| Proposal title | Securing Wildlife Mitigation Sites - Oregon, Wenaha Wildlife Area Additions |
| Proposal ID | 200002000 |
| Organization | Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Susan P. Barnes |
| Mailing address | 2501 SW 1st Ave., P.O. Box 59 Portland OR 97207 |
| Phone / email | 5038725260 / susan.p.barnes@state.or.us |
| Manager authorizing this project | Susan P. Barnes |
| Review cycle | FY 2001 Ongoing |
| Province / Subbasin | Blue Mountain / Grande Ronde |
| Short description | Enhance grassland, riparian/riverine, open forest, and rocky habitats on lands adjacent to ODFW's Wenaha Wildlife Area (WA) to mitigate for wildlife and wildlife habitats impacted by the Columbia River federal hydropower system. |
| Target species | |
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|
| 1993 |
Completed Oregon Trust Agreement Planning (OTAP) Project. |
| 1997 |
Completed draft Assessing OTAP Project using Gap Analysis: Potential Mitigation for Impacts to Oregon Wildlife Resources Associated with Relevant Mainstem Columbia River and Willamette River Hydroelectric Projects |
| 1997 |
FY 1997 OWC Programmatic Project proposal for $250,000 dollars for mitigation planning and coordination was approved by the NWPPC. OWC coordination/planning occurred, data was gathered on priority projects, and the securing of properties began. |
| 1998 |
FY1998 OWC Programmatic Project proposal for $500,000 for mitigation planning and coordination was approved by the NWPPC. OWC coordination/planning occurred, potential projects were investigated, $ for Pine Ck Ranch and Ladd Marsh projects were obtained. |
| 1998 |
FY 1999 proposal for $100,000 to acquire or ease lands adjacent to the Wenaha WA was approved by the NWPPC. |
| 1998 |
Began communications with several landowners to investigate potential land acquisition and/or conservation easement at Wenaha WA |
| 1998 |
Developed partnerships with BLM, Clearwater Land Exchange, Trust for Public Lands, and The Nature Conservancy to help facilitate project objectives. |
| 1999 |
Continued landowner communications. |
| 2000 |
FY 2000 proposal for first-year restoration and O&M costs ($42,302) was approved by the NWPPC. |
| 2000 |
FY 2000 proposal to continue acquisition and/or easement of lands adjacent to Wenaha WA ($100,000) was approved by the NWPPC as a Tier 2 project under the OWC's FY 2000 programmatic proposal (Project No. 9705900). |
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Assess baseline habitat conditions on acquired lands |
a. Conduct HEP surveys |
one year |
$5,067 |
|
| (NOTE: FY 2000 carry forward funds will be used) |
b. Conduct species surveys |
one to two years |
$1,000 |
|
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c. Collect other necessary baseline data |
one to two years |
$1,000 |
|
| 2. Develop Management Plan(s) for acquired lands. |
a. Evaluate baseline data to develop site goals and objectives |
one year |
$2,000 |
|
| (NOTE: FY 2000 carry forward funds will be used) |
b. Prepare Interim Habitat Management Plan(s) |
one year |
$500 |
|
|
c. Prepare Habitat Management Plan(s) |
one - three years |
$1,500 |
|
|
d. Develop Operations & Maintenance Plan(s) |
one year |
$500 |
|
|
e. Develop Monitoring & Evaluation Plan(s) |
one year |
$500 |
|
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Maintain Habitat Values - Implement Operations & Maintenance Plan(s) |
a. Control expansion of non-native vegetation by addressing vectors (e.g., roads), and using hand removal, equipment removal, and herbicides; and planting native vegetation. |
on-going |
$4,911 |
|
| (NOTE: FY 2000 carry forward funds will be used) |
b. Maintain minimal site infrastructure (e.g., fences, gates, roadways, trails, signs, etc.) |
on-going |
$2,000 |
|
| Item | Note | FY 2001 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
FTE: part of a 0.25 FTE (includes HEP surveys, data collection, mgmt plan dev.) |
$6,100 |
| Fringe |
@ 38% |
$2,367 |
| Supplies |
|
$1,000 |
| Travel |
|
$500 |
| Indirect |
@ 26.6% |
$2,100 |
| Personnel |
FTE: part of a 0.25 FTE |
$4,000 |
| Fringe |
@ 38% |
$1,552 |
| Supplies |
Seed, fencing materials, weed control |
$3,300 |
| Travel |
|
$800 |
| Indirect |
26.6% |
$1,500 |
| Subcontractor |
Wallowa Co. Weed Control District, fence contractor |
$7,172 |
| Personnel |
FTE: part of a 0.25 FTE |
$2,300 |
| Fringe |
@ 38% |
$893 |
| Supplies |
equipment rental, herbacides, native plants/ seed |
$1,918 |
| Indirect |
@ 26.6% |
$800 |
| Subcontractor |
Wallowa Co. Weed Control District, fence contractor |
$1,000 |
| Personnel |
FTE: part of a 0.25 FTE |
$2,200 |
| Fringe |
@ 38.8% |
$800 |
| Supplies |
|
$1,000 |
| Travel |
|
$500 |
| Indirect |
@ 26.6% |
$500 |
| $42,302 |
The FY 2000 project proposal estimate for FY 2001 included $100,000 for continued acquisition or easement of lands near Wenaha WA. The acquisition component is now addressed in the OWC's FY 2001 programmatic project (Project No. 199705900). This Wenaha proposal will use FY 2000 carry forward dollars ($42,302) to accomplish first year management activities on acquired lands.
In addition to reasons stated above, project delays occurred due to insufficient time and staffing to accomplish pre-acquisition project activities, local disputes which have resulted in previously targeted properties becoming unavailable, and higher project priorities within the OWC programmatic acquisition approach.
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.