FY 2001 Innovative proposal 22040

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
22040 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Ecosystem effects of anadromous salmon
Proposal ID	22040
Organization	Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Gregg Servheen
Mailing address	P.O. Box 25 Boise, ID
Phone / email	2083342599 / gservhee@idfg.state.id.us
Manager authorizing this project	Tracey Trent
Review cycle	FY 2001 Innovative
Province / Subbasin	Mountain Snake / Clearwater
Short description	Compare historic and baseline levels of marine nutrients through analysis of vegetation and deer and elk antlers. By experimental application of anadromous fish carcasses, describe nutrient transfer vectors in the aquatic and terrestrial food web.
Target species	salmon, steelhead, bull trout, elk, conifers

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
46.44	-115.65	Clearwater subbasin

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2001 cost
Personnel	FTE: 2 temp field technicians	$63,800
Fringe	5% for tech	$23,400
Supplies	borers, chemicals, field books, field equip	$30,000
Travel	per diem, fuel, vehicle rental, hotels	$4,500
Indirect	22%	$71,500
Capital		$0
Subcontractor	# of tags: U of I - Task 1.2, 1.3, and 2.1 WSU - Task 1.1	$203,300
		$396,500

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$396,500
Total FY 2001 budget request	$396,500

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
Idaho Department of Fish and Game	administration and field supervison	$15,000	in-kind
Clearwater National Forest	field support, housing, equipment	$5,000	in-kind
U.S. Forest Service	coordination, permitting, field support	$5,000	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Review (ISRP 2000-10)

Recommendation:
Yes - C

Date:
Dec 15, 2000

Comment:

This is interesting as an academic study, but the proposed model is of questionable benefit in rebuilding salmon and steelhead, other than an improved understanding of ecosystem changes, and is really just improving the documentation of the decline. Two hundred carcasses may not provide the results expected (i.e., perhaps not a measurable response as N and P). Perhaps there are opportunities to link to other carcass or nutrient supplementation projects where several tons are currently placed (e.g., Naches River).