FY 2000 proposal 199702500

Additional documents

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199702500 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleImplement the Wallowa County/Nez Perce Tribe Salmon Habitat Recovery Plan
Proposal ID199702500
OrganizationNez Perce Tribe (NPT)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameDon Bryson
Mailing address612 SW 2nd St. Enterprise, OR 97828
Phone / email5414260119 / bryson@oregontrail.net
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinBlue Mountain / Grande Ronde
Short descriptionMaintenance and/or restoration of salmon habitat through cooperative and voluntary methods is a stated goal in the Wallowa County/Nez Perce Tribe Salmon Habitat Recovery Plan. Funding of this project will help to implement the Plan.
Target speciesChinook, summer steelhead, bull trout
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
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 Seeded major slumps in the north part of Wallowa County following the January 1,1997 rain on snow event.
1997 Beak Consultants contract to develop a bull trout position paper for Wallowa County in reference to the proposed listing and for a possible countywide Habitat Conservation Plan.
1998 Finalized the Lostine IFIM study and report.
1998 Relocated 0.36 miles of road out of the riparian zone in the Lightning Creek watershed, a tributary to the Imnaha River.
1998 Streambank protection and habitat improvement project on the lower Imnaha River.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9403900 Wallowa Basin Project Planner Oversees 9702500
9202601 Grande Ronde Model Watershed-Administration Uses information developed by the Model Watershed Program and keeps the Model Watershed Program informed of habitat projects implemented by this project.
9402700 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Implementation Compliments projects implemented by the Model Watershed Program.
8805301 Northeast Oregon Hatchery Project Provides the habitat/production tie.
9604400 Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program Provides the habitat/production tie in the Lostine River, the stream in Wallowa County included in the Captive Brood Program.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2000 cost
Personnel Volunteer $0
Fringe $0
Supplies Project materials such as pipe, water troughs, fencing, etc. (Obj. 2) $26,125
NEPA Cost share $0
Indirect 5% $2,500
Other Education and materials (Obj. 3) $9,500
Subcontractor Consultants, expertise (Obj. 1) $11,875
$50,000
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$50,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$50,000
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Habitat project proposer minimum 25% cost share per project $8,708 unknown
Nez Perce Tribe Writing project proposals, field time, NEPA, permit applications, oversight, etc. $5,500 unknown
Wallowa County Court Oversight $1,000 unknown
Wallowa County NRAC Project review $2,160 unknown
ODFW field time, NEPA, fencing supplies, etc $4,000 unknown
Wallowa Soil and Water Conservation District Provide landowner contact, provide office help $2,200 unknown
NRCS Engineering expertise $6,000 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: 1. NEPA, NMFS/USF&WS, consultation and fill and removal permit applications may take longer than anticipated. 2. Project opportunities may occur which were not anticipated. 3. Land owner availability for projects may change. 4. Unforeseen issues.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Fund for one year
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund for one year. Subsequent funding contingent on a significantly improved proposal. Future proposals should develop technical justification for the methods used, should better describe how projects are prioritized and selected, and should develop a better comprehensive evaluation procedure.

Comments: This proposal requests funds to be used to establish small (<$2,000 ) cost-share projects with land owners to protect small parcels of habitat. This proposal is not well organized. This project has strong coordination with other watershed projects and the tasks described are reasonable, but the proposal requires additional information to fully justify its funding, and it would benefit greatly from being rewritten in a concise manner. There is some merit in having contingency funds available for opportunistic projects that benefit fish and wildlife. It might be a good idea to simply implement Objective 2 and then come back with a proposal to specifically address each of the areas identified for action. However, the amount of money requested is small and could be used to capture opportunities that might otherwise disappear if actions were delayed.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Reduce Objectives 2 and 3. Potential duplicative efforts were reduced and/or coordination was improved. Objectives and costs were moved to a more appropriate project.
Recommendation:
Technically Sound? No
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Combine with the previous proposal (9403900). Analysis and coordination activities overlap.

Clearly define the project objectives.

Budget indicates that the sponsor intends to implement projects, but projects are not listed in the proposal or outlined in the objectives. Funding should be tied to specific projects.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]