North Fork John Day Basin Anadromous Fish Habitat Enhancement Project proposal 200003100

FY07-09 proposal 200003100

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	North Fork John Day Basin Anadromous Fish Habitat Enhancement Project
Proposal ID	200003100
Organization	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Short description	Increase habitat for Chinook salmon and steelhead on private and public-owned lands via implementing fencing, off-stream water development, revegetation, culvert replacement, pool development, mine tailing removal and large wood placement projects.
Information transfer	The project leader holds a seat, dedicated to the CTUIR, on the North Fork John Day Watershed Council (NFJDWC). Local stakeholders will be made aware of various project activities through this coordinating body. The watershed council has proven to be very effective in promoting awareness and public participation for past project efforts. The project shall continue to conduct local outreach efforts (public meetings, tours and presentations) at the community level to demonstrate accomplishments, provide educational opportunities, and solicit additional landowner and resource agency participation and input. Project reports, containing project accomplishments, will continue to be produced quarterly and annually. Annual reports will be uploaded to BPA's website for public access. Annual stream temperature data collected as part of habitat enhancement effectiveness monitoring will be shared and stored on NOAA Fisheries access database. A CTUIR web site is currently under development which will provide periodic updates of implementation efforts and project effectiveness.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Todd Shaw	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation	toddshaw@ctuir.com
All assigned contacts
Todd Shaw	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation	toddshaw@ctuir.com

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Columbia Plateau / John Day

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
45º09’N	118º50’W	Camas Creek	T5S, R32E, Section 4; Camas Creek at confluence with Cable Creek; approximately 3 miles northwest of Ukiah, OR, south of State Rt. 249; identified as Upper Camas Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; pool development project
45º04’N	118º59’W	Camas Creek	T6S, R31E, SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 4; Camas Creek RM 5.3 at the confluence with Fivemile Creek; located immediately east of State Highway 395, south of Ukiah, Oregon, across the highway from Bridge Creek State Wilderness Area; identified as Lower Camas Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; pool development project
44º47’N	118º27’W	Clear Creek	T9S, R35E, SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 14; Clear Creek RM 4.3; approximately 1 mile upstream and southeast of Blackjack Mine; travel Forest Service Road 10 to Forest Road 13 to reach this site; identified as Grantite Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; fish passage improvement project (culvert replacement)
44º46’N	118º27’W	Clear Creek/Beaver Creek	T9S, R35E, Sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 24, 23; Clear Creek RM 3.4 to 4.1; approximately 4 miles southwest of Granite, OR on Forest Service Rd. 10; identified as Grantite Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; mine tailing removal, floodplain & stream channel restoration project
45º12'N	118º58’W	Cooper Creek/Snipe Creek	T4S, R31E, Sections 20, 21, 22, 27, 35; Cooper Creek RM 0 to 1.2, Snipe Creek approximately 1 mile upstream and downstream of the Cooper Creek confluence, approximately 2 to 5 miles north of Ukiah, OR adjacent to State Rt. 395; identified as Lower Camas Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; passive restoration (livestock exclusion fencing, off-stream water developments and revegetation) projects
44º59'-44º55’N	118º55’-118º50'W	Desolation Creek	T7S,R32E, SW 1/4 of Section 6, Sections 8, 17, 16, 20, 21, 28, 27, SE 1/4 Section 26; Desolation Creek RM 1.6 to 7.6; State Route 395 approximately 1 mile north of Dale, Oregon to National Forest Road 10; approximatey 3 miles east of Dale, Oregon; identified as Desolation Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; stream reach project involving in-stream wood placement and revegetation
44º50’N	118º32’W	Granite Creek	T8S, R35.5, Section 31; Granite Creek; identified as Grantite Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; fish passage improvement project (culvert replacement)
45º08’N	118º45’W	Hidaway Creek	T5S, R32E, Sections 1 and 2, R33E, Sections 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 21; Hidaway Creek RM 0 to 5; approximately 5 miles east of Ukiah on State Rt. 249; identified as Upper Camas Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; in-stream wood placement, off-stream water developments and livestock exclusion fencing projects
44º48’N	118º37’W	North Fork Desolation Creek	T9S, R34E, NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 9; North Fork Desolation Creek RM 4.6; National Forest Road 34 south to Forest Road 400 to reach this site; approximately 1 mile southwest of Chrome Springs; identified as Desolation Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; fish passage improvement project (culvert replacement)
44º47’N	118º37’W	North Fork Desolation Creek	T9S, R34E, NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 16; North Fork Desolation Creek RM 5.6; National Forest Road 34 south to Forest Road 400 to reach this site; approximately 2 miles northwest of Olive Lake; identified as Desolation Creek Geographic Area in John Day Subbasin Plan; fish passage improvement project (culvert replacement)

