base and web to share research, evaluation and monitoring documents. |
| Substitute for anadromous fish losses | Increase cooperation and coordination among stakeholders throughout the province | Intermountain | Work in partnership with Lake Roosvelt Evaluation Program, Upper Columbia United Tribes and other IMP managers to support conference activity and e-library to share best practices and monitoring/evaluation results. |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
| Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | Conference and E-Library Coordination | Coordinate e-library development,stakeholder input, and posting of documents; corrdinate conference activities with session development, agendas, promotional materials, securing facilities, registering participants, and collecting/distributing materials. | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2009 | $50,000 |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | General Contract Management | Submit draft scopes of work and budgets as per time lines established by the COTR. | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2007 | $1,000 |
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| Outreach and Education | Conference and E-Library | Produce and distribute materials, promote and facilitate conference participation and activities, produce and distribute conference CD, and work with resource managers, agencies and groups to post materials in e-library. | 1/1/2007 | 12/31/2009 | $32,000 |
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| Produce Annual Report | Final Report | Prepare final report, including a) conference attendance figures, conference materials and conference evaluation, and b) e-library web utilization reports and any training or other materials associated with promoting and supporting it's usage. | 1/30/2008 | 12/31/2009 | $3,000 |
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| Produce Status Report | Quarterly Reports | Prepare periodic progress reports regarding conference, workshope and e-library development and outreach activities. | 4/30/2007 | 12/31/2009 | $4,000 |
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| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Develop e-library data base | Develop on-line data base repository for all research, monitoring and evaluation data pertinent to the Intermountain Province. Security will enable resource managers and entities to directly control publication, distribution and updating of reports and documents that they are responsible for. Search tools will allow technical specialists and the general public to locate materials in which they are interested. Users will be able to download and/or print documents posted. | 1/1/2007 | 6/30/2008 | $25,000 |
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Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
| Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | Subcontractors | $20,000 | $29,800 | $29,800 |
| Supplies | [blank] | $1,450 | $4,250 | $4,250 |
| Travel | [blank] | $500 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Capital Equipment | [blank] | $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Overhead | At 9 Percent | $2,050 | $3,700 | $3,700 |
| Other | Facility Rental | $0 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| Totals | $25,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 | |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
| Total itemized budget: | $115,000 |
| Total work element budget: | $115,000 |
Cost sharing
| Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Section 9. Project future
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FY 2010 estimated budget: $0 FY 2011 estimated budget: $0 |
Comments: |
Future O&M costs:
Termination date:
Comments: Supporting needs to share best practices and research, monitoring and evaluation results from both a technical and policy perspective are ongoing. The Forum will continue to develop partnerships and seek funding to continue these dialogs past the 2007-2009 grant round.
Final deliverables: Fully functioning e-library that managers and entities update and make available to the public using security features. Two conferences will be held, including CDs containing all presentations and papers delivered. Support of technical meetings, workshops and planning sessions that are designed and held at the discretion of Intermountain Province natural resource managers.
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
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 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $40,000 | Expense | ProvinceExpense | Fund |
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $13,400 | $13,300 | $13,300 | $0 | ProvinceExpense | ||
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Comments: WA recommends to fund. |
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ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable
NPCC comments: This proposal differs markedly from other watershed coordination proposals. It is much better than many of them. The tasks are significant and well defined. This project has an excellent track record. It does a good job of connecting appropriate parties, and it has an informative website. The proposal’s rationale and significance to the subbasin plan and regional programs are adequate. Its relationship to other projects is evident by definition. The proposal presents evidence that project activities foster strong collaboration (transboundary aspects included). This proposal contains a more useful set of statements on broad objectives than do most of the more technical project proposals. The personnel from the rest of the projects should have such objectives firmly in mind. If the forum promotes this, it will certainly help improve the sense of purpose for the projects in this region. The assessment of project performance occurs via compilation of attendees' conference evaluation forms (high marks received). Otherwise, the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is unclear, and such matters as coordination and education are evaluated differently than physical and biological efforts. A response is not requested on this issue, but future proposals could be improved by additional consideration of evaluation methods.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable
NPCC comments: This proposal differs markedly from other watershed coordination proposals. It is much better than many of them. The tasks are significant and well defined. This project has an excellent track record. It does a good job of connecting appropriate parties, and it has an informative website. The proposal’s rationale and significance to the subbasin plan and regional programs are adequate. Its relationship to other projects is evident by definition. The proposal presents evidence that project activities foster strong collaboration (transboundary aspects included). This proposal contains a more useful set of statements on broad objectives than do most of the more technical project proposals. The personnel from the rest of the projects should have such objectives firmly in mind. If the forum promotes this, it will certainly help improve the sense of purpose for the projects in this region. The assessment of project performance occurs via compilation of attendees' conference evaluation forms (high marks received). Otherwise, the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is unclear, and such matters as coordination and education are evaluated differently than physical and biological efforts. A response is not requested on this issue, but future proposals could be improved by additional consideration of evaluation methods.