Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP): The design and evaluation of monitoring tools for salmon populations and habitat in the Interior Columbia River Basin. proposal 200301700

FY07-09 proposal 200301700

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP): The design and evaluation of monitoring tools for salmon populations and habitat in the Interior Columbia River Basin.
Proposal ID	200301700
Organization	Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Short description	ISEMP is a collaborative effort to design, implement and evaluate Status and Trends Monitoring for salmon and steelhead populations and habitat and watershed-scale Effectiveness Monitoring for restoration actions impacting salmon habitat in the CRB.
Information transfer	Web-based data, tools and document communication Guidance documents for regional management agencies Progress reporting Peer-reviewed journal articles Outreach and presentations
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Chris Jordan	NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC-NRS	chris.jordan@noaa.gov
All assigned contacts
Chris Beasley	Quantitative Consultants, Inc.	chris@qcinc.org
Nick Bouwes	Eco Logical Research	nbouwes@comcast.net
Chris Jordan	NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC-NRS	chris.jordan@noaa.gov
Mike Ward	Terraqua Inc.	wardski@televar.com

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
		Entiat River	Entiat Subbasin - basinwide Pilot Project habitat actions effectiveness monitoring.
		John Day River	John Day Basin - basinwide Pilot Project habitat action effectiveness monitoring and population habitat status and trend monitoring.
		Lemhi River	Salmon River Subbasin - Lemhi River Pilot Project habitat action effectiveness monitoring.
		Salmon River	Salmon Subbasin - South Fork Salmon River Pilot Project habitat and population status and trend monitoring.
		Wenatchee River	Wenatchee Subbasin - basinwide Pilot Project population status and trend monitoring.

Section 3. Focal species

primary: All Anadromous Salmonids
secondary: Chinook Snake River Spring/Summer ESU
secondary: Chinook Upper Columbia River Spring ESU
secondary: Steelhead Middle Columbia River ESU
secondary: Steelhead Snake River ESU
secondary: Steelhead Upper Columbia River ESU

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments
2005	ISEMP continued to expand data collection in Wenatchee and Entiat basin. Established coordination and planning position and activities in John Day Basin, including formation of technical working groups. Salmon River ISEMP: Study design for ISRP review.
2004	ISEMP initiated full suite of habitat and population monitoring field data collection in the Wenatchee River basin. Initiated planning in the John Day River basin by establishing informal Technical Oversight Committee. Limited scoping work in Salmon R.
2003	ISEMP initiated with limited contracts for coordination of project design and development in the Wenatchee River basin.

