Proposal title | Habitat Restoration/Enhancement Fort Hall Reservation |
Proposal ID | 199201000 |
Organization | Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (SBT) |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Name | David C. Moser |
Mailing address | P.O. Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83203 |
Phone / email | 2084783761 / moser@poky.srv.net |
Manager authorizing this project | David C. Moser |
Review cycle | FY 2001 Ongoing |
Province / Subbasin | Upper Snake / Mainstem Snake |
Short description | Provide conditions to maintain a self-perpetuating Tribal subsistence and trophy trout fishery through implementation of habitat restoration, enhancement, and protection activities on the Fort Hall Reservation. |
Target species | |
Year | Accomplishment |
1993 |
3,850 m jack and rail exclosure fence, 7,124 willow shoots planted, 760 m evergreen revetments, numerous bank slopings and structures, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
1994 |
6,000 m jack and rail exclosure fence, 9,618 willow shoots planted, 300 m evergreen revetments, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
1995 |
1,200 m jack and rail exclosure fence, 2,105 willow pole cuttings, 193 cattails, 95 wattles planted, 371 m evergreen revetments, numerous bank slopings and structures, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
1996 |
1,845 willow pole cuttings, 30 cattails planted, 660 m evergreen revetments, repair and maintenance of bank slopings and structures, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
1997 |
1,745 willow pole cuttings planted, 297 m evergreen revetments, repair and maintenance of bank slopings and structures, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
1998 |
1,500 m jack and rail exclosure fence, 935 willow pole cuttings planted, 1,230 m evergreen revetments, repair and maintenance of bank slopings and structures, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
1999 |
3,000 m jack and rail exclosure fence, 1,327 m evergreen revetments, repair and maintenance of bank slopings and structures, monitoring and evaluation of biotic and abiotic variables. |
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
1. Ascertain areas of the Fort Hall Reservation which require restoration, enhancement, or protection activities. |
a. Plan yearly measurement of abiotic stream habitat variables in stream reaches, including: channel morphology, substrate composition, water chemistry. |
7 |
$3,500 |
|
1. |
b. Plan yearly measurement of biotic stream habitat variables in stream reaches, including: fish and invertebrate community composition, densities, and biomass. |
7 |
$4,500 |
|
2. Increase existing juvenile and adult salmonid habitat (i.e. spawning, rearing, and object cover). |
a. Evaluate habitat enhancement projects implemented in previous years to determine which methods most effectively increased salmonid biomass and usable habitat. |
7 |
$4,500 |
|
3. Protect and restore riparian habitats of Reservation streams. |
a. Evaluate Reservation riparian areas which require planting (willows, cottonwoods, native grasses, wetland plants). |
7 |
$1,000 |
|
3. |
b. Evaluate areas of Reservation which require jack and rail exclosure fencing. |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
3. |
c. Plan rest-rotation grazing schemes to protect Reservation riparian areas. |
7 |
$3,000 |
|
4. Deter and reduce non-game fish migrations into Fort Hall Reservation. |
a. Design modification/repair of permanent weir on Spring Creek. |
7 |
$6,000 |
|
4. |
b. Plan for removal of non-native fishes through development of fishing regulations (harvest) |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
5. Promote Tribal fisheries management objectives in the Snake River Basin. |
a. Schedule participation in forums and meetings that affect regional use, storage, and regulation of Snake River flows to promote fisheries restoration. |
7 |
$3,000 |
|
5. |
b. Plan and design cost-share projects pertaining to Snake and Blackfoot Rivers and American falls Reservoir habitat enhancement and management. |
7 |
$8,650 |
|
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
1. Increase existing juvenile and adult salmonid habitat (i.e. spawning, rearing, and object cover). |
a. Install structures to increase existing juvenile and adult salmonid habitat (i.e. wing dams, barbs, revetments) |
7 |
$11,000 |
|
2. Protect and restore riparian habitats of Reservation streams. |
a. Plant willows, cottonwoods, native grasses, wetland plants). |
7 |
$8,000 |
|
2. |
b. Construct jack and rail exclosure fencing on selected riparian areas. |
7 |
$35,150 |
Yes |
2. |
c. Protect riparian areas through implementation of rest-rotation grazing schemes. |
7 |
$3,000 |
|
