| Proposal title | Enhance North Fork John Day River Subbasin Anadromous Fish Habitat |
| Proposal ID | 200003100 |
| Organization | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | R. Todd Shaw |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 638 Pendleton, OR 97801 |
| Phone / email | 5412764109 / toddshaw@ctuir.com |
| Manager authorizing this project | Gary James |
| Review cycle | FY 2001 Ongoing |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / John Day |
| Short description | Increase production of indigenous wild stocks of spring chinook salmon and summer steelhead within the North Fork of the John Day River Subbasin. |
| Target species | |
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Identify habitat impacts, attain solutions to detrimental land use practices and promote support of habitat enhancement measures in the North Fork of the John Day River Subbasin. |
a. Utilize existing information, including historical documents, research and management plans and any available GIS Data, to determine locations of site-specific habitat impacts. |
indefinite |
$7,905 |
|
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b. Coordinate with landowners and local, tribal, state and federal entities to identify habitat impacts, determine remedial measures and obtain support of project efforts. |
indefinite |
$11,945 |
|
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c. Conduct local outreach efforts (public meetings, tours and presentations) to obtain input, address landowner concerns, provide educational opportunities, and promote stream habitat restoration and protection. |
indefinite |
$14,268 |
|
|
d. Assist the North Fork John Day Watershed Council in development of a North Fork John Day Watershed Assessment. |
three years |
$10,268 |
Yes |
| 2. Plan and design habitat enhancement projects. |
a. Coordinate with local, state and federal resource entities and prepare grant proposals to develop cost-share projects. |
indefinite
|
$6,065 |
|
|
b. Develop and secure riparian easements with private landowners for proposed habitat enhancements. |
indefinite
|
$9,323 |
|
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c. Obtain necessary environmental clearances, including Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act cultural and archeological compliance, Sections 401 and 404 Federal Clean Water Act Permits and Section 7 U.S. Endangered Species Act consultations. |
indefinite |
$10,631 |
|
|
d. Complete project design and layout. |
indefinite |
$4,484 |
|
|
e. Solicit bids and award subcontracts for fence construction, operated equipment, native tree and shrub plantings and noxious weed control. |
indefinite |
$9,871 |
|
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 3. Implement passive enhancements in combination with intensive, native revegetation efforts. |
a. Construct livestock exclusion fencing around project areas |
indefinite |
$59,460 |
Yes |
|
b. Install native willow cuttings and various bareroot tree and shrub species with an excavator along stream channel margins. |
indefinite |
$23,667 |
Yes |
|
c. Seed native grasses and hand plant indigenous trees and shrubs in project areas to stabilize streambanks, reduce sediment input, provide insect drop, shade stream channels, cool stream temperatures and increase in-stream wood recruitment. |
indefinite |
$28,368 |
|
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d. Treat noxious weeds in project areas. |
duration of riparian easements |
$3,500 |
Yes |
| Item | Note | FY 2001 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
FTE: 9.75 months (Biologist, Technician, GIS Analyst, Cultural Technician, Office Manager and Secretary |
$37,323 |
| Fringe |
30% |
$11,197 |
| Supplies |
phone services, office supplies, duplication/printing, educational materials |
$4,000 |
| Travel |
GSA vehicle lease, vehicle mileage, vehicle insurance |
$3,271 |
| Indirect |
34% of personnel & fringe, supplies and travel |
$18,969 |
| NEPA |
included in Personnel above |
$0 |
| Subcontractor |
Watershed Assessment |
$10,000 |
| Personnel |
FTE: fish habitat technician, 2 months |
$4,630 |
| Fringe |
30% |
$1,389 |
| Supplies |
fence materials, native trees/shrubs, native grass seed, and field materials |
$38,000 |
| Travel |
GSA vehicle lease, vehicle mileage, vehicle insurance, training and per diem |
$4,485 |
| Indirect |
34% of personnel, fringe benefits, construction materials and field materials |
$16,491 |
| Subcontractor |
fence construction, operated heavy equipment and noxious weed control |
$50,000 |
| Personnel |
FTE: 1.5 months fisheries technician; 0.5 fish biologist |
$3,964 |
| Fringe |
30% |
$1,189 |
| Supplies |
tools, fence materials, tree mats and tree shelters |
$6,000 |
| Travel |
GSA vehicle lease, vehicle mileage and vehicle insurance |
$1,214 |
| Indirect |
34% of personnel, fringe benefits, supplies & materials and travel |
$4,205 |
| Subcontractor |
noxious weed control |
$3,000 |
| Personnel |
FTE: fish technician (2 months) and fish biologist (1.75 months) |
$8,752 |
| Fringe |
30% |
$2,626 |
| Travel |
GSA vehicle lease, vehicle mileage and vehicle insurance |
$1,214 |
| Indirect |
34% of personnel, fringe benefits and travel |
$4,281 |
| $236,200 |
Budget is slightly higher than anticipated because of additional funds required for: (1) biologist to develop biological assessments for proposed noxious weed treatments and installation of live plant materials with 404 fill and removal permits (compliance with ESA Section 7 Consultation and NMFS 4d rules), (2) additional O&M ( includes increased technician hours for fence and plant maintenance due to project biologist having less field time than anticipated because of time required to develop biological assessments), and (3) trenching in willows with a subcontracted operated excavator.
Scope has changed slightly to include modified O&M costs. This was a new project in FY 2000 and no O&M was required. Enhancements implemented during FY 2000 will require O&M during FY 2001.
Enhancements involving operated heavy equipment and 404 fill and removals permits were not initially proposed. However, project personnel have determined that trenching in live plant materials with an excavator is the most cost-effective and most successful means of establishing riparian vegetation in project areas. CTUIR has had considerable success establishing native willow communities utilizing this planting technique in neighboring, Umatilla and Walla Walla River Basins.
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
The scope has changed slightly to include modified O&M costs. This was a new project in FY 2000 and no O&M was required. Enhancements implemented during FY 2000 will require O&M during FY 2001. Enhancements involving operated heavy equipment and 404 fill and removals permits were not initially proposed; however, project personnel have determined that trenching in live plant materials with an excavator is the most cost-effective and most successful means of establishing riparian vegetation in project areas. CTUIR has had considerable success establishing native willow communities utilizing this planting technique in neighboring Umatilla and Walla Walla River Basins.