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Chinook Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU
primary: Steelhead Middle Columbia River ESU
secondary: Bull Trout
secondary: Interior Redband Trout
Additional: great blue heron; American beaver

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments
2005	Planning: one 15-year easement; Secured $70,000 in cost share; Implementation - 9 acres cost shared with WHIP; 3 off-stream water developments; planted 6,000 trees
2004	Planning: one 15-year riparian easement; $45,000 cost share; Implementation - 41 acres enrolled into CREP; 103 acres and 2.7 miles of stream fenced; 5.6 miles riparian fence; 1 well; 6 water gaps; 3 off-stream water developments; planted 5,300 trees
2003	Planning: one 15-year riparian easement; Implementation - 120 acres and 2.6 miles of stream fenced; 3.6 miles riparian fence, 6 water gaps; 4 off-stream water developments; planted 2,500 trees
2002	Planning: - one 15-year riparian easement; Implementation - 54 acres and 1.4 miles of stream fenced; 2.24 miles riparian fence; one well re-activated; 5 water gaps; 3 off-stream water developments; planted 3,000 trees
2001	Planning - two 15-year riparian conservation easements; Implementation - 34.4 acres into CREP; 2.1 miles riparian fencing; 2 water gaps; 1 off-stream; water development; protected 0.8 stream miles
2000	Project Leader hired August 2000

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
BPA	198402100	John Day Habitat Enhancement - ODFW	Complementary project; critical link to achieve overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals)
BPA	199303800	North Fork John Day River Enhancement - Umatilla National Forest	Complementary project; critical link to achieve overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals)
BPA	199605300	North Fork John Day Dredge-Tailings - Umatilla National Forest	Partner with this project to be cost-effective and utilze comprehensive approaches; complementary project; critical link to achieve overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals)
BPA	199801700	Gravel Push-Up Dam Removal Lower North Fork John Day - North Fork John Day Watershed Council	Complementary project; critical link to achieve overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals)
BPA	199801800	John Day Watershed Restoration - Warm Springs Tribes	Complementary project; critical link to achieve overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals)
BPA	198710001	Umatilla Anadromous Fish Habitat Enhancement - CTUIR	This project shares office space, materials and equipment. Daily interaction with project personnel assists with adaptive management decisions.
BPA	199604601	Walla Walla River Basin Fish Habitat - CTUIR	This project shares office space, materials and equipment. Daily interaction with project personnel assists with adaptive management decisions.
BPA	199608300	Grand Ronde Watershed Restoration - CTUIR	This project shares office space, materials and equipment. Daily interaction with project personnel assists with adaptive management decisions.
PCSRF - CRITFC	2004-2-02	Clear Creek Floodplain Restoration - Umatilla National Forest	Secured these funds and administer this project for the Umatilla National Forest; partnership with the Umatilla National Forest to restore spring Chinook and summer steelhead habitat degraded from mine tailings; complementary project; critical link to achieve overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals)
Other: Natural Resources Conservation Service	[no entry]	[Related Project Title left blank]	Annually secure Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) cost share funds through this agency jointly with Umatilla and Grant County Farm Services Agencies (FSA).