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
BPA	199703000	Salmon ISEMP - Listed Stock Adult Escapement	Salmon River Pilot Project - Adult escapement estimates generated by this project for the Secesh River and Lake Creek will be used to validate excapament estimates generated by the proposed project.
BPA	198909800	Salmon ISEMP - Salmon Studies Id Rvrs IDFC	The Idaho Supplementation Studies (ISS) operates juvenile rotary screw traps, conducts juvenile PIT tagging, and conducts redd and carcass surveys in the mainstem SFSR and Lemhi River. PIT tagging performed by the ISS study significantly reduces PIT tagging effort required for the Pilot Project to support juvenile survival and SAR estimators. Juvenile abundance estimates generated by this study will be used to validate proportional estimators developed by the Salmon Pilot Project in the South Fork Salmon River and Lemhi River. Information obtained from redd and carcass surveys will likewise be used to validate survival estimates and age composition estimates generated by the Salmon Pilot Project. Finally, redd count data will be used by the Pilot Project to retrospectively assess the precision of redd count time series’ and develop a relationship between enumerated redds and total escapement.
BPA	198909802	Salmon ISEMP - Salmon Studies Id Rvrs NPT	The Idaho Supplementation Studies (ISS) operates juvenile rotary screw traps, conducts juvenile PIT tagging, and conducts redd and carcass surveys in the mainstem SFSR and Lemhi River. PIT tagging performed by the ISS study significantly reduces PIT tagging effort required for the Pilot Project to support juvenile survival and SAR estimators. Juvenile abundance estimates generated by this study will be used to validate proportional estimators developed by the Salmon Pilot Project in the Secesh River and Lake Creek. Information obtained from redd and carcass surveys will likewise be used to validate survival estimates and age composition estimates generated by the Salmon Pilot Project. Finally, redd count data will be used by the Pilot Project to retrospectively assess the precision of redd count time series’ and develop a relationship between enumerated redds and total escapement.
BPA	199604302	Salmon ISEMP - Johnson Cr Artificial Propagation Monitoring and Evaluation	This project monitors adult escapement, juvenile abundance, productivity, out-of-subbasin survival, and life-history attributes of the Johnson Creek component of the East Fork South Fork Salmon River spring/summer Chinook salmon population. Adult escapement, juvenile abundance, survival, and productivity estimates generated by this project will be used to validate proportional estimators developed by the Salmon Pilot Project. In their review of the Johnson Creek RM&E plan the ISRP strongly recommended the collocation of the Salmon River Pilot Project with the Johnson Creek M&E project (ISRP 2005-6).
BPA	199107300	Salmon ISEMP - Idaho Natural Production Monitoring	This project comprehensively evaluates age structure of adult spring/summer Chinook salmon in the Salmon Subbasin and provides run reconstructions. In addition, this project generates parr density, species presence, and habitat information at fixed sites throughout the Salmon Subbasin. Age structure estimates generated by this study will be used to validate age structure estimates generated by the Salmon Pilot Project. Likewise, the time series of juvenile density, species composition, and habitat attributes will be utilized by the model developed for the Salmon River Pilot Study. Finally, where possible, fixed sampling sites surveyed by this study will be incorporated into the Salmon Pilot Project, potentially decreasing the number of habitat sampling sites required by the study design.
PCSRF - Idaho	014 04 SA	Salmon ISEMP - Implement Salmon and Steelhead	This project funds participation by the IDFG to identify information gaps, implement conservation plans, and support RM&E activities in the Lemhi River Watershed. The Salmon River Pilot Project directly interacts with this project through the RM&E Technical Oversight Committee, ensuring that Pilot Project planning and RME implementation addresses information needs of the LCP and ensuring that RME activities proposed by the multiple agencies operating in the Lemhi are coordinated. This project can be viewed as a direct cost-share, with the PCSRF contributing $128,633 and the State of Idaho contributing $42,878.
PCSRF - Idaho	015 04 SA	Salmon ISEMP - Lemhi River Effectiveness Monitoring	This project evaluates changes in adult escapement, and juvenile abundance within the Lemhi River for the purpose of evaluating habitat actions. The project provides funding for redd counts, carcass surveys, and the operation of a rotary screw trap on the mainstem Lemhi River. Efforts implemented under this project are coordinated with the proposed Salmon Pilot Project, and it is anticipated that the two projects will cooperatively enable an intensive Habitat Action Effectiveness Monitoring project in the Lemhi River watershed. This project can be viewed as a direct cost-share, with the PCSRF contributing $99,970 and the State of Idaho contributing $124,928.
PCSRF - Idaho	008 04 SA	Salmon ISEMP - Project Planning and Scoping	This project seeks to hydraulically reconnect tributaries to the mainstem Lemhi River through improved water management and the removal of passage obstructions. The Salmon Pilot Project will evaluate the effects of these tributary reconnections on fish vital rates.
PCSRF - Idaho	012 04 SA	Salmon ISEMP - Hawley-Eighteen Mile Siphon	This project will improve passage at an irrigation withdrawal, which is expected to enable access by anadromous and resident salmonids. The Salmon Pilot Project will evaluate the effects of improved passage on fish vital rates.
PCSRF - Idaho	011 04 SA	Salmon ISEMP - Water Diversion Transfer	This project will decrease diversions at the L-6 diversion on the lower mainstem Lemhi by 15 CFS, by instead providing conveyance from the S-14 diversion on the mainstem Salmon River. The Salmon Pilot Project will evaluate the effects of increased mainstem flow, resulting from this project, on juvenile fish survival and adult passage.
PCSRF - Idaho	013 04 SA	Salmon ISEMP - Cottom Lane Fence	This project will replace 1,800 feet of riparian fencing abutting the primary Chinook salmon spawning grounds in the mainstem Lemhi River. The Salmon Pilot Project will evaluate the effects of this action on habitat attributes and fish vital rates within the affected area.
