FY 2000 proposal 199202604

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199202604 Sponsor Response to the ISRP Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleLife History of Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead
Proposal ID199202604
OrganizationOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameRichard W. Carmichael
Mailing address211 Inlow Hall, EOU, 1410 ā€œLā€ Avenue La Grande, OR 97850
Phone / email5419623777 / odfw2@eou.edu
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinBlue Mountain / Grande Ronde
Short descriptionInvestigate the abundance, migration patterns, survival, and alternate life history strategies exhibited by spring chinook salmon and summer steelhead from distinct populations in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River basins.
Target speciesspring chinook salmon and summer steelhead
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1994 Deployed rotary screw traps at sites in the Grande Ronde River below upper rearing areas and below Grande Ronde valley.
Pit tagged 1,500 juvenile salmon and obtained recapture data from mainstem dams
Completed annual progress report.
Presentation to Grande Ronde Model Watershed Board of Directors.
1995 Maintained Grande Ronde traps and deployed screw trap in Catherine Creek.
Pit tagged 1,500 juvenile salmon in both Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River and obtained recapture data from mainstem dams
Determined nighttime snorkeling to be the most effective method for locating juvenile salmon in winter.
Completed annual progress report.
Presentation at BPA review.
1996 Maintained Grande Ronde River and Catherine Creek traps.
Pit tagged 1,500 juvenile salmon in both Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River and obtained recapture data from mainstem dams
Conducted summer and winter habitat surveys for juvenile chinook salmon.
Completed annual progress report.
Presentation to Northeast Oregon regional managers at ODFW Research Review.
Presentation at Oregon AFS.
1997 Establish a field office for Wallowa River life history study.
Maintained Grande Ronde River and Catherine Creek traps. Deployed two traps in the Wallow River and one in the Lostine River.
Pit tagged 1,500 juvenile salmon in Catherine Creek, the upper Grande Ronde River, and the Lostine and obtained recapture data from mainstem dams.
Conducted summer and winter habitat surveys for juvenile chinook salmon.
Completed annual progress report.
Presentation at CBFWA Fish and Wildlife Program review.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9403300 Fish Passage Center's smolt monitoring program Trap data will be exchanged with the Lower Grande Ronde study to provide in-river information on migration timing
8805305 Northeast Oregon Hatcheries Master Plan Provide information on local populations that is crucial for planning, implementation, and evaluation of supplementation in the Grande Ronde basin.
9402700 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Provide information on habitat utilization and juvenile production that is used to idnetify and prioritize habitat improvement projects.
9801001 Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program Screw trap abundance will be used to monitor the success of the captive program when juveniles are released. Parr surveys will provide reconnaissance information for juvenile collection. Life history information will be used to evaluate captive program.
9600800 PATH: Plan for analyzing and testing hypotheses Provide data for life cycle model
8805301 NEOH Grande Ronde (Nez Perce) Provide information on local populations that is crucial for planning and implementation of supplementation in the Grande Ronde Basin. Provide monitoring for evaluating impacts of this project on naturally reproducing populations
8805302 NEOH Grande Ronde (CTUIR) Provide information on local populations that is crucial for planning and implementation of supplementation in the Grande Ronde Basin. Provide monitoring for evaluating impacts of this project on naturally reproducing populations
8810804 STREAMNET Provide information for use in database.
9405400 Bull Trout Studies in Central and Northeast Oregon Collect bull trout for tagging and provide meristic and recapture data.
20512 ODFW Grande Ronde River Subbasin Umbrella

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2000 cost
Personnel permanent = 189,865 seasonal = 132,228 $322,093
Fringe 36% for permanents = 68,351 45% for seasonals = 59,503 $127,854
Supplies $65,000
Capital Computer printer = 2,500 Truck Canopy = 1,500 $4,000
PIT tags 13,000 @ 2.90 each $37,700
Travel 100 d @ $90/d =9,000 8 Commercial flights@ 350 = 2,800 $11,800
Indirect 35.5% of PS and S&S (526,747) $186,995
Subcontractor Oregon State University $42,174
$797,616
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$797,616
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$797,616
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: -Salmon and steelhead in the Grande Ronde River are listed under ESA and thus, this research is regulated by NMFS and is subject to annual permitting. -Field activities on private land are subject to landowner permission.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund. The project has high programmatic value and the proposal is suitable for a multi-year review cycle; ISRP will not need to review it next year.

Comments: The panel agreed that this is an excellent proposal that provides a comprehensive evaluation of spring chinook salmon and summer steelhead life-history variation in relation to habitat characteristics such as substrate composition, stream depth, water temperature, and discharge. Comparison of techniques for estimating abundance of summer steelhead smolts is included in the project. One value is that they will be able to monitor the effects of hatchery releases on native populations. The data could be extrapolated for more general use. As hatcheries are about to be added in this area, this proposal will provide extremely valuable baseline and continuing data for evaluation and understanding of the experiments and mitigation efforts. Examples of adaptive feedback to management are also a strong point of the project.

The panel had several specific comments and questions: Why is Objective 8 considered "descriptive" and not subject to hypothesis testing? The PIs should justify how much more they need to know and these needs should justify the project's expense. Why is the habitat work needed, since they say they have already determined that juvenile salmon are most abundant in pools. It would seem that the habitat of the various rivers should be protected and restored in light of the dire situation of the salmon. Since apparently much field work has been done, the data should be analyzed and a report written.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Criteria all: Met? Yes -
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Objective 4 reduced, drop Objective 8. Low priority objectives were reduced or eliminated. General reduction in the scope of the project.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]
REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
Funding category:
expense
Date:
May 2005
FY05 NPCC start of year:FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$949,504 $949,504 $949,504

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website