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
Bring the stream channel in balance	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by bringing the stream channel in balance with the water and sediment as supplied by the watershed. This shall be accomplished by obtaining riparian conservation easements with private landowners. These cooperative agreements are essential in protecting funding investments, securing landowner commitments and ensuring adequate habitat recovery to address limiting factors on private properties within the Desolation, Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas. Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will further be increased by conducting outreach efforts (public meetings, tours, mailings and presentations) to obtain input, identify public concerns, provide educational opportunities, and promote stream habitat restoration and protection to assist in addressing limiting factors and coordination with resource agencies in obtaining necessary cost share funds and developing partnerships to address limiting factors in proposed project areas.	John Day	Strategies: G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by decreasing gradient and restoring sinuosity. This will be accomplished by implementation of in-stream projects, including mine tailing removal, pool developments, and engineered log jam projects, and riparian improvements, including construction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing and revegetation in all geographic areas.	John Day	Strategies: D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Enhance base flows	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased from construction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing to exclude grazing from riparian and floodplain areas and development of upland livestock watering sites within the Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas. These improvements will better disperse livestock in upland areas, improving stream channel stability, width to depth ratios and native plant recovery, resulting in enhancement of base flows.	John Day	Strategies: E: Riparian Habitat Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Enhance/restore/protect aspen	Birds and ungulate species survival and productivity will increase from protection and recovery of aspen due to increased forage and habitat diversity within the Lower Camas Creek Geographic Area.	John Day	2. Work with public land agencies to implement the recommended conservation & management practices; 3. Encourage organizations & entities who work with private landowners to implement recommended conservation & management practices.
Increase pool habitat	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by developing two pools within the Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas through construction of rock weirs and large woody debris (LWD)placement. Constructed holding pools will assist in recruiting spawning gravels to provide increased spawning opportunities for spring Chinook salmon and improve habitat complexity and cover for juvenile and adult salmonids.	John Day	Strategies: D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Increase role and abundance of large woody debris	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by placement of engineered log jams into 11 stream miles within the Desolation and Upper Camas Creek Geographic Areas. Log jams will assist in scouring holding pools and collecting spawning gravels to provide increased spawning opportunities, and improve habitat complexity and cover for juvenile and adult fish.	John Day	Strategies: D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by maintaining and improving quality and quantity of spawning grounds. This will be accomplished by removal of culverts impeding fish passage and replacement with culverts which will adequately pass fish to improve access to spawning areas; in-stream projects, including mine tailing removal, pool developments and engineered log jam placements to increase holding pools and available spawning gravels; riparian improvements, including construction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing and revegetation, to improve stream channel stability, width to depth ratios, and quality and quantity of spawning areas in all geographic areas.	John Day	Strategies: A: Improve Fish Passage, D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect High Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Maintain riparian management objectives	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by obtaining riparian conservation easements with private landowners. These cooperative agreements are essential in protecting funding investments, securing landowner commitments and ensuring adequate habitat recovery to address limiting factors on private properties within the Desolation, Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas.	John Day	Strategies: G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Minimize artificial fish passage barriers	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by removal of four culverts impeding fish passage and replacement with culverts which will adequately pass fish. These enhancements will improve access to 29.1 miles of spawning and rearing habitat within the Desolation and Granite Creek Geographic Areas.	