Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Forest Carnivore Surveys for Spokane Subbasin |
| Proposal ID | 21030 |
| Organization | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Howard L. Ferguson |
| Mailing address | N 8702 Division St. Spokane, WA 99218 |
| Phone / email | 5094564082 / ferguhlf@dfw.wa.gov |
| Manager authorizing this project | Dinah Demers |
| Review cycle | Intermountain |
| Province / Subbasin | Intermountain / Spokane |
| Short description | This project will conduct surveys to verify many reported sightings of the lynx, wolverine, marten and fisher in the Spokane Subbasin. Techniques will include the use of remote cameras, bait stations, scratch stations, and track stations. |
| Target species | Lynx
Wolverine
Marten
Fisher |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
| 47.75 |
-117.36 |
Spokane subbasin |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|
Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|
| 1997 |
Initial Open Space Analysis of Spokane County conducted in cooperation with University of Washington |
| 1998 |
Refinement and testing of initial Open Space Plan for Spokane County |
| 1998 |
Contracted out initial phase of Spokane County's Land Use-Land Cover Analysis |
| 1998 |
Discovered a new maternity colony of the Townsend's big-eared bat and started conservation efforts to save this colony. |
| 1998 |
Helped form the Washington Bat Working Group. |
| 1999 |
Completion of 3-year Spokane Winter Raptor Study |
| 1999 |
Paper and Presentation of the Results of the 3 year Spokane Winter Raptor Study at the Annual Urban Wildlife Conference |
| 1999 |
Paper and Presentation of the Development and Results of the Spokane County Open Space Analysis at the Annual Urban Wildlife Conference |
| 2000 |
Applied and secured grant funding (~$40,000) to save and study the Townsend's big-eared bat maternity colony. |
| 2000 |
Open Space Plan that I developed was incorporated into Spokane County's "Master Comprehensive Plan" |
| 2000 |
Completion of 2 Chapters for WDFW & ODFW new book "Wildlife Habitat and Species Associations in Oregon and Washington. Wrote Chapter on Vegetation Description of "Urban Habitats", and another Chapter on "Urban Wildlife Habitat and Species Associations". |
| 2000 |
Invited Paper and Presentation on "Current and Future Status of Urban Birds" at the 7th Annual The Wildlife Society Conference |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Survey Spokane Subbasin for large carnivores - lynx, wolverine, marten, fisher |
a. Coordinate surveys and personnel with DNR, BLM, US Forest Service, and US Fish and Wildlife Service. |
2 weeks |
$1,000 |
|
| 1. |
b. Advertise, interview and hire temporary biologists |
1 month |
$2,000 |
|
| 1. |
c. Assign personnel to appropriate areas of the state |
2 weeks |
$500 |
|
| 1 |
d. Review all known potential sightings and recorded observations of these animals in the area, to identify "high potential" areas where surveys may start |
2 weeks |
$500 |
|
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 |
|---|
| 1. Survey Spokane Subbasin for large carnivores - lynx, wolverine, marten, fisher |
a. Gather all information, identify, select and map sites to survey. Obtain necessary permits (e.g. State or county Parks) |
1 months |
$2,000 |
|
| 1. |
b. Setup and survey sites |
1 year |
$24,000 |
|
| 1. |
c. Enter data in central database |
2 months |
$4,000 |
|
| 1. |
d. Purchase remote cameras, snowmobile, snowshoes, scent, scratch pads, and track traps. |
1 month |
$20,000 |
|
| 1. |
g. Enter any new information in database |
1 month |
$2,000 |
|
| 1. |
h. Write up reports, papers and presentations |
3 months |
$6,000 |
|
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 |
|---|
| 1. Survey Spokane Subbasin for large carnivores - lynx, wolverine, marten, fisher |
a. Travel for temporary biologist |
1 year |
$8,000 |
|
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 |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2001 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
FTE: 1.8 |
$43,000 |
| Supplies |
Snowmobile 10,000 + trailer 2000 + remote cameras 5000 + scent and track materials 1000 |
$18,000 |
| Travel |
Travel at $.32 per mile and gas for agency vehicles |
$8,000 |
| Indirect |
Advertising, hiring graduate student |
$1,000 |
| $70,000 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2001 cost | $70,000 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2001 budget request | $70,000 |
| FY 2001 forecast from 2000 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
| WDFW |
Provide point of contact, organization, guidance, GIS help, extra cameras and snowmobile |
$18,000 |
in-kind |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Do not fund - no response required
Date:
Oct 6, 2000
Comment:
Do not fund. A response review is not warranted.
This weak proposal fails to establish why surveys of forest carnivores are of particular relevance to the Fish and Wildlife Program. It provides an inadequate technical background to the problem, simply describing the animals. It fails to present methods by which the surveys will be conducted and does not establish how the work would be beneficial to fish and wildlife. Although it would be useful to verify the sightings of the forest carnivores, the proposal contains few details about methods and no indication of what the likelihood of detecting a species may be assuming it is in fact present.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Nov 15, 2000
Comment:
not a BPA responsibility
T2-objectives are weak
T4-does not have a monitoring phase
T5-The proposed work is research/assessment oriented thus target species/indicator populations would not benefit from the work. However, results from the studies could lead to the development of M&E plans from which the species/populations could benefit
T6-The proposed work is research/assessment oriented. Until results are obtained through the assessment and an M&E plan is developed and implemented, it is unknown whether the long-term benefits will be realized.
M3-protecting a carnivore does not constitute protecting an ecosystem
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Dec 1, 2000
Comment:
Do not fund. A response review was not warranted. This weak proposal fails to establish why surveys of forest carnivores are of particular relevance to the Fish and Wildlife Program. It provides an inadequate technical background to the problem, simply describing the animals. It fails to present methods by which the surveys will be conducted and does not establish how the work would be beneficial to fish and wildlife. Although it would be useful to verify the sightings of the forest carnivores, the proposal contains few details about methods and no indication of what the likelihood of detecting a species may be assuming it is in fact present.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jan 31, 2001
Comment:
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Sep 11, 2001
Comment: