FY 2001 Intermountain proposal 21030

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21030 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleForest Carnivore Surveys for Spokane Subbasin
Proposal ID21030
OrganizationWashington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameHoward L. Ferguson
Mailing addressN 8702 Division St. Spokane, WA 99218
Phone / email5094564082 / ferguhlf@dfw.wa.gov
Manager authorizing this projectDinah Demers
Review cycleIntermountain
Province / SubbasinIntermountain / Spokane
Short descriptionThis project will conduct surveys to verify many reported sightings of the lynx, wolverine, marten and fisher in the Spokane Subbasin. Techniques will include the use of remote cameras, bait stations, scratch stations, and track stations.
Target speciesLynx Wolverine Marten Fisher
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
47.75 -117.36 Spokane subbasin
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1997 Initial Open Space Analysis of Spokane County conducted in cooperation with University of Washington
1998 Refinement and testing of initial Open Space Plan for Spokane County
1998 Contracted out initial phase of Spokane County's Land Use-Land Cover Analysis
1998 Discovered a new maternity colony of the Townsend's big-eared bat and started conservation efforts to save this colony.
1998 Helped form the Washington Bat Working Group.
1999 Completion of 3-year Spokane Winter Raptor Study
1999 Paper and Presentation of the Results of the 3 year Spokane Winter Raptor Study at the Annual Urban Wildlife Conference
1999 Paper and Presentation of the Development and Results of the Spokane County Open Space Analysis at the Annual Urban Wildlife Conference
2000 Applied and secured grant funding (~$40,000) to save and study the Townsend's big-eared bat maternity colony.
2000 Open Space Plan that I developed was incorporated into Spokane County's "Master Comprehensive Plan"
2000 Completion of 2 Chapters for WDFW & ODFW new book "Wildlife Habitat and Species Associations in Oregon and Washington. Wrote Chapter on Vegetation Description of "Urban Habitats", and another Chapter on "Urban Wildlife Habitat and Species Associations".
2000 Invited Paper and Presentation on "Current and Future Status of Urban Birds" at the 7th Annual The Wildlife Society Conference

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Survey Spokane Subbasin for large carnivores - lynx, wolverine, marten, fisher a. Coordinate surveys and personnel with DNR, BLM, US Forest Service, and US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2 weeks $1,000
1. b. Advertise, interview and hire temporary biologists 1 month $2,000
1. c. Assign personnel to appropriate areas of the state 2 weeks $500
1 d. Review all known potential sightings and recorded observations of these animals in the area, to identify "high potential" areas where surveys may start 2 weeks $500
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
FY 2002
$4,000

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Survey Spokane Subbasin for large carnivores - lynx, wolverine, marten, fisher a. Gather all information, identify, select and map sites to survey. Obtain necessary permits (e.g. State or county Parks) 1 months $2,000
1. b. Setup and survey sites 1 year $24,000
1. c. Enter data in central database 2 months $4,000
1. d. Purchase remote cameras, snowmobile, snowshoes, scent, scratch pads, and track traps. 1 month $20,000
1. g. Enter any new information in database 1 month $2,000
1. h. Write up reports, papers and presentations 3 months $6,000
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
FY 2002
$58,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Survey Spokane Subbasin for large carnivores - lynx, wolverine, marten, fisher a. Travel for temporary biologist 1 year $8,000
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
FY 2002
$8,000

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2001 cost
Personnel FTE: 1.8 $43,000
Supplies Snowmobile 10,000 + trailer 2000 + remote cameras 5000 + scent and track materials 1000 $18,000
Travel Travel at $.32 per mile and gas for agency vehicles $8,000
Indirect Advertising, hiring graduate student $1,000
$70,000
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2001 cost$70,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2001 budget request$70,000
FY 2001 forecast from 2000$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
WDFW Provide point of contact, organization, guidance, GIS help, extra cameras and snowmobile $18,000 in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

Recommendation:
Do not fund - no response required
Date:
Oct 6, 2000

Comment:

Do not fund. A response review is not warranted.

This weak proposal fails to establish why surveys of forest carnivores are of particular relevance to the Fish and Wildlife Program. It provides an inadequate technical background to the problem, simply describing the animals. It fails to present methods by which the surveys will be conducted and does not establish how the work would be beneficial to fish and wildlife. Although it would be useful to verify the sightings of the forest carnivores, the proposal contains few details about methods and no indication of what the likelihood of detecting a species may be assuming it is in fact present.


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Nov 15, 2000

Comment:

not a BPA responsibility

T2-objectives are weak

T4-does not have a monitoring phase

T5-The proposed work is research/assessment oriented thus target species/indicator populations would not benefit from the work. However, results from the studies could lead to the development of M&E plans from which the species/populations could benefit

T6-The proposed work is research/assessment oriented. Until results are obtained through the assessment and an M&E plan is developed and implemented, it is unknown whether the long-term benefits will be realized.

M3-protecting a carnivore does not constitute protecting an ecosystem


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Dec 1, 2000

Comment:

Do not fund. A response review was not warranted. This weak proposal fails to establish why surveys of forest carnivores are of particular relevance to the Fish and Wildlife Program. It provides an inadequate technical background to the problem, simply describing the animals. It fails to present methods by which the surveys will be conducted and does not establish how the work would be beneficial to fish and wildlife. Although it would be useful to verify the sightings of the forest carnivores, the proposal contains few details about methods and no indication of what the likelihood of detecting a species may be assuming it is in fact present.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jan 31, 2001

Comment:


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Sep 11, 2001

Comment: