FY 2002 Mountain Columbia proposal 24002
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 |
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24002 Narrative | Narrative |
Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Using DNA from bear hair samples to confirm grizzly bear presence in the Lower Pend Oreille Sub-basin. |
Proposal ID | 24002 |
Organization | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Name | Dana L. Base |
Mailing address | 8702 N. Division Spokane, WA 99218 |
Phone / email | 5094564185 / basedlb@dfw.wa.gov |
Manager authorizing this project | Dinah Demers |
Review cycle | Mountain Columbia |
Province / Subbasin | Mountain Columbia / Pend Oreille Lower |
Short description | We propose a project to confirm the presence of grizzly bears within the Washington State portion of the Selkirk Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone through the use of hair snag collection techniques and subsequent DNA analysis. |
Target species | Grizzly Bear |
Project location
Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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48.69 | -117.1 | Pend Oreille 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 |
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None associated with this project proposal. |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Project ID | Title | Description |
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0 | Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Ecology Study | Data Sharing |
0 | Grizzly Bear Enforcement and Education Project | Information Sharing |
0 | WDFW Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Protection | Direct |
0 | Genetic Tagging of Free Ranging Black and Brown Bears | Direct-project protocols |
0 | Master Thesis Project: An Evaluation of Grizzly Bear Habitat in the Selkirk Mountains of North Idaho (Jon Almack 1985) | Direct-Recovery Information |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
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Objective 1: Collect a minimum of 400 bear hair samples April through September 2002 within the Pend Oreille sub-basin. | Task 1: Install a minimum of 80 bear hair snag stations | 1 | $11,216 | |
Task 1.1: Monitor bear hair collection stations | 1 | $49,300 | ||
Objective 2: Analyze DNA from all bear hair samples by end of December 2002. | Task 2: Determine if hair samples are from grizzly bears or black bears | 1 | $12,000 | Yes |
Task 2.1: Determine bear sex (grizzly hair samples only). | 1 | $1,000 | Yes | |
Task 2.2: Identify individual grizzly bears and determine genetic variation of individual bears. | 1 | $1,000 | Yes |
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 |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
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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 |
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Personnel | FTE: 0.8 FTE | $33,500 |
Fringe | $7,700 | |
Supplies | Wire, scent-lure, etc. | $2,000 |
Travel | Vehicle costs and per diem | $6,000 |
Indirect | Computed at 23% | $11,316 |
Capital | N/A | $0 |
NEPA | N/A | $0 |
PIT tags | # of tags: N/A | $0 |
Subcontractor | University of Idaho (DNA analysis) | $14,000 |
Other | N/A | $0 |
$74,516 |
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2002 cost | $74,516 |
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
Total FY 2002 budget request | $74,516 |
FY 2002 forecast from 2001 | $0 |
% change from forecast | 0.0% |
Reason for change in estimated budget
N/A
Reason for change in scope
N/A
Cost sharing
Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
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WDFW | Coordination, Supervision, Field Assistance | $8,650 | in-kind |
USFS | Maps | $100 | in-kind |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Do not fund - no response required
Feb 9, 2001
Comment:
Do not fund; a response is not warranted. This is a proposal to collect and analyze hair samples to confirm the presence of grizzly bears in the Washington portion of the Selkirk Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone. The proposal lacks detail on a number of key considerations. The work is stated to monitor the presence of grizzlies, but the genetic analyses described would address considerably more than presence of bears. The "objectives" are tasks and both lack adequate detail on sample design and sampling methods. This is a superficial proposal for research that lacks specific well-formed questions or hypotheses and does not present any experimental design. The genetic tools seem more sophisticated than are necessary for the stated goal of establishing presence of bears; no explanation is given of why additional genetic analyses will be done on samples that prove to be grizzlies or on what sort of sampling program might allow reasonable inferences to be drawn from the data. Coordination should be demonstrated with adjacent areas harboring grizzly populations.Comment:
Comment:
Do not fund; a response is not warranted. This is a proposal to collect and analyze hair samples to confirm the presence of grizzly bears in the Washington portion of the Selkirk Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone. The proposal lacks detail on a number of key considerations. The work is stated to monitor the presence of grizzlies, but the genetic analyses described would address considerably more than presence of bears. The "objectives" are tasks and both lack adequate detail on sample design and sampling methods. This is a superficial proposal for research that lacks specific well-formed questions or hypotheses and does not present any experimental design. The genetic tools seem more sophisticated than are necessary for the stated goal of establishing presence of bears; no explanation is given of why additional genetic analyses will be done on samples that prove to be grizzlies or on what sort of sampling program might allow reasonable inferences to be drawn from the data. Coordination should be demonstrated with adjacent areas harboring grizzly populations.Comment:
We agree with this assessment on a technical basis that the project should not be funded.Comment:
Comment:
Consistent with Council recommendation, BPA does not intend to fund.