FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 25027
Contents
Section 1. General administrative information
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Section 4. Budgets for planning/design phase
Section 5. Budgets for construction/implementation phase
Section 6. Budgets for operations/maintenance phase
Section 7. Budgets for monitoring/evaluation phase
Section 8. Budget summary
Reviews and Recommendations
Additional documents
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| 25027 Narrative | Narrative |
| 25027 Sponsor Response to the ISRP | Response |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | An Assessment of Neotropical Migratory and Resident Bird-Habitat & Bird-Salmon Relationships in Riparian Ecosystems in the Deschutes Subbasin |
| Proposal ID | 25027 |
| Organization | Northwest Habitat Institute (NHI) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Kelly A. Bettinger |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 855 Corvallis, OR 97330 |
| Phone / email | 5417532199 / phoebe@peak.org |
| Manager authorizing this project | Thomas O'Neil |
| Review cycle | Columbia Plateau |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Deschutes |
| Short description | Monitor riparian breeding bird community relative abundance and nest success in relation to vegetation condition on streams in the process of or proposed for restoration, as well as on a subset of streams with salmon carcass supplementation. |
| Target species | Neotropical migratory and resident birds. |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exact study streams will be chosen at a later date. Though the current proposal lists the Deschutes subbasin as the area to implement the project, the project could be applied to any of the Columbia Plateau subbasins if the selection committee felt a greater need to implement the project in another subbasin. | ||
| 44.35 | -121 | Deschutes subbasin |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
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Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Completed a monitoring study of breeding and migrating (fall) bird communities in relation to leave trees on timber industry land. |
| 2001 | As a member of the Senior Project Staff, developed & published "Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington" (book & CD rom) |
| 2000 | Co-authored and published "A habitat-based point-count protocol for terrestrial birds, emphasizing Washington and Oregon" |
| 94-01 | Taught bird id and monitoring techniques at two 1-week long workshops per year from 1994-present. |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2000742 | Establishing Baseline Key Ecological Functions of Fish & Wildlife for Sub-basin Planning | Results from this project could be used to refine and validate datasets being used by Project 2000742. |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Study site selection | a. Coordinate with land managers to select study sites. | 0.1 | $2,000 | |
| b. Field visits to sites. | 0.1 | $500 | ||
| 2. Hire & train field technicians | a. Training session May 2002 | 0.1 | $1,600 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Add salmon carcass supplementation portion of project (DEQ permits, if needed, and logistical planning) | 2003 | 2003 | $2,500 |
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
| FY 2003 |
|---|
| $2,500 |
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gather baseline information on riparian bird communities. | 4.0 | $99,078 | ||
| 2. Preparation of 2002 season summary report. | .2 | $10,492 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Continue riparian bird community monitoring. | 2003 | 2005 | $311,730 |
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
| FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| $103,910 | $103,910 | $103,910 |
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2002 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | FTE: One principle investigator, four research assistants. | $77,520 |
| Travel | Mileage reimbursement at $.32/mile. | $12,800 |
| Indirect | Overhead for NHI at 22% | $20,500 |
| Other | Per diem/lodging for PI (meals $30/day, lodging $65/day) for 30 days | $2,850 |
| $113,670 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2002 cost | $113,670 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2002 budget request | $113,670 |
| FY 2002 forecast from 2001 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Other budget explanation
Cost sharing will be explored to see if any agency can provide housing for the 4 field technicians (no housing costs are included in the above budget). We will also determine if ODFW can provide in-kind support by supplying and transporting the salmon carcasses to study sites (no estimate of these costs are included in the above budget if ODFW cannot provide them as in-kind support).
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Fundable only if response is adequate
Jun 15, 2001
Comment:
Fundable if adequate responses are given to ISRP concerns. This is a well-written proposal to monitor riparian bird communities in the Deschutes subbasin in areas that have been restored or are in the process of restoration to establish aquatic-terrestrial links and to test the hypotheses that riparian bird abundance is influenced by the size of anadromous fish runs. The proposal has a comprehensive literature review and places the project relevance in regional context. The PI appears well qualified to do the work and the association with NHI and their mapping capabilities is a plus. The PI is also involved in several regional coordinated bird monitoring programs. The point count methods appear justified and supported by other studies and assessments. The proposal includes a good discussion of riparian habitat linkages to salmon. It makes some links to the subbasin plans, but none to the Council's FWP. Budget is modest and reasonable. It will cover collection of primary and secondary data
The most compelling aspect of the proposal is the proposed experimental test of the salmon-riparian habitat relationship using salmon carcasses in paired supplemented versus unsupplemented streams. The proposed approach however, puts this objective at the end of list of solid, but traditional avian census and habitat relationship measures. We suggest restructuring the proposal to make the salmon carcass experiment the primary objective and implement it at the start, rather than at the end of the study. If the study is structured right, all prior avian-habitat objectives should still be attainable. Have all permits and permission been obtained to supplement streams with hatchery carcasses?
A weakness of the proposal is the lack of selection of specific study sites. More information should be provided on the stream sites of interest. Will sites having different restoration treatments be selected? Objectives and methods in this proposal need to be developed to include testable hypotheses and estimable parameters.
In testing for the effect of salmon abundance on riparian bird abundance, how will it be possible to control for other factors, which may be influencing both bird and salmon abundance? E.g. how will it be possible to determine causality rather than correlation? A test for causal relationships between salmon and birds would be a strong element of this project. To what extent will it be possible to be able to generalize results to other areas? It would be useful to develop reports based on the methodologies developed during this project.
Comment:
Comment:
Fundable. This is a well-written proposal to monitor riparian bird communities in the Deschutes subbasin in areas that have been restored or are in the process of restoration to establish aquatic-terrestrial links and to test the hypotheses that riparian bird abundance is influenced by the size of anadromous fish runs. The proposal has a comprehensive literature review and places the project relevance in regional context. The PI appears well qualified to do the work and the association with NHI and their mapping capabilities is a plus. The PI is also involved in several regional coordinated bird monitoring programs. The point count methods appear justified and supported by other studies and assessments. The proposal includes a good discussion of riparian habitat linkages to salmon. The most compelling aspect of the proposal is the proposed experimental test of the salmon-riparian habitat relationship using salmon carcasses in paired supplemented versus unsupplemented streams.The response was thorough and adequately addressed the ISRP concerns. Investigators have presented a clear project structure and analytical design. Budget should be augmented by $14.8k to include the first year's invertebrate sampling. As revised, this is a strong proposal that could provide useful information on ecosystem interactions, which is needed in the basin.
The ISRP recommends that terrestrial sampling on Fish and Wildlife Program lands follow a common sampling method and some common data collection protocols across the four States involved to enhance monitoring and evaluation of terrestrial systems on subbasin and basin scales. Perhaps the National Resources Inventory sampling procedures and data collection protocols would serve the region well. See the Proposals #200002300 and #200020116 and ISRP reviews.
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESUN/A
Comments
Already ESA Req? N/A
Biop? no
Comment: