FY07-09 proposal 200733200
Jump to Reviews and Recommendations
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Mitigation of marine-derived nutrient loss in the Boise-Payette-Weiser subbasin. |
| Proposal ID | 200733200 |
| Organization | Idaho Department of Fish & Game |
| Short description | The project replaces marine derived nutrients using salmon carcasses and salmon carcass analogs in the Boise-Payette-Weiser subbasins. Aquatic and terrestrial effects of nutrient treatements will be monitored using isotope and lipid analysis. |
| Information transfer | INformation from this project will be quantitative and qualitative. Data will be stored in annual reports, and private files. Data will be used to provide insight into the effects of mitigating marine nutrient losses on ecosystems where anadromous fish have been extirpated. Project analysis will be submitted for publication in peer reviewed journals. |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Contacts
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Form submitter | ||
| Gregg Servheen | Idaho Department of Fish and Game | gservheen@idfg.idaho.gov |
| All assigned contacts | ||
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Middle Snake / Payette
| Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Payette River | South Fork Payette Watershed |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: Bull Troutprimary: Interior Redband Trout
primary: Mountain Whitefish
secondary: All Wildlife
Additional: bald eagle, mink, american dipper
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments |
|---|
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | 200105500 | Salmonid Response to Fertiliza | The projects have similar goals in measuring the response of salmonids to nutrient enhancement. Methods are similar and our project uses carcass analogs developed under project ID 200105500 |
| BPA | 199800200 | Snake River Native Salmonid As | cooperative use of stream survey data |
Section 6. Biological objectives
| Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitigate for the loss of marine derived nutrients | Use anadromous fish carcasses, carcass analogs, liquid fertilizer to mitigate for the loss of marine nutrients caused by extirpation of salmon and steelhead from the subbasins due to development of the hydropower system | Boise/Payette/Weiser | Relevant strategies from the BPW Subbasin Plan are numbered as follows- 1A2, 2A2, 6E1 through 6e5, 18A2, Relevant strategies from the |
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 | Complete NEPA analysis | Complete NEPA analsysis | 12/1/2006 | 5/1/2007 | $15,000 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
||||
| Enhance Nutrients Instream | Reintroduce nutrients to selected watersheds | Seed selected treatment streams with carcasses, carcass analogs or fertilizer based on simulated historical abundance | 6/1/2007 | 8/1/2009 | $165,584 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
||||
| Identify and Select Projects | Choose Treatment and control streams | Identify treatment and control streams for nutrient enhancement | 10/1/2006 | 1/1/2007 | $4,500 |
|
Biological objectives Mitigate for the loss of marine derived nutrients |
Metrics |
||||
| Analyze/Interpret Data | Analyze and report results | Analyze and interpret results including recomendations | 12/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $63,528 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action effectiveness research |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Determine effects of annual fertilization from nutrient enhancement | Manipulative experiment to determine if low level annual fertilization of conifer seedlings and riparian plants using salmon carcasses and brikets has significant impacts on foliar nutrient levels. | 6/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $113,043 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action effectiveness resaerch |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Evaluate foliar N15 to assess historic inputs of marine derived nitrogen | Sample foliage from bankside, adjacent upslope, and upslope mature/old growth conifers and evaluate patterns of foliar 15N to assess historic inputs of marine derived nitrogen. | 6/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $42,146 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action effectiveness research |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Measure marine nutrient inputs in components of aquatic food web | Measure carbon 13 and nitrogen 15 isotopes in biofilm, invertebrates and fishes | 6/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $69,440 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action effectiveness monitoring |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Measure occurrence of N15 in captured species | Measure occurrence of isotope of nitrogen (N15) in captured species. | 7/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $106,730 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action effectiveness |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Quantify and model the contribution of nitrogen within the terrestrial food chain | Capture selected vertebrate speecis including avian (american dipper and kingfisher) and mammalian (mink, shrews, bats, small mammals) in treated and control areas. | 6/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $142,310 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action Effectiveness research |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Quantify contribution of nitrogen within the aquatic food chain | Sample selected food web components (biofilm, invertebrates, fishes) in treated and control reaches | 6/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $188,830 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action effectiveness research |
||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Quantify productivity of aquatic ecosystem components | Measure biofilm mass, chlorophyll-a, invertebrate densities and mass, and fish densities and mass | 6/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $131,942 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Action Effectiveness Research |
||||
| Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results | Analyze and report results | complete analysis of data, model contributions of nutrient enhancement to the terrestrial ecosystem | 12/1/2007 | 10/31/2009 | $35,577 |
|
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
||||
Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
| Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | 3 graduate students, 1 technician 3 biological aides, .77 yr Principal investigator | $159,977 | $163,177 | $166,440 |
| Fringe Benefits | [blank] | $36,918 | $37,657 | $38,410 |
| Supplies | sampling and analysis supplies | $43,606 | $44,478 | $45,368 |
| Travel | [blank] | $40,960 | $43,804 | $44,904 |
| Overhead | overhead | $69,576 | $70,968 | $72,387 |
| Totals | $351,037 | $360,084 | $367,509 | |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
| Total itemized budget: | $1,078,630 |
| Total work element budget: | $1,078,630 |
Cost sharing
| Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Section 9. Project future
|
FY 2010 estimated budget: $0 FY 2011 estimated budget: $0 |
Comments: unknownq |
Future O&M costs: Future project cost will be based on desired implementation strategy determined from this study.
