FY 2000 proposal 20092
Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Inventory Wildlife Species & Populations of the Owyhee Basin, D.V.I.R |
Proposal ID | 20092 |
Organization | Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (SPT - DVIR) |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Name | Guy Dodson Sr. |
Mailing address | P.O. Box 219 Owyhee, NV 89832 |
Phone / email | 2087593246 / dvirfg@aol.com |
Manager authorizing this project | |
Review cycle | FY 2000 |
Province / Subbasin | Middle Snake / Owyhee |
Short description | Conduct an inventory of all wildlife species present, abundance estimates of bird & mammal populations, and quantification of habitat units on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation -- based on a systematic survey & statistically sound sampling design. |
Target species | All terrestrial wildlife species (i.e., birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians) of the Owyhee Basin, DVIR component -- with an emphasis on ecologically sensitive & utilized species |
Project location
Latitude | Longitude | Description |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Project ID | Title | Description |
9701100 |
Enhance and Protect Habitat & Riparian Areas on the Duck Valley Indian Res |
Habitat enhancement is a critical need for comprehensive fish & wildlife management of the Owyhee Basin DVIR |
9501500 |
Lake Billy Shaw Wetlands Catch & Release Fishery O&M |
A new BPA- funded reservoir was completed in 1998 on the DVIR -- the development of its fisheries needs to be integrated within a comprehensive fish management plan. |
8815600 |
Stocking Fish in Lakes and Streams on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation |
Stocking of hatchey trout in reservoirs and streams has been implemented for many years to provide fisheries and economic benefits to the DVIR -- this program needs to be re-evaluated & integrated in the rationale of a comprehensive fish management plan. |
9500600 |
Shoshone-Bannock/Shoshone-Paiute Joint Culture Facility |
A BPA-funded fish culture facility is being developed to provide trout production to supplement fisheries on Duck Valley and Fort Hall reservations. Its operation should be coordinated with the comprehensive Owyhee Basin resident fish management plan. |
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Implement Fishery Stocking Program Consistent with Native Fish Conservation |
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20092 |
Inventory Wildlife Species & Populations Of The Owyhee Basin, DVIR |
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9701100 |
Enhance and Protect Habitat and Riparian Areas on DVIR |
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20041 |
Develop a Fish & Wildlife Conservation Law Enforcement Plan, DVIR |
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20093 |
Evaluate the Feasibility for Anadromous Fish Reintroduction in the Owyhee |
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20040 |
Develop a Fish & Wildlife Management Plan for the Owyhee Basin, DVIR |
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20536 |
Develop Management Plan & Assess Fish & Wildlife Of The Owyhee Basin, DVIR |
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20094 |
Fish Assess Resident Fish Stocks Of The Owyhee Basin, DVIR |
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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 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 2000 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 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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 2000 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 2000 cost |
Personnel |
Project Leader- Wildlife Biologist (1.0 FTE), part time technician (0.5 FTE) |
$75,000 |
Fringe |
@30% |
$22,500 |
Supplies |
Computer system, sampling equipment, and field supplies |
$18,000 |
Operating |
GSA vehicle lease & maintenance costs |
$9,500 |
Capital |
none |
$0 |
Travel |
Attend regional coordination meetings |
$7,500 |
Indirect |
@26.6% |
$35,245 |
Subcontractor |
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$18,240 |
| $185,985 |
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost | $185,985 |
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
Total FY 2000 budget request | $185,985 |
FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
% change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
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None identified at this time; we will seek cooperative studies/support with relevant state & federal agencies |
$0 |
unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: Special collection or "take" permits may be required for sensitive or ESA listed species
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Fund for one year
Date:
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Fund for one year during which time the detailed project plan can be developed. Subsequent year funding contingent on a scientifically sound plan.
Comments:
This proposal is relevant to the management and protection of native species, and is compatible with the goals of the Fish and Wildlife program. It is difficult to evaluate the project design, since that is one of the expect outcomes, and more information is needed on how progress will be evaluated. It is unclear how the inventory will be incorporated into a wildlife mitigation plan. The proposal has a good plan to standardize sampling, establish a baseline, and anticipate future monitoring. Work should address development of strong sampling and monitoring protocols, as well as methods for linking survey and inventory work with long-term management plans.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Not Fundable
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Policy issue
Recommendation:
Fund for one year
Date:
Oct 8, 1999
Comment:
Owhyee Subbasin Proposal CommentsFive proposals for projects in the Owyhee Subbasin required separate evaluations in the judgement of the ISRP. These are new proposals from the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (DVIR) for development of a fish and wildlife program in the Owyhee Subbasin (proposal numbers 20040 – Develop a Fish and Wildlife Management Plan for the Owyhee Basin, 20041 – Develop a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Law Enforcement Plan, 20092 – Inventory Fish and Wildlife Populations of the Owyhee Basin, 20093 - Evaluate the Feasibility for Anadromous Fish Reintroduction in the Owyhee, and 20094 – Assess Resident Fish Stocks of the Owyhee Basin). (A sixth proposal, 20536, served as an umbrella for these.) Two of the proposals (20092 and 20093) were identified as innovative approaches.
Although individually the DVIR proposals each ranked in the lower mid-range of the 42 proposals reviewed, the ISRP finds it appropriate to separate these proposals for a specific recommendation for funding. Collectively, the proposals contain innovative projects of high programmatic value. There are currently 2 active projects in the subbasin, both for substitution of non-resident stocks to mitigate for lost fishes. The subbasin has no comprehensive wildlife program and no program for survey or management of native resident fishes. Individually, the 5 proposals received generally favorable reviews of the scientific and programmatic value of the scientific goals they presented (to inventory resident fish and wildlife and to develop plans and mechanisms for their management, including the possible use of native stocks in on-going resident fish substitution projects), but all suffered from lack of adequate methodological detail. Thus, all received recommendations of funding for 1 year, during which more detailed proposals could be prepared and reviewed for consideration of continuing funding. The ISRP concluded that a year’s work, including provision for use of consultants, as needed, could result in scientifically meritorious proposals in future years for implementation of the valuable scientific goals posed in the proposals submitted for FY2000.
The proposals provide a strong rationale that funding be awarded to initiate the native fish and wildlife program that these 5 proposals present, because of: 1) the absence of any current wildlife or resident fish survey or management programs, 2) the total blockage of the Owyhee by Hell’s Canyon Dam, and 3) the presence of potentially strong native stocks of redband trout in the Owyhee Subbasin. Further, since the current proposal solicitation and review process is under consideration of change, the important basic sub-basin survey work that is proposed could go undeveloped while the region develops a new proposal solicitation process. Funding for the development of a fish and wildlife inventory and subbasin plan in the Owyhee would further the proposed strategy to emphasize eco-province planning and peer review, which the ISRP supports.
The work outlined in the 5 DVIR proposals will address the 4 criteria proposed by the Council for highest priority of recommendation in that the survey work will provide 1) initial scoping of unimplemented Program elements (see below), 2) a promising approach to improve upon existing projects: inventory and research on native resident fishes, particularly redband trout, may lead to their use in the funded reservoir stocking programs in the Owyhee that currently use non-native fish, 3) systemwide significance: knowledge of the native stocks of the Owyhee is needed, and the development of integration of law enforcement with biological survey and educational work is potentially useful throughout the basin, and 4) sub-basin wide assessment and planning for an area that totally lacks such critical background data.
The Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program includes few measures targeted directly to the Owyhee subbasin. However, measure 10.8C.3 specifies that alternative sources of catchable resident fish should be evaluated as part of an approved resident fish substitution program that is being implemented there. Further, the priorities for implementation of resident fish policies include according highest priority to weak but recoverable native stocks and high priority to areas of the basin where anadromous fish are not present. By these criteria, inventory and study of native resident fish of the Owyhee, particularly stocks of redband trout, should be of high programmatic priority.
The ISRP recommends that the biological goals of the 5 proposals listed above be collected into a single proposal and that this overall proposal receive baseline funding for planning and initiation of the needed biological survey work. We suggest that the goals be collected into proposal 20040, the title of which, if modified to include the inventory function (e.g. “Develop a fish and wildlife inventory and management plan for the Owyhee Basin), well-describes the overall goals. The ISRP notes that the absence of the work that is proposed in these 5 new proposals will inhibit development of fish and wildlife programs for the Owyhee, and this critical planning problem should be addressed now, as it will facilitate the coordinated planning efforts that Council supports and has proposed to expand. Future more detailed proposals, which could continue or perhaps expand the work, could be reviewed when the Owyhee subbasin comes under review in the new proposal solicitation process.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000
Comment:
[Decision made in 2-2-00 Council Meeting];