| Proposal title | WDFW Habitat Unit Acquisition |
| Proposal ID | 199609400 |
| Organization | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Jenene Ratassepp |
| Mailing address | 600 Capitol Way N Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
| Phone / email | 3607531690 / ratasjmr@dfw.wa.gov |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Yakima |
| Short description | Restore and enhance 27,600 acres of wildlife habitat in Washington to mitigate for losses associated with the construction of Grand Coulee, Chief Joseph, McNary, and John Day dams. By funding this project, BPA will receive an estimated minimum 17,500 Hab |
| Target species | Sharp-tailed Grouse, Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Lewis Woodpecker, Mink, Sage Grouse, Morning Dove, Mallard (nesting), Western Meadowlark, Canada Goose, Yellow Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, California Quail, Great Blue Heron, and Black-capped Chickadee. |
| Year | Accomplishment |
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Scotch Creek Wildlife Area |
| 1997 |
A five year Mitigation Management Plan was developed and approved by BPA |
| 1997 |
Project Staff hired April 1997 |
| 1997 |
Cultural Resource Survey was completed |
| 1997 |
Twelve miles of fence was repaired on the Chesaw Unit to protect property from trespass livestock. |
| 1997 |
Planted 5,000 shrubs. |
| 1997 |
Completed the Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP) to determine baseline habitat units. HEP report was published. |
| 1998 |
Completed range weed control (400 acres) |
| 1998 |
Planted 17,000 shrubs. |
| 1998 |
Shrub pruning and fertilization on Scotch Creek, Pogue Mountain and Chesaw management units was completed for deer winter range enhancement. |
| 1998 |
Completed 4.5 miles fence replacement. Completed 12 miles fence repair. |
| 1998 |
Conducted sharp-tailed grouse surveys on Scotch Creek and Happy Hill management units. |
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Sunnyside Wildlife Area: |
| 1997 |
Conducted HEP and tabulated results. |
| 1997 |
Planted 662 acres to native grasses on the Thornton Unit under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). |
| 1997 |
Weed control. |
| 1998 |
At BPA's request the Sunnyside Wildlife Area Mitigation Management Plan was reformatted and submitted to BPA for approval. BPA approved the Management Plan in April, 1998. |
| 1998 |
Converted expiring CRP contracts to Production Flexibility Contracts and started the CRP enrollment of another 683 acres on the Thornton Unit. |
| 1998 |
Began shrub/tree planting on the Sunnyside Management Unit. |
| 1998 |
Completed a Cultural Resource Survey |
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comments:
The proposal clearly indicates the planned activities, but contains very little discussion of the management context, little detail on methods, justification, or overall objectives. It's not clear how it all fits together. The proposal places heavy emphasis on doing things because they are required, but there is little information on what specifically will be done to implement the Washington mitigation program. There is insufficient information presented to reviewers to explain why the properties they select for acquisition are the priority areas for protection and what will be gained from their acquisition. Future plans for monitoring are mentioned but plans for assessing impacts are not provided. This proposal should be formatted in a similar manner to the Oregon umbrella, with the specific mitigation sites and restoration efforts submitted as sub-proposals that contain sufficient information for technical review. Proposal authors need to provide interpretive detail on their proposed activities.
No specific detail on the methods or what the sponsor intends to accomplish.