Attendees: |
Susan Barnes (ODFW), Maureen Smith (USFWS), Matt Berger (CTCR);
Robert Walker (NWPPC), Paul Ashley (WDFW), Carl Scheeler (CTUIR),
Angela Sondenaa and Loren Kronemann (NPT), Dave Leptich (IDFG), B.J.
Kieffer and Kelly Singer (STOI), Tracy Hames and Mike Livingston
(YIN), and Frank Young (CBFWA) |
By Phone: |
Anders Mikkelsen (CdAT), Carol Perugini (SPT), Tom Iverson (CBFWA),
Joe DeHerrera (BPA), Scott Soults (KTOI) |
Time Allocation: |
Objective 1. FY 2002 Renewal
Process
Objective 2. Rolling Province Review and Subbasin Summaries
Objective 3. FY 2001 Adjustments |
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50%
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ITEM 1: |
Review and Approve Agenda |
ACTION: |
The agenda was approved without additions. |
ITEM 2: |
Review and Approval of IDFG Management Plans for Albeni Falls
Projects |
Discussion: |
Dave Leptich provided an overview of management plans for the
Cocolalla Lake, McMahon, Westmond Lake and Cove properties and
responded to questions from the Committee. |
ACTION: |
The Wildlife Committee determined that the Cocolalla Lake, McMahon,
Westmond Lake and Cove properties management plans were consistent
with the CBFWA Operation and Maintenance Guidelines. |
ITEM 3: |
Review and Approval of the Province Review Team’s Project
Proposal Ranking Recommendations for the Mountain Snake and Blue
Mountain Provinces |
Discussion: |
The WC reviewed the proposals for the Blue Mountain and Mountain
Snake provinces to determine the level of wildlife benefits. |
ACTION: |
The WC concurred with the review team’s comments and rated the
following acquisition projects as having significant wildlife benefits
using the criteria of permanence, size, connectivity to other habitat,
and juxtaposition to public lands:
Projects 27025, 27011, 27012, 27023, 199608000, 200002100, 28021,
28018, and 28010. |
ITEM 4: |
Discussion of Merits of Alternative Habitat Protection Measures |
Discussion: |
The Committee discussed their confusion over apparent mixed signals
from BPA and the Council over their support for land acquisition as an
effective wildlife mitigation technique. |
ITEM 5: |
Election of Chair and Vice-chair |
ACTION: |
Carl Scheeler and Susan Barnes were elected Chair and Vice-chair
for FY 2002. |
ITEM 6: |
Preparation and Schedule for 2002 Project HEPs |
Discussion: |
The WC discussed the possibility of developing a proposal for the
funding of a HEP team for submittal to the Systemwide solicitation but
no decision was made to do so. |
ACTION: |
Maureen Smith will develop a schedule for HEPs for next season.
Please provide information on project name, number of acres, cover
types, and approximate dates when help is needed, to Maureen by
January 31, 2002. |
ITEM 7: |
Discussion of Strategy for Crediting Past and Future Wildlife
Mitigation Activities and Fish Habitat Benefits to Wildlife |
Discussion: |
The Committee discussed the recent and longstanding positions of
BPA on crediting projects against the construction and inundation loss
assessments. It was agreed that these BPA positions were now impacting
the managers’ ability to move forward with regionally significant
fish and wildlife habitat protections under the "non-breach"
scenario. Further discussions are needed and may be conducted by
conference call in the near future. However, the USFWS’s ongoing
evaluations of the appropriate use of HEP in similar situations
elsewhere in the Nation is needed prior to a significant additional
investment of time. |
ITEM 8: |
Time and Place of Next Meeting To be announced. |