3. Deter and reduce non-game fish migrations into Fort Hall Reservation. |
a. Modification/repair of permanent weir on Spring Creek. |
7 |
$0 |
Yes |
4. Promote Tribal fisheries management objectives in the Snake River Basin. |
a. Participate in forums and meetings that affect regional use, storage, and regulation of Snake River flows to promote fisheries restoration. |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
4. |
b. Implement cost-share projects pertaining to Snake and Blackfoot Rivers and American falls Reservoir habitat enhancement and management. |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
1. Increase existing juvenile and adult salmonid habitat (i.e. spawning, rearing, and object cover). |
a. Maintain structures to increase existing juvenile and adult salmonid habitat (i.e. wing dams, barbs, revetments) |
7 |
$6,150 |
|
2. Protect and restore riparian habitats of Reservation streams. |
a. Maintain health of willows, cottonwoods, native grasses, wetland plants). |
7 |
$5,000 |
|
2. |
b. Repair and maintain jack and rail exclosure fencing on selected riparian areas. |
7 |
$15,000 |
|
2. |
c. Operate and maintain rest-rotation grazing schemes. |
7 |
$3,000 |
|
3. Deter and reduce non-game fish migrations into Fort Hall Reservation. |
a. Operate and maintain permanent weir on Spring Creek. |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
3. |
b. Operate and maintain cost-share projects pertaining to Snake and Blackfoot Rivers and American falls Reservoir habitat enhancement and management. |
7 |
$4,000 |
|
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
1. Monitor and evaluate restoration, enhancement, and protection activities on the Fort Hall Reservation. |
a. Measure abiotic stream habitat variables in stream reaches, including: channel morphology, substrate composition, water chemistry. |
7 |
$7,150 |
|
1. |
b. Measure biotic stream habitat variables in stream reaches, including: fish and invertebrate community composition, densities, and biomass. |
7 |
$8,000 |
|
2. Evaluate increases in juvenile and adult salmonid habitat (i.e. spawning, rearing, and object cover). |
a. Evaluate habitat enhancement projects implemented in previous years to determine which methods most effectively increased salmonid biomass and usable habitat. |
7 |
$1,000 |
|
3. Evaluate efforts to restore riparian habitats of Reservation streams. |
a. Monitor growth and survival of willows, cottonwoods, native grasses, wetland plants. |
7 |
$3,000 |
|
3. |
b. Monitor and evaluate effects of jack and rail exclosure fencing on riparian and instream habitat. |
7 |
$4,000 |
|
3. |
c. Monitor and evaluate effects of rest-rotation grazing schemes on Reservation riparian areas. |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
4. Deter and reduce non-game fish migrations into Fort Hall Reservation. |
a. Monitor permanent weir on Spring Creek. |
7 |
$3,000 |
|
4. |
b. Evaluate effectiveness of removal of non-native fishes through creel surveys. |
7 |
$5,000 |
|
5. Promote Tribal fisheries management objectives in the Snake River Basin. |
b. Monitor and evaluate cost-share projects pertaining to Snake and Blackfoot Rivers and American falls Reservoir habitat enhancement and management. |
7 |
$2,000 |
|
Item | Note | FY 2001 cost |
Personnel |
FTE: 0.25 * Res. Fish. Coord.; Field Bio.; Bio. Intern; Technician.; F&W Coord.; Secretary. |
$19,650 |
Fringe |
25% |
$5,250 |
Supplies |
Office Supplies |
$2,500 |
Travel |
Professional Society Meetings, Planning Meetings, Workshops |
$3,000 |
Indirect |
26% of Salary and Fringe |
$6,250 |
Other |
Pickup Lease |
$1,500 |
Personnel |
FTE: 0.25 * Res. Fish. Coord.; Field Bio.; Bio. Intern; Technician.; F&W Coord.; Secretary. |
$19,650 |
Fringe |
25% |
$5,250 |
Supplies |
Office Supplies, Field Supplies, Equipment Non-Capital |
$2,500 |
Travel |
Gas and Oil |
$1,000 |
Indirect |
26% of Salary and Fringe |
$6,250 |
Capital |
Jack and Rail fence |
$15,000 |
Subcontractor |
Salmon Corps (Field Work, Fence Building, Etc.) |
$10,000 |
Other |
Pickup Lease |
$1,500 |
Personnel |
FTE: 0.25 * Res. Fish. Coord.; Field Bio.; Bio. Intern; Technician.; F&W Coord.; Secretary. |
$19,650 |
Fringe |
25% |
$5,250 |
Supplies |
Office Supplies, Field Supplies, Equipment Non-Capital |
$2,500 |
Indirect |
|
$6,250 |
Other |
Pickup Lease |
$1,500 |
Personnel |
FTE: 0.25 * Res. Fish. Coord.; Field Bio.; Bio. Intern; Technician.; F&W Coord.; Secretary. |
$19,650 |
Fringe |
25% |
$5,250 |
Supplies |
Office Supplies, Field Supplies, Equipment Non-Capital |
$2,500 |
Indirect |
|
$6,250 |
Other |
Pickup Lease |
$1,500 |
| $169,600 |
A new compensation plan was enacted by Tribal Council in 1999 requiring increases in salaries.
The scope of work has not changed for 2001.
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.