Other: multiple agencies	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Upper Columbia Regional Technical Team	Approximately 15 state, federal, tribal and private agencies pay for staff to participate as members of the RTT. Overseeing the ISEMP program requires a substantial commitment of the RTT’s time in attending meetings and reviewing documents or other products. This staff time is donated by each agency at a value of approximately $36,000 per year.
Other: Washington Dept. of Ecology	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Ambient Monitoring Program	WDOE operates and maintains 15 flow stations and four continuously recording water quality stations that provide data which ISEMP would otherwise have to obtain through contracts. In-kind cost share value of $96,000 in 2005.
Other: Washington Dept. of Ecology	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--RIVPACS Modelling	WDOE will be creating a subbasin-specific model for analyzing macroinvertebrate communities that will be useful to ISEMP. In-kind cost share value of $10,000.
Other: Washington Dept. of Ecology	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Contributions to Habitat Surveys	In addition to the amount contracted to WDOE for habitat surveying, WDOE provided extra funding for salaries, training, and equipment at a value of $28,924 in 2005.
Other: Wa. Dept. Fish and Wildlife	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Survey and analysis of salmon and steelhead habitat access	ISEMP will be relying exclusively on WDFW for all the data regarding habitat access; WDFW’s SSHEAR program will be conducting surveys of barriers and habitat access in the Wenatchee for a one-time cost with an approximate value of $200,000.
Other: NOAA Fisheries	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Contributions to snorkel surveys	NOAA Fisheries has supplemented ISEMP’s BPA funding to roughly double the number of site visits that are conducted by the USFS as part of snorkel surveys at an annual value of $100,000.
Other: U.S. Forest Service	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Depth fines sampling	USFS has provided baseline depth fines sampling in the Wenatchee and Entiat at an annual value of about $50,000 per year.
Other: U.S. Forest Service	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Entiat monitoring planning and oversight	USFS has provided technical oversight and coordination of restoration project planning and monitoring in the Entiat subbasin at an annual value of about $10,000 per year.
Other: U.S. Forest Service	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Contributions to snorkelling, reconnaissance, and redd surveys	In addition to the amount contracted to USFS for these ISEMP elements, the USFS provides extra funding for salaries, training, and equipment that directly supports these contracted elements, in addition to the review and development of other elements of the ISEMP program outside their contracted scopes-of-work, at an annual value of about $20,000.
BPA	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--BPA Reproductive Success and Coho studies	BPA’s coho reintroduction study jointly funds the Nason Creek smolt trap at an approximate annual value of $33,000. For the operation of the lower Wenatchee smolt trap, approximately $35,062 will come from the BPA Reproductive Success study.
Other: Chelan PUD	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Spawning ground survey contributions	ISEMP directly utilizes spawning ground survey information funded by a variety of sources. Chelan PUD funds the bulk of steelhead index-area spawning ground surveys in the Wenatchee at about $60,245 per year; Chelan PUD funds all summer chinook spawning ground surveys in the Wenatchee at about $100,000 per year. They may also fund portions of the spawning ground surveys attributed to "agencies not yet identified" but I need to confirm this.
Other: Chelan PUD	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Smolt trapping contributions	ISEMP benefits from cost sharing from multiple sources for the operation of smolt traps. For the operation of the lower Wenatchee smolt trap, approximately $119,544 will be provided by Chelan PUD Monitoring and Evaluation Program in 2006; Chelan PUD will contribute $29,712 to the operation of the upper Wenatchee smolt trap and pays for the entire operation of the Chiwawa River trap at an approximate annual value of $100,000.
Other: Chelan PUD	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--PIT tagging in Wenatchee	PIT tagging is useful to multiple angencies and ISEMP benefits from cost sharing from at multiple partners: Chelan PUD will be contributing in-kind labor cost sharing in the Wenatchee valued at approximately $120,000 per year.
Other: NOAA Fisheries	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Genetic sampling in Wenatchee	ISEMP will rely exclusively on genetics data collected from the NOAA spring chinook pedigree study (annual value of approximately $300,000) and sampling done as part of the Chelan PUD Monitoring and Evaluation studies at an unknown value.
Other: Chelan PUD	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Genetic sampling in Wenatchee	ISEMP will rely exclusively on genetics data collected from the NOAA spring chinook pedigree study (annual value of approximately $300,000) and sampling done as part of the Chelan PUD Monitoring and Evaluation studies at an unknown value.
Other: NOAA Fisheries	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Contributions to PIT tagging	PIT tagging is useful to multiple angencies and ISEMP benefits from cost sharing from at multiple partners: NOAA Fisheries will be contributing approximately $120,000 in start up money for deployment of tag detection arrays in the Wenatchee and another $120,000 in the Entiat.
Other: NOAA Fisheries	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Contributions to spawning ground surveys	ISEMP directly utilizes spawnign ground survey information funded by a variety of sources. NOAA Fisheries has funded steelhead spawning ground surveys in the Entiat at about $100,000 per year.
