FY 2001 Columbia Gorge proposal 200102600
Contents
Section 1. General administrative information
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Section 4. Budgets for planning/design phase
Section 5. Budgets for construction/implementation phase
Section 6. Budgets for operations/maintenance phase
Section 7. Budgets for monitoring/evaluation phase
Section 8. Budget summary
Reviews and Recommendations
Additional documents
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| 21012 Narrative | Narrative |
| Columbia Gorge: Columbia Gorge Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects | Subbasin Map |
| Columbia Gorge: Columbia Gorge Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects | Subbasin Map |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Evaluate Status of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in the Columbia River Basin above Bonneville Dam |
| Proposal ID | 200102600 |
| Organization | U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia River Research Laboratory (USGS) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Patrick J. Connolly |
| Mailing address | 5501-a Cook-Underwood Road Cook, WA 98605 |
| Phone / email | 5095382299 / patrick_connolly@usgs.gov |
| Manager authorizing this project | James G. Seelye |
| Review cycle | Columbia Gorge |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Gorge / Fifteenmile |
| Short description | Survey Columbia River tributaries above Bonneville Dam for coastal cutthroat trout to determine population status, to identify limiting factors, and to understand the role of current and past human and natural disturbances affecting status. |
| Target species | Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 45.7 | -121.7 | Columbia Gorge province |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
|---|
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9304000 | Fifteenmile Creek Habitat Restoration Project | We will contact project biologists for their help in identifying potential populations of cutthroat trout populations and we will survey this watershed. Habitat improvements for steelhead could help cutthroat trout. |
| 9405400 | Bull Trout Life History Project -- NE Oregon | We will contact project biologists for their help in identifying potential populations of cutthroat trout populations in the Hood River watershed, a watershed that we will survey for the proposed project. |
| 8805304 | Hood River Production Program | We will contact project biologists for their help in identifying potential populations of cutthroat trout populations in the Hood River watershed, a watershed that we will survey for the proposed project. |
| 9204101 | Fish Passage Evaluations - Lower Columbia River | This project may well have data on passage of sea-run cutthrot trout to the Hood, White Salmon, Little White Salmon, Klickitat, and Wind rivers, all of which we plan to survey during the proposed project. |
| 8812000 | Yakima Natural Production and Enhancement Program | This project's activities and findings in the Klickitat watershed may help us locate populations of cutthroat trout. |
| 9801900 | Wind River Watershed Project | We will contact project biologists for their help in identifying potential populations of cutthroat trout populations in the Wind River watershed, a watershed that we will survey for the proposed project. |
| 9033 | Document Native Trout Populations | We will contact project biologist to see what they have found in some of the upper reaches of watersheds that we intend to sample. Our surveys will be more extensive (covering the Gorge Province) and in some areas more intensive (population estimates). |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBJ-1. Document existing data on historical and current distribution and describe management practices that affect coastal cutthroat trout in the Columbia River basin above Bonneville Dam. | a. Document historical and current distribution of sea-run and resident coastal cutthroat trout in the Columbia River basin above Bonneville Dam. [USGS, WDFW] | FY 01-03 | $39,770 | |
| OBJ-2. Determine status of naturally reproducing populations of coastal cutthroat trout above Bonneville Dam. | a. Conduct an extensive survey of streams in the Columbia River basin above Bonneville Dam to determine presence and status of cutthroat trout. [USGS, WDFW] | FY 01-03 | $93,878 | |
| b. Conduct intensive habitat and population surveys in 4-6 streams. [USGS, WDFW] | FY 01-03 | $94,010 | ||
| c. Perform laboratory analysis of scale, otolith, and tissue samples. [WDFW] | FY 02-03 | $0 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
| FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
|---|---|
| $240,926 | $253,038 |
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2001 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | FTE: USGS: $106,770 WDFW: $10,782 | $117,552 |