Termination date:
Comments:
Final deliverables:
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
| response to isrp 2006 review FINAL.doc | Jul 2006 |
Reviews and recommendations
| FY07 budget | FY08 budget | FY09 budget | Total budget | Type | Category | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $352,213 | $361,260 | $368,685 | $1,082,158 | Expense | ProvinceExpense | Fund |
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $352,213 | $361,260 | $368,685 | $0 | ProvinceExpense | ||
|
Comments: Bonneville preliminary designation of "in lieu". See issue memo |
||||||
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Basinwide | ||
ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Response requested
NPCC comments: This is a basic research project with implications to similar high elevation headwater areas. The project could provide additional information on trophic chains from salmon carcasses. The proposal relates this work to objectives in the subbasin plan and other regional programs. The proposal does not directly relate the work to other projects with BPA funding. Collaboration with IDFG, U.S. Forest Service, and Idaho Power Company are noted. Justification should be provided to demonstrate that this work is still needed in spite of other research recently published and currently underway in Columbia River Basin. Does this project address uncertainties or is it designed to try an approach that has already been tested elsewhere? Consideration of long-term management applications also should be included in a response. A response is needed to provide additional information on the experimental design. The response should provide details that indicate appropriate sites are available and that the sample sizes are adequate for detecting meaningful differences between treatment and control sites, before and after treatments, and between treatment levels. Sponsors are requested to address not only statistical significance but also whether sufficient data will be available to detect meaningful biological effects. Also clarification is needed concerning whether baseline data would be collected for all variables of interest before treatments are applied. The personnel are well qualified. Plans for information transfer include publication in peer-reviewed journals, but efforts to share lessons learned and successful results to others in the region on a more timely basis should be identified.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable
NPCC comments: This is a basic research project with implications to similar high elevation headwater areas. The project should generate new knowledge on trophic chains from salmon carcasses. This is a well-thought out and unique proposal that has a high likelihood of providing new and immediately useful information for both the research and management communities. The proposal relates this work to objectives in the subbasin plan and other regional programs. The proposal does not directly relate the work to other projects with BPA funding. Collaboration with IDFG, U.S. Forest Service, and Idaho Power Company are noted. The personnel are well qualified. The project reflects a nice mix of personnel from the management agency (IDFG) and from the academic community. Plans for information transfer include publication in peer-reviewed journals, but efforts to share lessons learned and successful results to others in the region on a timelier basis should be identified. The sponsors responded very effectively to ISRP questions about how this work differs from other recent work and provided justification that this work is still needed. The work would be done in a set of conditions (blocked area, nutrient-poor batholith, and bull trout) that differ significantly from those of ongoing nutrient addition evaluations. The response indicates that enough study sites are available, but the sample size question was not completely addressed. Instead, other studies where statistically significant results were obtained were cited. Before fieldwork is implemented the sponsors should conduct a sample size/power analysis to ensure that an adequate number of sites will be sampled to have a high probability of detecting biologically meaningful treatment differences.