Other: Agencies not yet identified	[no entry]	Wen/Ent--Other spawning ground surveys (summers in Entiat and springers in Entiat and Wenatchee)	ISEMP directly utilizes spawnign ground survey information funded by a variety of sources. We still need to determine which agency(s) currently fund summer chinook surveys in the Entiat at about $100,000 per year and surveys for spring chinook in the Entiat and Wenatchee at approximately $100,000 each.
Other: Multiple Agencies	[no entry]	John Day ISEMP - Analytical Framework Group	Approximately 15 state, federal, tribal and private agencies pay for staff to participate as members of the AFG and coordinate with the pilot project. Overseeing the ISEMP program requires a substantial commitment of the these staffs' time in attending meetings and reviewing documents or other products. This staff time is donated by each agency at a value of approximately $39,000 per year.
Other: Bureau of Reclamation	1434-03HQRU1584	John Day ISEMP - Evaluation of push-up dam replacements in the South Fork John Day	This project is conducted by Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (USGS-BRD), and is the South Fork Intensively Monitoried Watershed study. The pilot project works closely with this project and this project will provide framework and the control watershed for the Bridge Creek Intensively Monitored Watershed study. Cost-share This project is funded at nearly $250,000/yr.
Other: Bureau of Reclamation	[no entry]	John Day ISEMP - Data dictionary and protocol manager development	Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Using the John Day basin as test basin, the BOR is funding the development of a database application to house protocols and data in spatial database. This project has collaborated closely with the John Day pilot project and has been funded at near $100,000/yr but will drop to $50,000/yr.
BPA	199801600	John Day ISEMP - Escapement/Productivity Spring	ODFW operates juvenile rotary screw traps, conducts juvenile PIT tagging, and conducts redd and carcass surveys for salmon and steelhead, conducts juvenile snorkel survey and habitat surveys throughout the John Day Basin. This project supplies much of the basinwide salmonid information. ODFW is one of the principal collaborators for the pilot project. This project has a budget of approximately $998,000/yr.
Other: Oregon Department of Environmental Quali	[no entry]	John Day ISEMP - ODEQ TMDL modelling	Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is developing a TMDL model to evaluate the effects channel characteristics on temperature. We collaborated closely with ODEQ and will be using this model to prioritize restoration efforts. This project requires nearly a full FTE plus considerable travel
Other: Oregon Department of Environmental Quali	[no entry]	John Day ISEMP - ODEQ EMAP Western Regional Pilot Project	This project was initiated by ODEQ in 2000 and data collection was completed in 2004. Data from this project is being used in the Sediment Assessment project of the John Day pilot project. Data on channel morpholgy, riparian vegetation, substrate, macroinvertebrates, other biological indicators were collected. We plan to use information from this effort.
Other: United States Forest Service - BLM	[no entry]	John Day ISEMP - USFS-PACFISH-INFISH Biological Opinion (PIBO) Effectiveness Monitoring Program	This project is conducted by the US FS over the Columbia River Basin. This project collects channel morpholgy, riparian vegetation, substrate, macroinvertebrates from watersheds throughout the CRB, including the John Day. We have collaborated closely with the PIBO project and plan to use information collected from this program for the pilot projects.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and	Coordinate implementation of pilot-scale habitat action effectiveness and habitat and population status and trend monitoring in the Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon subbasins	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)
2. Indicators and metric development and testing	This question has two scales, the first is determining whether landscape scale features can provide important determinants of freshwater habitat condition and aquatic processes and whether these features can be described with remote sensing data and standard landscape data reduction and classification tools. The second scale occurs as the development of indicators of ecological function, and development of metrics to measure the indicators, at the scale of the pilot subbasins (Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon).	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)
3. Protocol development, refinement and testing	This proposal develops habitat and population monitoring protocols, implements them at a test-scale in the Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon subbasins, and refines the methods based on implementation results.	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)
4. Sampling design development and testing	This objective develops design alternatives fo the implementation of indicators, metrics, and protocols developed under Objecives 2 and 3 (above) and implements the designs at the scale of Pilot subbasins (Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon).	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)
5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans	Objectives 1, 2, 3, and 4 (above) provide components of an integrated monitoring plan. This objective adaptively implements the plans in the Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon subbasins	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)
6. Evaluation tools development and testing	This objective develops statistical methods to reduce and analyze data with respect to reliability, precision versus cost, and effectiveness at addressing information needs.	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)
7. Data management tools development and testing	Evaluation of project goals (e.g., adaptive management of designs, indicators, metrics etc.) requires that data are available in a common and accessible format. This objective is aimed at developing a coordinated database to house project data, and to make those data available to the region.	None	The objectives of the ISEMP are supported by the NPCC (2000) fish and wildlife program (page 32), in the relevant subbasin plans, and the ISEMP is explicitly named and supported in the final UPA (Page 88) and the NWPCC (2005) draft research plan (Page 42)