| Fringe | USGS: $26,842 WDFW: $2,739 | $29,581 |
| Supplies | USGS: $16,950 WDFW: $0 | $16,950 |
| Travel | USGS: $5,200 WDFW: $500 | $5,700 |
| Indirect | USGS: $52,180 WDFW: $3,295 | $55,475 |
| Capital | $0 | |
| NEPA | $0 | |
| PIT tags | # of tags: 1,000 | $2,400 |
| Subcontractor | $0 | |
| Other | $0 | |
| $227,658 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2001 cost | $227,658 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2001 budget request | $227,658 |
| FY 2001 forecast from 2000 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Fish and Wildlife Service--Lower Columbia River Fish Health Center (Contact: Susan Gutenberger, Project Leader) | Provide standardized fish desease profiles as part of the USFWS's National Wild Fish Disease Survey | $15,000 | in-kind |
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (Contact: Dan Rawding: Fish Biologist) | Provide information; provide field personnel on an intermittent basis | $5,000 | in-kind |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Do not fund - no response required
Oct 6, 2000
Comment:
Do not fund. A response is not warranted. The proposal was generally well written and the PI has superior qualifications and a strong publication record, and the proposed work is needed. However, this project appears likely to duplicate other subbasin efforts that already should have collected (or are collecting) some data on coastal cutthroat populations. While it is important and timely to complete a comprehensive status assessment of coastal cutthroat trout, it would make more sense to expand this type of assessment work beyond individual species and include all varieties of resident salmonids and amphibians. For example, bull trout surveys will likely cover much of the same ground and observe cutthroat trout, if present. It would be much more cost-efficient if this cutthroat survey work could be combined with the bull trout survey, project 199405400. From a sampling standpoint, a single survey for all salmonid fishes (and nongame fishes) and amphibians would yield superior data and pose less risk of physical injury from repeated electrofishing.The current proposal only vaguely addressed the approach that would be used to characterize limiting factors. There is a need to better review the existing literature and existing population data on coastal cutthroat trout and to utilize that information to develop a stronger proposal that more specifically targets limiting factors. The study methods in general seemed appropriate. However, the proposed study would include data collection only under summer low-flow conditions, but there is no longer any reason to only sample at that time. Fall/winter sampling is technically feasible and often enables better assessment of limiting factors. Would that not be the case in this situation? Also, a just-published test of stream sampling methods (Roni and Fayram (2000) North Amer. J. Fisheries Mgt. 20:683) should be helpful.
We suggest that if at all possible, the principal investigator from this project could act as a coordinator for coastal cutthroat trout status assessment work in the province.
Comment:
Many projects within the basin are finding cutthroat information. An organized accumulation of this information is needed. This project should first accumulate all available information from all fish and wildlife agencies and tribes in the basin. Field work should then focus on subbasins and areas where data is missing.FY 01 Budget Review Comments: Funding for Objective 1 should be considered a high priority. The other objectives should be considered high priority in FY 02 and 03 if warranted based on the results from FY 01. We recommend funding only Objective 1 during FY 2001.
Comment:
Partially agree, objective 1 is fundable, but funding of any other objective of this proposal should require further review per the comments below.Comment:
BONNEVILLE POOL ISSUE 1: Coastal cutthroat trout survey
If the Council funds the initial survey objective for proposal 21012 as recommended by fish and wildlife managers and the ISRP, it should define a process for the project to return for additional funding after a successful review.
Staff recommendation: Fund only the initial survey objective. Upon completion and report, the sponsor can return to the Quarterly Review for consideration of additional funding.
Comment:
Comment:
Recommendation never acted upon by Bonneville. Represents money for project pushed into 04 and 05 years. Bonneville has said no to funding project.Comment:
The budget numbers are the same as those provided in the February 2002 submittal "Request for Within-Year Change in Funding" for FY2002 and FY2003, respectively. It is anticipated that increases due to cost of living adjustments will be covered by cost share agreements with the U.S. Forest Service.