FY 2000 proposal 199205900

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
199205900 Narrative	Narrative
199205900 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Amazon Basin/Eugene Wetlands Phase Two
Proposal ID	199205900
Organization	The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Edward R. Alverson
Mailing address	858 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401
Phone / email	5416825586 / Ed.R.Alverson@ci.eugene.or.us
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	FY 2000
Province / Subbasin	Lower Columbia / Willamette
Short description	Restore and enhance wildlife habitat at the Willow Creek Natural Area. Acquire an additional 134 acres contiguous with the 330 acres currently managed under the BPA Wildlife Mitigation Program. Prepare a new Habitat Evaluation for the new acquisitions.
Target species	Beaver, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-tailed Hawk, Valley Quail, Western Meadowlark, Yellow Warbler, and Western Pond Turtle.

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1995	Acquired conservation easement over 330 acres of habitat.
1995	Completed the Willow Creek wildlife management plan and Environmental Assessment proposing restoration and enhancement actions and wildlife mitigation credits that would be produced.
1996	Implementation of restoration and enhancement actions proposed in management plan.
1997	Implementation of restoration and enhancement actions proposed in management plan.
1998	Implementation of restoration and enhancement actions proposed in management plan.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
9206800	Implementation of Willamette Basin Mitigation Program-Wildlife
9705900	Securing Wildlife Mitigation Sites-—Oregon

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		$18,700
Fringe	(38.5%, based upon line 1 and part of line 4 costs)	$11,450
Supplies		$2,800
Operating	(some of personnel expense applied to O&M tasks)	$5,000
Capital	Fair market value as determined by preliminary appraisals	$2,295,070
NEPA		$5,000
Travel		$1,000
Indirect	20%, TNC federally approved indirect cost rate for all non subcontract costs.	$6,000
Subcontractor	Work crews, contract labor, appraisals, HEP work, hydrologist, zoologist	$31,000
		$2,376,020

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2000 cost	$2,376,020
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2000 budget request	$2,376,020
FY 2000 forecast from 1999	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
Oregon Commission on Families and Children	youth work crews	$6,000	unknown
US Fish and Wildlife Service	upland prairie restoration	$4,000	unknown
The Nature Conservancy	real estate assistance	$3,000	unknown

Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: None

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 99-2)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund

Comments: A well-written proposal in behalf of somewhat expensive conservation easements. The authors do not make a wholly convincing case that this is the most cost-effective way to protect fish and wildlife in the area. Monitoring provisions are well presented.

Specific comments and questions that should also be addressed are: The proposal includes an apparent long-term (perpetual?) commitment to control non-native vegetation, a questionable element at best. The proposal does not adequately describe why this is a priority area. What is the efficacy of attempting to control non-native species (e.g., active vs. passive restoration)?

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Watershed Technical Group Comments

Recommendation:
Technically Sound? Yes

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Project is expensive even given high cost of urban property.

Explain how this project fits into a watershed context.

Project success depends on willing sellers.

Proximity to high population areas may lessen wildlife.

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Wildlife Committee Comments

Recommendation:
Fundable

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Wildlife Committee Comments

Recommendation:
Fundable if funds available

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation (NWPPC 2000-6)

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:
$62,712	$62,712	$62,712

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website