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Coordination	Umbrella - coordinate design, RME implementation, and habitat actions proposed in the three Pilot Project subbasine (Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$325,123
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Umbrella - assist in planning activities within Pilot Project subbasins, administer contracts for RME in individual Pilot Subbasins	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$162,562
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Umbrella - create database structure to store RME data from the Pilot Project subbasins, provide database infrastructure, and maintain the database	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$162,562
Biological objectives 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Umbrella - complie, reduce, and analyze RME data collected in individual Pilot Project subbasins to address study objectives	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$243,843
Biological objectives 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Produce Plan	Umbrella - adaptively manage umbrella plan, distribute efforts among Pilot Project subbasins to meet overall project objectives, adaptively revise plan based on Pilot Project outcomes	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$325,123
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Install Fish Monitoring Equipment	Wenatchee/Entiat - Install PIT tag arrays and rotary screw traps and purchase PIT tags	The purchase of PIT tags was lumped here because WE 182 was not listed in on-line proposal form	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$300,463
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Coordination	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - coordinate design, RME implementation, and habitat actions proposed in the three Pilot Project subbasine (Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon)	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$271,189
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - manage on-the-ground implementation of RME activities, administer subcontracts	Includes work that has been previously allocated to Work Elements 119 (manage and administer), 132 (annual reporting), 183 (produce findings) and 185 (status reporting) which were not listed as choices in section 8 of the proposal	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$397,306
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - develop sampling methods, attributes, and response designs	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$13,991
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - collect data as described in Pilot Project study design	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$3,807,329
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - tag and mark juvenile and adult salmonids as dictated by study design	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$204,810
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - compile project data, perform quality control, and upload to Pilot Project umbrella database	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$119,002
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - reduce and analyze project data at subbasin and umbrella (combined across Pilot subbasins) scales	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$69,037
Biological objectives 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - prepare/assist in preparation of handling permits for research	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$59,933
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Produce Plan	Wenatchee/Entiat Pilot Project - develop and adaptively update study design documentation	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$136,410
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Install Fish Monitoring Equipment	John Day Pilot Project - Install PIT tag arrays	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$39,405
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Coordination	John Day Pilot Project - Coordinate RME implementation within subbasin and with umbrella Pilot Project	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$77,649
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	John Day Pilot Project - manage on-the-ground implementation of RME activities, administer subcontracts	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$96,739
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	John Day Pilot Project - develop sampling methods, attributes, and response designs	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$28,547
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	John Day Pilot Project - collect data as described in Pilot Project study design	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$727,533
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: safda
Mark/Tag Animals	John Day Pilot Project - tag and mark juvenile and adult salmonids as dictated by study design	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$84,664
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	John Day Pilot Project - compile project data, perform quality control, and upload to Pilot Project umbrella database	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$46,253
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	John Day Pilot Project - reduce and analyze project data at subbasin and umbrella (combined across Pilot subbasins) scales	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$178,516
Biological objectives 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Produce Plan	John Day Pilot Project - develop and adaptively update study design for John Day Pilot Project	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$57,095
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000307. Construct bundled log step, centerpiece structure	Bundled log steps. This project uses bundles of small diameter (30 cm) poles to create a series of steps sufficient to cause aggradation to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section. These structures are designed to mimic (very strong) beaver dams in terms of size and function.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$50,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000307. Construct bundled log step, centerpiece structure	Bundled log steps. This project uses bundles of small diameter (30 cm) poles to create a series of steps sufficient to cause aggradation to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section. These structures are designed to mimic (very strong) beaver dams in terms of size and function.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$50,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics * # of structures installed: 1 centerpiece structure
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000307.Construct upstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Upstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed upstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000307.Construct downstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Downstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed downstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000305.Construct rock step, centerpiece structure	Rock steps. This project employees the use of large rock to create a series of steps that will cause aggradation, to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$50,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000305.Construct rock step, centerpiece structure	Rock steps. This project employees the use of large rock to create a series of steps that will cause aggradation, to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$45,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000305. Construct upstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Upstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed upstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000305. Construct downstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Downstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed downstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000299. Construct rock step, centerpiece structure	Rock steps. This project employees the use of large rock to create a series of steps that will cause aggradation, to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$45,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000299. Construct rock step, centerpiece structure	Rock steps. This project employees the use of large rock to create a series of steps that will cause aggradation, to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$45,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000299. Construct rock step, centerpiece structure	Rock steps. This project employees the use of large rock to create a series of steps that will cause aggradation, to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$45,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000299. Construct upstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Upstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed upstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000299. Construct downstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Downstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed downstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000298. Construct bundled log step, centerpiece structure	Bundled log steps. This project uses bundles of small diameter (30 cm) poles to create a series of steps sufficient to cause aggradation to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section. These structures are designed to mimic (very strong) beaver dams in terms of size and function.