John Day	Strategies: A: Improve Fish Passage, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by minimizing unnatural factors that lead to fluctuations in levels of dissolved oxygen. This will be accomplished from construction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing to exclude grazing from riparian and floodplain areas and development of upland livestock watering sites within the Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas. These improvements will better disperse livestock in upland areas, improving stream channel stability, width to depth ratios and native plant recovery, resulting in improved consistency in dissolved oxygen levels.	John Day	Strategies: E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Moderate peak flows where appropriate	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased from construction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing to exclude grazing from riparian and floodplain areas and development of upland livestock watering sites within the Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas. These improvements will better disperse livestock in upland areas, improving stream channel stability, width to depth ratios and native plant recovery, resulting in moderation of peak flows.	John Day	Strategies: E: Riparian Habitat Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Moderate temperatures through improvements	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by in-stream improvements including, engineered log jams, large woody debris placements (LWD), mine tailing removal and pool development projects, and riparian and upland improvements, including contruction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing and upland water developments and revegetation projects within all geographic areas.	John Day	Strategies: D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvements, I: Education/Outreach
Provide habitat components for focal species	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by obtaining riparian conservation easements with private landowners. These cooperative agreements are essential in protecting funding investments, securing landowner commitments and ensuring adequate habitat recovery to address limiting factors on private properties within the Desolation, Upper Camas and Lower Camas Creek Geographic Areas. Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will further be increased by conducting outreach efforts (public meetings, tours, mailings and presentations) to obtain input, identify public concerns, provide educational opportunities, and promote stream habitat restoration and protection to assist in addressing limiting factors and coordination with resource agencies in obtaining necessary cost share funds and developing partnerships to address limiting factors in proposed project areas.	John Day	Strategies: G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat	Terrestrial mammal, bird and amphibian species survival and productivity will increase and fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by improved wetland functions including increased water retention capacity alleviating downstream flooding and soil erosion, streamflow maintenance, enhanced groundwater recharge, increased nutrient cycling within the Lower Camas Creek Geographic Area.	John Day	Strategy 2. Enhance degraded wetland habitat; Strategy 5. Work with federal agencies to target wetland conservation & development programs
Restore channel and floodplain connectivity	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by removal of mine tailings from a 3,800-foot reach of Clear Creek, increasing habitat diversity, off-channel refugia, spawning and rearing areas, riparian vegetation and associated shade within the Granite Creek Geographic Area.	John Day	Strategies: A: Improve Fish Passage, D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by restoring off-channel areas for high flow refugia. This will be accomplished by constructing engineered log jams, mine tailing removal and pool development projects, and riparian improvements, including contruction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing and revegetation projects within all geographic areas.	John Day	Strategies: D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach
Restore stream channel equilibrium	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by bringing vertical and lateral stream movement into balance with landscape and flow regimes. This will be accomplished by installing appropriate sized and designed culverts, removal of mine tailings, development of pools, placement of engineered log jams, construction of riparian livestock exclusion fencing and upland water developments and revegetation.	John Day	Strategies: A: Improve Fish Passage, D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, H: Upland Improvement Projects, I: Education/Outreach
Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate	Fish population and smolt-to-spawner ratios will be increased by trapping sediment on the floodplain to improve water quality and provide substrate for recovery of native plant communities in all geographic areas. This will be accomplished by placement of large woody debris and revegetation.	John Day	Strategies: A: Improve Fish Passage, D: In-stream Activities, E: Riparian Improvements, G: Protect Existing High Quality Habitat, I: Education/Outreach

