Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Lower Columbia River Wetlands Restoration and Evaluation Program |
| Proposal ID | 199902500 |
| Organization | USDA Forest Service, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (USFS) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Virginia Kelly |
| Mailing address | 902 Wasco Ave., Suite 200 Hood River, OR 97031 |
| Phone / email | 5413081720 / vkelly@fs.fed.us |
| Manager authorizing this project | Arthur Carroll, Area Manager |
| Review cycle | FY 2001 Ongoing |
| Province / Subbasin | Lower Columbia / Sandy |
| Short description | Restore 200 acres of wetland and associated upland habitat at Sandy River Delta. Restoration would be part of a series of large scale Lower Columbia River wetland restoration, evaluation and monitoring experiments. |
| Target 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
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|
| 1997 |
Installed water control structures. |
| 1998 |
Developed baseline data, strategies. |
| 1999 |
Disked and flooded 200 wetland acres, deepened eight wetland acres, year 1 of monitoring. |
| 2000 |
Planned restoration: deepen up to 13 wetland acres, disk up to 75 wetland acres, year 2 of monitoring, HEP values. |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. All Wetland Resortsion planning and design is completed. |
|
|
$0 |
|
| 2. Sandy River dike hydrologic study. |
2.a. Hydrologic Study |
1 |
$15,000 |
Yes |
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 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Wetland Creation/Enhancement |
1.a. Deepen up to 20 wetland acres |
4 |
$80,000 |
Yes |
|
1.b. Disk up to 50 wetland acres |
5 |
$5,000 |
Yes |
|
1.c. Plant up to 3 acres of wetland edges |
5 |
$10,000 |
Yes |
| 2. Monitoring and Evaluation |
2.a. General Habitat Response |
5 |
$15,000 |
Yes |
|
2.b. Vegetation Control Study |
5 |
$15,000 |
Yes |
| 3. HEP Analysis |
3. a. Write report based on FY2000 field work (approx $5,500 carryover from FY2000 budget) |
2 |
$5,500 |
Yes |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
| FY 2005 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2002 |
|---|
| $75,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $125,000 |
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| No BPA funds requested. |
|
|
$0 |
|
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 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| no BPA funds requested |
|
|
$0 |
|
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 2001 cost |
|---|
| Subcontractor |
2.a. Per bid |
$15,000 |
| Subcontractor |
1.a. Per low bid: Heavy equipment/operators |
$80,000 |
| Subcontractor |
1.b. Operator |
$5,000 |
| Subcontractor |
1.c. Per low bid: site prep, seed, plants, labor |
$10,000 |
| Subcontractor |
2.a. Ducks Unlimited |
$15,000 |
| Subcontractor |
2.b. Ducks Unlimited |
$15,000 |
| Subcontractor |
3.a. University of Idaho (HEP report - FY2000 carryover funds) |
$5,500 |
| $145,500 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2001 cost | $145,500 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $5,500 |
| Total FY 2001 budget request | $140,000 |
| FY 2001 forecast from 2000 | $125,000 |
| % change from forecast | 12.0% |
Reason for change in estimated budget
Addition of $15,000 hydrologic study for the original Sandy River channel dike.
Reason for change in scope
A hydrologic study to examine breaching or removing a dike across the original Sandy River channel was added, as described in the abstract. This new restoration opportunity would aid migratory fish, particularly juveniles.
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Date:
Jul 14, 2000
Comment:
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Sep 13, 2000
Comment:
Wildlife acquisitions
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: |
| $902,000 |
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website