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$50,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000298. Construct bundled log step, centerpiece structure	Bundled log steps. This project uses bundles of small diameter (30 cm) poles to create a series of steps sufficient to cause aggradation to raise the stream bed to the desired height, usually 1-2 which will raise the nearstream water table close to the level (< 0.5 m) of the former floodplain. The structure is designed such that it will be covered with vegetation and sediment, particularly once the area behind it backfills with sediment. Riparian plantings (willow and cottonwood staking) will be used to aid in the “visual recovery” of the project. Thus within a relatively short time frame (< 10 yrs) the project structure will be invisible, and in a longitudinal profile of the stream will appear as a locally steepened section. These structures are designed to mimic (very strong) beaver dams in terms of size and function.	5/1/2008	10/30/2008	$50,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000298. Construct upstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Upstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed upstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	John Day Pilot Project – Bridge Ck Reach #17070204000298. Construct downstream post pile fences, secondary structure	Downstream Post-pile fences. A series of posts or poles are pounded into the bed substrate perpendicular to the flow of the stream, preferably near natural constrictions with low-gradient upstream reaches. These are placed downstream of the centerpiece structures (bundled log steps or rock steps). These posts provide key structural support that can then be used by beaver to build durable dams better able to withstand high flow events until the area behind the dam can backfill with sediment and be colonized by woody riparian vegetation. A series of posts lines will be placed in close proximity to mimic typical frequencies and heights of beaver dams. An idealized beaver dam sequence might be a primary dam 1-1.5 m high with a smaller 0.5-1 m dam 20-50 m downstream of the primary dam and 2-3 intermediate-sized (0.5-1 m) dams upstream of the primary dam, and spaced perhaps 30-100 m apart, depending on stream gradient, creating a series of connected pools. We will also provide piles of cottonwood and willow branches for beaver during the dam-building season (summer) to supplement food and building material. We will work with ODFW to relocate nuisance beaver (of which there is a steady supply) to our sites. Such a strategy has been successfully employed elsewhere to trap sediment in streams (Scheffer 1938, Apple 1983).	5/1/2008	10/30/2009	$24,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Produce Design and/or Specifications	John Day Pilot Project-Design specifications for Bridge Creek instream structures	Site-specific design specifications for bundled log steps, rock steps and post pile fences, approved by a professional engineer.	1/1/2007	12/31/2007	$30,000
Biological objectives 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Install Fish Monitoring Equipment	Salmon River Pilot Project - Install Pit tag arrays, DIDSON devices, adult traps, and rotary screw traps	South Fork Salmon River - Install extended length PIT tag arrays in mainstem (two locations), EFSFSR, and Secesh River (up to two locations), install rotary screw trap in mainstem SFSR, install adult trap in mainstem SFSR, install DIDSON devices in Secesh River (and potentially three additional locations - mainstem SFSR, EFSFSR, and Lake Creek). Lemhi River, install extended length PIT tag arrays in four tributaries and two mainstem sites, install rotary screw trap in Hayden Creek, install adult fish trap at L6 diversion. Purchase PIT tags (typically BPA work element 182)	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$691,790
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing			Metrics
Coordination	Salmon River Pilot Project - coordinate design, RME implementation, and habitat actions proposed in the three Pilot Project subbasins (Wenatchee/Entiat, John Day, and Salmon)	Convene and attend meetings of the Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Technical Oversight Comittee (RMETOC) and attend meetings with umbrella project staff to coordinate on-the-ground Pilot Project implementation.	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$58,256
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Salmon River Pilot Project - manage on-the-ground implementation of RME activities, administer subcontracts	Administer and coordinate subcontracts through the RMETOC and umbrella project.	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$145,640
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Salmon River Pilot Project - develop sampling methods, attributes, and response designs	Develop sampling methods (sampling infrastructure needs, data collection methods etc.), define attributes to sample (stream temperature, fish weight etc.), and sampling (response) design (when, where, and what number of measurements to collect) using technical expertise of umbrella project staff and RMETOC members.	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$36,410
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Salmon River Pilot Project - collect data as described in Pilot Project study design	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$3,444,386
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing			Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals	Salmon River Pilot Project - tag and mark juvenile and adult salmonids as dictated by study design	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$50,027
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Salmon River Pilot Project - compile project data, perform quality control, and upload to Pilot Project umbrella database	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$65,538
Biological objectives 2. Indicators and metric development and testing 3. Protocol development, refinement and testing 4. Sampling design development and testing			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Salmon River Pilot Project - reduce and analyze project data at subbasin and umbrella (combined across Pilot subbasins) scales	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$54,615
Biological objectives 6. Evaluation tools development and testing 7. Data management tools development and testing			Metrics
Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Salmon River Pilot Project - prepare/assist in preparation of handling permits for research	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$14,564
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics
Produce Plan	Salmon River Pilot Project - develop and adaptively update study design for Salmon River Pilot Project	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2007	9/30/2010	$72,820
Biological objectives 1. Programmatic coordination, design, planning and 5. Implement effectiveness and status/trend plans			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Fringe Benefits	Salmon River ISEMP	$210,000	$231,002	$254,103
Personnel	Salmon River ISEMP	$602,006	$662,207	$728,427
Overhead	Salmon River ISEMP	$203,002	$223,302	$245,632
Supplies	Salmon River ISEMP	$224,002	$246,402	$271,043
Travel	Salmon River ISEMP	$161,002	$177,102	$194,812
Personnel	Wenatchee/Entiat ISEMP	$787,379	$861,300	$942,613
Fringe Benefits	Wenatchee/Entiat ISEMP	$246,495	$269,637	$295,092
Overhead	Wenatchee/Entiat ISEMP	$237,015	$259,266	$283,743
Travel	Wenatchee/Entiat ISEMP	$16,346	$17,880	$19,568
Supplies	Wenatchee/Entiat ISEMP	$347,349	$379,959	$415,830
Personnel	Umbrella ISEMP	$188,322	$192,965	$197,839
Fringe Benefits	Umbrella ISEMP	$99,117	$101,560	$104,126
Overhead	Umbrella ISEMP	$99,117	$101,560	$104,126
Travel	Umbrella ISEMP	$9,912	$10,156	$10,413
Personnel	John Day ISEMP	$223,512	$198,074	$153,067
Fringe Benefits	John Day ISEMP	$77,969	$69,096	$53,395
Overhead	John Day ISEMP	$75,370	$66,792	$51,616
Supplies	John Day ISEMP	$83,167	$73,702	$56,955
Travel	John Day ISEMP	$59,776	$52,973	$40,937
Personnel	John Day Habitat	$0	$120,000	$120,000
Fringe Benefits	John Day Habitat	$0	$43,000	$43,000
Overhead	John Day Habitat	$0	$81,500	$81,500
Supplies	John Day Habitat	$0	$81,500	$81,500
Totals		$3,950,858	$4,520,935	$4,749,337