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.	This involves acquiring all local, state and federal permits and clearances necessary to implement and maintain on-the-ground activities. The CTUIR will be consulting through BPA and coordinating with NRCS, Umatilla County SWCD, Monument SWCD, Grant County SWCD and the CTUIR Cultural Resource Protection Program in fulfilling all State, Local, and Federal permit requirements for proposed 2005 projects. Coordination with additional entities may be required as projects develop and opportunities arise. The Project shall complete and submit BPA Watershed NEPA Checklists to BPA’s Environmental Planning and Analysis Section for each project determined to have potential effects on cultural resources, water quality, or threatened or endangered species. Projects to be implemented shall potentially consist of fencing, off-stream and upland water developments, native vegetation plantings, passage improvements, large in-stream wood placements and mine tailing removals.Cultural and archeological surveys shall be conducted at sites, where habitat implementations will occur to determine if cultural resources are present and to insure their protection prior to project implementation. Any cultural resources, eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places, will be documented in reports. Reports of findings will be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office (in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and to BPA’s Environmental Planning and Analysis Section. The Project shall complete and submit BPA CALENDAR YEAR 2007 and 2008 ACTUAL HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS forms and BPA CALENDAR YEAR 2007, 2008 and 2009 PROPOSED HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS forms to BPA’s Environmental Planning and Analysis Section. All identified noxious weed treatments shall be consistent with NOAA Fisheries’ 2003 Biological Opinion per BPA’s Habitat Improvement Program.	4/1/2007	3/31/2010	$50,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Maintain riparian management objectives Minimize artificial fish passage barriers Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics
Develop Alternative Water Source	Upland spring sites will be constructed to prevent livestock from watering from stream channels and better utilize upland forage.	Approximately eight off-stream and upland spring sites will be developed, adjacent to new habitat project areas, to better disburse livestock and better utilize available forage in uplands, relieving concentrated grazing pressure and associated erosion problems in riparian and floodplain areas. Livestock watering troughs shall be purchased and installed at these sites. These sites shall be identified and mapped. This work element may also include well development and solar panel purchase and installation. Water developments will be implemented in combination with livestock exclusion projects on Camas Creek tributaries, Snipe, Cooper, and Hidaway Creeks.	5/15/2007	11/30/2009	$16,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Enhance base flows Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements			Metrics
Enhance Floodplain	Construct engineered log jams to scour pools for recruiting spawning gravels, improve pool to riffle ratios, and assist in restoring floodplain function.	Large wood additions will be implemented in lower Hidaway and lower Desolation Creeks to improve pool to riffle ratios, and assist in restoring floodplain function and enhancement. BPA project dollars will assist in covering tree and root wad purchase and installation subcontract costs.	5/15/2007	9/30/2009	$175,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Moderate temperatures through improvements Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of acres treated: 250 acres
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	Create pools to increase MCR ESU spring Chinook salmon spawning opportunities.	Two pools shall be created in Camas Creek, one at the confluence of Cable Creek and another one at the confluence of Fivemile Creek. These pools will increase MCR ESU spring Chinook salmon spawning success. Construction of rock weirs and potential large woody debris placements will likely be included in the pool development designs.	5/15/2007	9/30/2009	$96,000
Biological objectives Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Moderate temperatures through improvements Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of stream miles treated: 6 miles
Install Fence	Install livestock exclusion fencing to restrict livestock from riparian corridors.	Includes work to install riparian exclusion fence and gates. May also include water gaps for livestock. Project staff shall initiate invitations for fence construction bids, provide tour of proposed fence construction sites to interested contractors, award subcontracts to low-bid fence contractors, and develop fence construction subcontracts.	4/1/2007	2/28/2010	$85,000
Biological objectives Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of miles of fence: 18
Plant Vegetation	Native trees and shrubs will be planted within riparian areas. Specific plant species shall include willows, black cottonwood, wild rose, red alder, snowberry, red and black elderberry, choke cherry, redosier dogwood and black hawthorn.	Approximately 8,000 Native trees and shrubs will be planted by project staff within Clear Creek riparian areas and lower Camas Creek tributary areas, including Snipe and Cooper Creeks riparian areas for purposes such as erosion control, roughness recruitment, shading, restoring native habitat and forage enhancement. These plants will originate from seeds and cuttings locally obtained by the project and grown out at the CTUIR Native Plant Nursery to provide cost savings. This Work Element shall include project staff collecting native willow cuttings on-site or from nearby drainages to sting into stream banks under operated equipment subcontracts. In-basin plant stocks shall be utilized because they are acclimated to the local climate, provide natural wildlife forage, are more resistant to the area’s potential disease and insect problems and reduce the risk of polluting existing plant community gene pools.	5/1/2007	11/15/2009	$10,000
