FY 2001 Intermountain proposal 199106200

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleSpokane Tribe of Indians Wildlife Mitigation Project
Proposal ID199106200
OrganizationSpokane Tribe of Indians (STOI)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameB.J. Kieffer
Mailing addressP.O. Box 100 Wellpinit, Wa. 99040
Phone / email5092587055 / bjk@spokanetribe.com
Manager authorizing this projectB.J. Kieffer
Review cycleIntermountain
Province / SubbasinIntermountain / Lake Roosevelt
Short descriptionMitigation and protection of lands purchased for partial mitigation on the Spokane Indian Reservation due to the construction and inundation of winter range habitat caused by Grand Coulee Dam.
Target speciesSpecies targeted for this project are identified in the "Wildlife Protection, Mitigation, and Enhancement Planning for Grand Coulee Dam Final Report 1986". Mule Deer, White-tail Deer, Ruffed Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Mourning Dove, and Riparian Forest,
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
47.9642 -118.2169 McCoy Lake
47.9361 -118.0383 Turtle Lake
47.8835 -118.1496 Blue Creek
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1993 STOI entered into the Washington Interim Agreement and secured funds to begin implementing mitigation measures
1996 STOI received partial mitigation funds from BPA to begin implementing mitigation goals.
1998 STOI Wildlife Program finalized last purchase of the partial mitigation funds, the Spokane Tribe also made a contributed 1/4 of funds to complete the 439.98 acre POLG parcel. The Total Acreage purchased from the partial mitigation funds was 1863.5.
1999 Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) were completed and Habitat Units were credited to BPA for the interim losses. A total of 2870 HU's have been credited to BPA. western meadow lark (305), sharp-tailed grouse (125),
yellow warbler (51), ruffed grouse (145), white-tailed deer (1697), and mule deer (533).
The Habitat Enhancement Plan was completed and submitted to BPA for mitigation lands.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
199506700 Colville Tribes Performance Contract for Continuing Acquisition Protect, enhance and evaluate wildlife habitat and species for partial mitigation for losses to wildlife resulting from Grand Coulee.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1) Habitat Based Mitigation a) Procure funds for partial mitigation to purchase wildlife habitat lands 4+ $1,500,000
b) Purchase 1500 acres/ year over the course of the next 3 years for partial mitigation. $0
2) Protect wildlife habitat as parital mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam a) Locate suitable lands and rank as to wildlife value, present and future condition (see ranking matrix) $0
b) Negotiate with willing sellers using standard real estate techniques. $0
c) Place purchased lands under Tribal land protection covenants $0
3) Protect and create additional Habitat Units on purchased lands a) Apply HEP to measure before and after condition of habitat. $0
b) Identify limiting factors to indicator (target) species. $0
c) Apply population indexing techniques to compare/correlate with HEP results $0
d) Create site specific management plans and budgets. $0
e) Identify partnership opportunities for cost share activities. $0
f) Implement improvement techniques approved by Interdisciplinary Team process of the Spokane Tribe. $0
g) Maintain benefits through long term Operation and Maintenance funding. $0
4) Report Results a) Compile Land Protection, HEP, and population results, and correlate the latter two. $0
b) Report in a standard format on an annual basis. $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005
$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,500,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1) Interim Operations and Maintenance Funds a) Procure manpower to repair and maintain existing fences around lands 99+ $21,606
a)Fence repair and maintenance until site specific management plans are completed. 2+ $5,000
d) work with STOI IRMP ID Team BIA Forestry, BIA Fire Management, to assist in developing management plans 1+ $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005
$150,000$100,000$80,000$70,000

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1) Monitoring and Evaluation a) once parcels are secured: implement HEP's for target species, to determine HU'S for partial mitigation 99+ $1,000
b) complete evaluation reports $200
c) Develop Site Specific Management Plans $1,000
d) begin necessary enhancement measures as identified in the Site Specific Management Plan $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005
$5,000$3,500$3,500$25,000

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2001 cost
Other [Itemized budget section not filled out - adding request amt in one category. 5/28/03] $1,528,806
$1,528,806
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2001 cost$1,528,806
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2001 budget request$1,528,806
FY 2001 forecast from 2000$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate
Date:
Oct 6, 2000

Comment:

Fundable only if the response includes more detail concerning methods for identification of limiting factors to and for population-indexing (monitoring) of target species.

Specific comments and questions.

  1. The proposal is well written with attention to detail and ranking of lands that might be purchased.
  2. This is reported to be an ongoing project, but a project by this name and number was not reviewed in the ISRP July 15, 1999, report. If this project is the same as the 1999 proposed project 20081, STOI Wildlife Land Acquisition And Enhancements, then significant progress has been made in the quality of the proposal.
  3. The proposal should contain designs and protocols with references for data collection in the monitoring and evaluation section. Plans should be included for electronic storage of data and metadata. Comparable methods are needed for monitoring and evaluation of this and the other projects in the Inter-Mountain Province and to evaluate progress toward meeting objectives of the sub-basin summaries.

Recommendation:
Urgent/High Priority
Date:
Nov 15, 2000

Comment:

T8-will address in revision M2-no protected species on project area, however suitable habitat does exist and there are plans to reintroduce sharptail grouse in the future M4-potential for STOI to include additional land
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Dec 1, 2000

Comment:

Fundable only if the response includes more detail concerning methods for identification of limiting factors to and for population-indexing (monitoring) of target species.

Specific comments and questions.

  1. The proposal is well written with attention to detail and ranking of lands that might be purchased.
  2. This is reported to be an ongoing project, but a project by this name and number was not reviewed in the ISRP July 15, 1999, report. If this project is the same as the 1999 proposed project 20081, STOI Wildlife Land Acquisition And Enhancements, then significant progress has been made in the quality of the proposal.
  3. The proposal should contain designs and protocols with references for data collection in the monitoring and evaluation section. Plans should be included for electronic storage of data and metadata. Comparable methods are needed for monitoring and evaluation of this and the other projects in the Inter-Mountain Province and to evaluate progress toward meeting objectives of the sub-basin summaries.

Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jan 31, 2001

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Sep 11, 2001

Comment:


REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
Funding category:
capital
Date:
May 2005
FY05 NPCC start of year:FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website