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$13,221,130
Total work element budget:	$13,221,130

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
agencies not yet identified	Wen/Ent--Other spawning ground surveys (summers in Entiat and springers in Entiat and Wenatchee)	$300,000	$330,000	$363,000	In-Kind	Under Review
BPA Reproductive Success and Coho studies	Wen/Ent--Other BPA contributions to smolt trapping	$68,062	$74,868	$82,355	In-Kind	Under Review
Chelan PUD	Wen/Ent--Spawning ground survey contributions	$160,245	$176,270	$193,896	In-Kind	Under Review
Chelan PUD	Wen/Ent--PIT tagging in Wenatchee	$100,000	$110,000	$121,000	In-Kind	Confirmed
Chelan PUD	Wen/Ent--Smolt trapping contributions	$249,256	$274,182	$301,600	In-Kind	Under Review
multiple agencies	Wen/Ent--Coordination and technical oversight by RTT	$36,000	$39,600	$43,560	In-Kind	Confirmed
NOAA Fisheries	Wen/Ent--Genetic sampling in Wenatchee	$300,000	$330,000	$363,000	In-Kind	Under Review
NOAA Fisheries	Wen/Ent--Contributions to PIT tagging	$240,000	$0	$0	In-Kind	Confirmed
NOAA Fisheries	Wen/Ent--Contribution to snorkel surveying	$100,000	$110,000	$121,000	In-Kind	Confirmed
NOAA Fisheries	Wen/Ent--Contributions to spawning ground surveys	$100,000	$110,000	$121,000	In-Kind	Confirmed
NOAA/NMFS	Data analysis tool development support -- collaborations with staff and academic partners	$75,000	$75,000	$0	In-Kind	Under Review
U.S. Forest Service	Wen/Ent--Depth fines sampling in Wenatchee and Entiat subbasins	$50,000	$55,000	$60,500	In-Kind	Under Review
U.S. Forest Service	Wen/Ent--Entiat monitoring planning and oversight	$10,000	$11,000	$12,100	In-Kind	Under Review
U.S. Forest Service	Wen/Ent--Contributions to snorkel, recon, and redd surveying	$20,000	$22,000	$24,200	In-Kind	Under Review
USBoR	Data Management tool development: Protocal tracking software and protocol metadatabase construction	$100,000	$30,000	$30,000	In-Kind	Confirmed
USBoR	Remote Sensing Project staff to develop landscape-scale environmental co-variates	$75,000	$75,000	$0	In-Kind	Under Review
Wa. Dept. of Ecology	Wen/Ent--Contributions to habitat surveying	$28,924	$31,816	$34,998	In-Kind	Confirmed
Wa. Dept. of Ecology	Wen/Ent--Flow gaging station operations	$96,000	$105,600	$116,160	In-Kind	Confirmed
Wa. Dept. of Ecology	Wen/Ent--Development of RIVPACS model for macroinvertebrate analysis	$10,000	$0	$0	In-Kind	Confirmed
Wa. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife	Wen/Ent--Survey and analysis of salmon and steelhead habitat access	$200,000	$0	$0	In-Kind	Confirmed
Totals		$2,318,487	$1,960,336	$1,988,369

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $4,844,756
FY 2011 estimated budget: $4,844,756

Comments: Includes continuation of efforts proposed for FY 2007-2009 period.

Future O&M costs: ISEMP will require data collection through 2013 for some components, and for others, at least 15 years from initiation to develop data sets of sufficient size and contrast to address key programmatic evaluation questions.

Termination date: FY2024
Comments: ISEMP will periodically develop products and outputs for regional guidance. We expect that all components of the project will terminate by FY2024, though many will have been able to realize their objectives far sooner.

Final deliverables: RME guidance rule set for selection of habitat restoration monitoring approaches, status monitoring indicators, metrics, protocols and analytical methods, data management that supports decision making and resource managment.

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]
$1,836,000	$1,836,000	$1,836,000	$5,508,000	Expense	Basinwide	Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$1,836,000	$1,836,000	$1,836,000	$0		Basinwide

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)

NPCC comments: This is a good proposal overall. The large scale, basinwide approach is good. A project such as this one is clearly needed in the Columbia Basin to integrate M&E efforts and provide consistency among diverse M&E projects. The technical background and rationale are discussed and clearly establish the need for an integrated monitoring program for the Columbia Basin that could contribute to development of an adaptive management plan for the basin. If the process proposed in this project succeeds in bringing together a wide variety of large environmental data sets in a new and integrated fashion, it will represent a major breakthrough in describing and managing tributary restoration efforts. The proposal is very complex. How are all of the separate parts of the proposal going to be integrated? Some questions related to the technical background of the project and its objectives need to be addressed: 1) What is the role of the sponsors in this project? Coordination? Data collection? Data analysis? Will the sponsors have some involvement in each objective? 2) What does monitoring at the subbasin scale mean? 3) What are some examples of metrics that represent subbasin-scale performance? 4) How will the information generated by the projects be integrated and analyzed to accomplish overall project objectives such as determining limiting factors and evaluation of basinwide project effectiveness? The project history is clearly described, with a good justification of why the work should be continued and why the suggested pilot-scale sites were chosen. The list of accomplishments is impressive. The three-year history of the project shows how it has grown in both scope and linkages over time. The project is linked to numerous state and federal projects within each of the targeted subbasins. The objectives are very broad in most cases and involve continuing work begun in 2003. The Wenatchee and John Day projects do a good job of relating objectives of each individual project to the overall project objectives. The objectives for the South Fork Salmon River and Lemhi are not as clear. How do the objectives for this work relate to overall project objectives (item 3.0)? The South Fork Salmon and Lemhi projects should use the same format as the Wenatchee and John Day. Methods were clearly explained, and the approach will involve innovative techniques. This proposal builds on using many of the best available long-term population status and habitat inventory datasets in the region. The proposal notes that it will take a long time to determine the success of the integrated status and effectiveness monitoring program, but the provisions for long-term monitoring and the choice of monitoring sites were clearly thought out.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)