Biological objectives Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of acres of planted: 150 * # of riparian miles treated: 2
Remove Mine Tailings	Remove mine tailings from the riparian corridor and re-contour the surrounding flood plain.	The project will assist the Umatilla National Forest on U.S. Forest Service lands in Clear Creek to remove mine tailings from the riparian corridor and re-contour the surrounding flood plain. Clear Creek is the largest tributary to Granite Creek, an important spring Chinook salmon fishery. Dredge mining of Clear Creek during the 1930’s to 1950’s left a huge pile of river rock, approximately 150 feet wide and 10 feet high, for 3,800 feet adjacent to Clear Creek in the project area. The dredge piles constrict the former floodplain and dredging created a narrow, straight, high- energy channel unable to retain fine sediments, which resulted in 500 feet of Beaver Creek and 1000 feet of Clear Creek flowing subsurface during late summer months. These late-summer dry channel segments created fish passage barriers for spawning salmon migrating upstream over the decades following secession of dredge activities. The subsurface water flows under the dredge tailing piles forming a side channel on the other side of tailing piles. The water then flows down the side channel, for about 1500 feet, then back through tailings into Clear Creek, with no inlet or outlet for fish passage. The huge dredge tailing pile also cuts Clear Creek off from its floodplain, and for the most part has eliminated the riparian zone and its vegetation. Over the last 50 years the tailings have become very stable, and have experienced almost no vegetative recovery. Thirteen miles of similar work have been completed on the North Fork John Day River and its tributaries Granite and Clear Creeks downstream of the current project area between 1993 and 2002 (Ramsey, 2005). BPA funds will provide cost share for heavy equipment subcontracts, collection of native plant materials for propagation and shrub and tree propagation costs.	4/1/2007	9/30/2009	$96,000
Biological objectives Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Moderate temperatures through improvements Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * Did the tailings create a fish passage barrier?: No * # of acres treated: 84 acres
Maintain Vegetation	Treat noxious weeds with herbicides; install mulching fabric, tree shelters and tubes around native trees and shrubs.	The project shall treat noxious weeds with herbicides within existing project areas two to three times annually to decrease competition with native vegetation. BPA CALENDAR YEAR 2007, 2008 and 2009 PROPOSED HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS forms shall be submitted to BPA’s Environmental Planning and Analysis Section in December of each year (see Work Element-165) to insure consistency with NOAA Fisheries’ 2003 Biological Opinion per BPA’s Habitat Improvement Program. Treatment of noxious weeds is identified in all of CTUIR’s riparian easements as an annual CTUIR responsibility. Other activities under this Work Element shall include plant competition reduction (purchase and installation of mulching fabric around trees) and prevention or reduction of animal damage (purchase and installation of tree shelters and tubes).	3/1/2007	12/15/2009	$40,000
Biological objectives Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics
Install Fish Passage Structure	Remove and replace culverts impeding fish passage to improve access to spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead spawning and rearing habitat.	The project shall coordinate with the Umatilla National Forest and provide BPA cost chare funds to replace four individual culverts impeding fish passage on Forest Service lands. These culverts are located on Clear Creek (1), Granite Creek (1) and North Fork Desolation Creek (2). BPA dollars will assist in covering the costs of material purchases and heavy operated equipment subcontracts.	5/15/2007	9/30/2009	$50,943
Biological objectives Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Minimize artificial fish passage barriers Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of miles of habitat accessed: Access to 29 miles of salmon & steelhead habitat * Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: Yes
Lease Land	Develop and secure riparian easements with private landowners to protect BPA/CTUIR investments.	This Work Element involves developing and securing riparian easements with private landowners to protect BPA/CTUIR investments. Landowner negotiations will include determining and agreeing upon riparian corridor widths, water development locations and numbers, etc., developing a scope of work, and deciding the number of years the easement shall cover (a minimum of 15 years and maximum length of perpetuity). Agreements will be developed which permit CTUIR restoration efforts and restrict certain land use activities, such as grazing, removal of vegetation, construction of buildings, etc. In lieu of landowners being provided direct funding to secure their participation, they shall accept the costs of all BPA-funded habitat improvements along with CTUIR’s maintenance of these improvements as consideration (with the exception of CREP cost shared projects, where they will recieve annual USDA subsidies). Easements shall be reviewed by CTUIR Attorneys. Easements shall be recorded at either the Umatilla County or Grant County Courthouse, attached to the property deed and binding upon heirs or successors in interest.	4/1/2007	3/31/2010	$20,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Maintain riparian management objectives Minimize artificial fish passage barriers Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Provide habitat components for focal species Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of riparian miles protected: 9 stream miles
Coordination	Develop and submit grant proposals to obtain cost share funds.	Develop and submit grant proposals through the North Fork John Day Watershed Council and to various local, state and federal entities and via the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. These cost share funds may be pursued during any month of the year and are used exclusively for on-the-ground project implementations. Such efforts effectively forge partnerships between the Tribes, resource agencies and the public, and allow BPA funds to go further.	4/1/2007	3/31/2010	$30,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Maintain riparian management objectives Minimize artificial fish passage barriers Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Provide habitat components for focal species Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics
Identify and Select Projects	Identify, prioritize, and select habitat enhancement areas	Identify, prioritize, and select potential project sites through subbasin plan and watershed assessment review, public outreach, landowner coordination, interagency communication, and personal observation.	4/1/2007	3/31/2010	$20,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Produce project deliverables and accomplishment narratives.	Project personnel shall prepare and submit draft statement of work packages, budgets, property inventories, spending plans, accural reports, BiOp metrics reports for applicable RPA's, deliverable and accomplishment narratives and miscellaneous other reports.	12/1/2007	2/28/2010	$35,000
Biological objectives Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics
Outreach and Education	Conduct outreach to obtain input, identify landowner and resource agency concerns, provide educational opportunities, and promote stream habitat restoration & protection.	The project shall conduct outreach efforts (public meetings, tours, mailings and presentations) to obtain input, identify landowner and resource agency concerns, provide educational opportunities, and promote stream habitat restoration and protection; provide coordination between the project and participating landowners and various fish and wildlife personnel involved in project work.	4/1/2007	3/31/2010	$50,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Decrease gradient; restore sinuosity Enhance base flows Enhance/restore/protect aspen Increase pool habitat Increase role and abundance of large woody debris Maintain & improve quality & quantity of spawning Maintain riparian management objectives Minimize artificial fish passage barriers Minimize fuctuations of dissolved oxygen Moderate peak flows where appropriate Moderate temperatures through improvements Provide habitat components for focal species Restore and/or enhance wetland habitat Restore channel and floodplain connectivity Restore off-channel areas for high flow refugia Restore stream channel equilibrium Trap sediment on the floodplain as appropriate			Metrics * # of general public reached: Project goal is to reach 200 individuals. * # of general public reached: 200
Provide Technical Review	Coordinate with cost share partners to review implementation plans, designs and engineering specifications for partnered projects.	Project staff shall coordinate with NRCS on combined BPA/CREP and BPA/WHIP projects to review individual NRCS Conservation Plans (planting, fencing & water development plans); project staff shall coordinate with BOR to review BPA/BOR design and engineering specifications for partnered in-stream and passage-related projects.	6/1/2007	9/30/2009	$15,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics
Produce Annual Report	Produce annual report for BPA.	Project shall develop annual report of progress as per contract specifications between the CTUIR and BPA, which shall include details of accomplishments for work elements included within the Statement of Work, and submit to BPA.	4/1/2007	8/30/2009	$30,000
Biological objectives Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics
Produce Status Report	Produce quarterly reports to summarize status of project milestones.	Project shall produce quarterly reports to summarize status of project milestones. Quarterly reports document project accomplishments, problems encountered, planned activities for the following quarter & purchases of non-expendable & sensitive items.	7/10/2007	1/10/2010	$10,000
Biological objectives Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect pre-project data and monitor short and long-term effects of existing habitat enhancements to determine project successes.	Project personnel shall collect pre and post project data to monitor enhancement effects of existing habitat projects. Data collected shall include longitudinal and cross-section surveys, percent shade,stream temperature, photo point monitoring, land-use and percent substrate	6/1/2007	3/31/2010	$18,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics Focal Area: Tributaries Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/Compliance Monitoring Primary R, M, and E Type: Collect data to determine project effectiveness
Submit/Acquire Data	Share stream temperature data with others within and outside of the basin.	The project shall continue to provide stream temperature data, collected within and downstream of existing enhancement areas (effectiveness monitoring), to the Monument SWCD for uploading to NOAA's access database; this database provides one point of storage and retrieval for North Fork John Day Basin stream temperature data.	5/15/2007	11/30/2009	$3,000
Biological objectives Bring the stream channel in balance Maintain riparian management objectives Provide habitat components for focal species			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	28 months of FTE's (Project Leader and Fisheries Technician salaries total 22 months; additional months cover administrative and cultural resource staff support)	$116,500	$122,325	$128,441
Supplies	Repairs; Field, Office, Construction Supplies, etc.	$12,890	$13,535	$14,211
Travel	Per diem; Vehicle Expense; Vehicle Insurance	$11,479	$12,053	$12,656
Capital Equipment	[blank]	$0	$0	$0
Overhead	Overhead Rate @ 39%	$71,023	$74,574	$78,303
Other	Construction Subcontracts (fencing, operated equipment, etc.)	$16,476	$17,300	$18,165
Personnel	[blank]	$0	$0	$0
Fringe Benefits	Fringe Rate @ 35.4%	$41,241	$43,303	$45,468
Totals		$269,609	$283,090	$297,244

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$849,943
Total work element budget:	$849,943

Cost sharing

Funding source/org	Item or service provided	FY 07 est value ($)	FY 08 est value ($)	FY 09 est value ($)	Cash or in-kind?	Status
BIA	training, travel, office and construction equipment purchases	$3,333	$3,333	$3,333	Cash	Under Development
BOR	Provide engineering, cultural resource, ESA consultation, removal/fill permit application services	$75,000	$75,000	$50,000	In-Kind	Under Development
CTUIR	salaries, fringe & associated overhead	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	Cash	Confirmed
NF John Day Watershed Council	providing mapping services, monitoring assistance; outreach	$6,667	$6,667	$6,667	In-Kind	Under Development
NOAA-Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund	covers construction materials and implementation subcontracts	$40,000	$40,000	$40,000	Cash	Under Development
OWEB	covers construction materials and implementation subcontracts	$20,000	$20,000	$20,000	Cash	Under Development
USDA-CREP	covers construction materials and implementation subcontracts	$75,000	$75,000	$50,000	In-Kind	Under Development
USDA-Forest Service	cost share on materials and subcontract costs for culvert replacements and mine tailing removal	$40,000	$40,000	$20,000	Cash	Under Development
USDA-WHIP	covers construction materials and implementation subcontracts	$50,000	$50,000	$100,000	Cash	Under Development
Totals		$320,000	$320,000	$300,000

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $312,106
FY 2011 estimated budget: $312,106

Comments: The project has conservatively anticipated inflation rates at 3% per year and adjusted the budget accordingly for out-years.

Future O&M costs: The bulk of O&M costs, which this project incurs, are related to herbicide applications to address noxious weeds within existing project areas. These costs average $8,000 to $10,000 per year. The project utilized outside funds to maintain weeds in 2005. The project leader feels strongly that plant competition reduction (purchase and installation of mulching fabric around trees) and prevention or reduction of animal damage (purchase and installation of tree shelters and tubes) does not fit well under Work Element 22. Habitat/Passage O&M: Maintain Vegetation. Mulching fabric, tree shelters and tubes are generally placed around trees when they are initially planted and usually do not require replacement. Placing these items under WE 22 tends to over-inflate O&M costs for habitat projects.

Termination date: none
Comments: This project is the only BPA funded project implementing habitat enhancements on private properties within the upper North Fork John Day Drainage. The CTUIR and partnering state and Federal agencies feel strongly that this project provides a critical link to achievement of the overall biological and habitat objectives indicated in the John Day Subbasin Plan (long-term target goals). Many miles of degraded habitat remain to be addressed within the upper basin along with protection of critical headwater sanctuaries on public lands.

Final deliverables: This project provides annual reports to BPA, but does not anticipate project termination.

Section 10. Narrative and other documents

Reviews and recommendations

FY07 budget	FY08 budget	FY09 budget	Total budget	Type	Category	Recommendation
NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs]
$200,000	$200,000	$200,000	$600,000	Expense	ProvinceExpense	Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0		ProvinceExpense

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable

NPCC comments: Chinook Mid-Columbia ESU steelhead, Mid-Columbia ESU bull trout and interior redband trout should all realize long-term benefits from the habitat improvements proposed. This project is well planned, and the objectives and methods have been thought through. Clear ties are made to the Fish and Wildlife Program, the BPA Watershed Management Program, the BiOp RPAs, Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit, and the Subbasin Plan. There are many complementarities between this project and others in the subbasin, with clear descriptions of who does what, how they are related, and presentation of the role of CTUIR in the communities and watershed council. This project proposes tributary habitat improvements in priority areas identified in the Subbasin Plan and tied to EDT results. Habitat limiting factors are linked with strategies and restoration activities. Detailed descriptions of habitat problems and activities to date are provided by geographic area. There is a clear description of project history and actions, but little evaluation of project outcomes and impacts. A table lays out the rationale for proposed actions. Objectives are specific to location, expressed in measurable units and relate actions to time lags for discerning measurable effects. Work elements are similarly specific, with milestones and dates. M&E will be done through collection of well-described, pre- and-post implementation data on channel hydrology and vegetative response. No direct monitoring of fish use of habitat. The sponsors should coordinate with ODFW so that fish monitoring occurs and can be tied to habitat improvements. Information transfer is accomplished through outreach and education activities, watershed council participation, landowner collaborations, and periodic reporting.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable