Proposal 200307200: Habitat and Biodiversity Information System For Columbia River Basin
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1. Administrative 2. Location 3. Species 4. Past accomplishments 5. Relationships |
6. Objectives 7. Work elements 8. Budget 9. Future 10. Narrative |
Organization: Northwest Habitat Institute
Short description:
A principal habitat and biodiversity informational source for ecoprovinces and subbasins within the Columbia River Basin, within the region it is considered a "Core Program", "Key Informational Source", "Best Available Science", and as "Best Practices".
Contacts
| Contact name | Role | Address | Phone | |
| Tom O'Neil | Contract Manager<br>Project Lead | Northwest Habitat Institute P.O. Box 855 Corvallis OR 97339-0855 |
541.753.2199 | habitat@nwhi.org |
Section 2. Location
Province: Mainstem/Systemwide Subbasin: Systemwide
(No specific locations noted)
Section 3. Species
Primary: Wildlife: All Wildlife
Additional species:
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| FY | Accomplishment |
| 2004 | A $75,000 hardware-software update completed.IBIS's main habitat & species datasets converted to enterprise software to develop geodatabases. Regional terrestrial technical support for subbasin planning finished;all 59 subbasin plans used IBIS information |
| 2005 | Over 5,000 files have been developed and are served at the web site;web site has been completely restructured for easier access and efficiency. EDT/QHA data used in subbasin plans has been converted to GIS; other GIS data used in plans has been compiled. |
| 2005 | NHI staff co-lead and co-author a chapter called Application of Spatial Technologies in Wildlife Biology in the Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management, 6th edition published by The Wildlife Society |
| 2006 | A complete redesign of the IBIS website was completed including maintaining the existing 5,000 data files associated with either their respected ecoprovice or subbasin |
| 2007 | During this year, a number of workshops and reviews took place to evaluate the project's direction and tasks. A revised scope of work was developed, reviewed, and endorsed. But, an Interim Funding Status was assigned and given a 1/3 of its endorsed budget |
| 2007 | NHI co-lead & co-authored a draft Strategy for Managing Fish, Wildlife, and Habitat Data for the Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Program. This report was developed to advance the discuss on regional data management. It was submitted to NED for adoption |
| 2007 | NHI staff was involved with the co-authoring the book Salmonid Field Protocols Handbook – Techniques for Assessing Status and Trends in Salmon and Trout Populations, which was published by the American Fisheries Society |
| 2007 | NHI co-sponsored with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a regional Executive Information Sharing Summit that was held in Portland, Oregon on October 2, 2007 |
| 2008 | NHI published a Guide to Oregon and Washington Wetland Wildlife and their Habitats a 74 page book using IBIS information. It was supported by 9 organizations, endorsed by each state's Dept of Education and 15,000 copies were given away free to schools. |
| 2008 | NHI staff authored a paper addressing mapping standards and protocols called Mapping with a Consistent Wildlife Habitat Classification to Improve Transporation and Conservation Planning published by Transportation Review Board of the National Academies |
| 2008 | NHI received $100,000 grant in software and training from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Conservation Grant Program |
| 2008 | Completed focal habitats mapping of white oak and ponderosa pine in the Willamette Valley. This was an 9-year effort whereby over 60,000 miles were driven. Minimum mapping unit is about 1 ha and all habitats were observed & noted for species & structure |
| 2009 | Working with BPA staff, components of NHI's Habitat Classification System that crosswalks over 40 differnet habitat classifications used in the Pacific Northwest is posted on the regional portal http://gis.test.bpa.gov/NED/Ibis/xIbis2Categories.aspx |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Project ID | Project Title | Relationship |
| Other: NPPC | [no entry] | Subbasin Planning | IBIS project served as Technical Support for Ecoprovince and Subbasin Planning for terrestrial information. In so doing, developed numerous data sets to meet the Subbasin Technical Guide for Subbasin Planners, as well as addressing special requested needs. These data were posted on the Internet and made available to all subbasin planners. Fifty-nine subbasins use IBIS data in their subbasin plans. Today, these and new data sets are still served and maintained at the website. |
| BPA | 199206800 | Willamette Basin Mitigation | ODFW has requested NHI to assist in working through the Willamette Mitigation obligation. The Oregon Governor’s Office has also endorsed using the Combined Habitat Assessment Procedure (CHAP) which is based on Habitat Appraisal system (HAB). The need is to assess properties that are being considered as replacement to fulfill BPA’s mitigation obligation for identified losses that have occurred in the Willamette Valley. ODFW desired an approach that is ecologically based, as well as have better links to management plans for those properties. The currency for the past habitat losses are in Habitat Units which was an output from the Habitat Evaluation Procedures. So ODFW and BPA would like to use the CHAP approach to continue addressing mitigation in the Willamette Valley. Additionally, the Council amendment process also supports this request by ODFW and BPA. |
| BPA | 198810804 | Streamnet (CIS/NED) | NHI has been an active participant in NED Working Group and has lead or co-lead the completion of 3 working group's objectives: A) subbasin planning data - 1) converting subbasin planning EDT/QHA data to a GIS format, and 2) retrieving, compiling and re-disseminating GIS data used in subbasin plans; and B) regional habitat aquatic, riparian, and upland habitat data - 1) bring together regional habitat classifications and developing crosswalks. C) co-writing the Strategy for Managing Fish, Wildlife, and Habitat Data- Columbia River Basin Framework. Finally, all pertinent reports collected are also forwarded to the Streamnet Library for cataloging. |
| Other: ODOT | None | Corp of Engineers & Oregon Dept. of Transportation | Habitat Accounting and Appraisal(HAB) Approach is being used as the prinicpal method for determining habitat units for the Corp of Engineer project at Big Bear Lake, California. It has also been used to assess cumulative impacts in the 404 regulatory process. The HAB approach is currently undergoing certification with the Corps' Center for Excellence. Eleven federal and state agencies have participated in its initial development and application under the Oregon Dept. of Transportation's Statewide Mitigation and Conservation Banking Program. |
| Other: BPA | None | Relationship with Multiple Habitat Projects | Other specific projects are listed here to give the reviewer(s) an idea of how many other projects could relate to this proposal. Specifically, the Habitat and Biodiversity Informational data sets allow for a more consistent tracking of acquisition, enhancement, and monitoring efforts, as well as, develop common terms, definitions, and mapping protocols for evaluating all fish and wildlife species. Thus, our project would also relate to: Mgmt, Data, & Habitat: 1984-025-00 NE Oregon Habitat; 1988-120-25 YKFP; 1988-120-35 Klickitat; 1992-010-00 Shoshone-Bannock Wildlife Mitigation Acquisitions: 199106200 Spokane Tribe; 199206100 Albeni Falls; 199505700 ,199505702 &199505703 Southern Idaho; and 200702700 Colville Confederated Tribes. Improvement/Enhancement; 1993-040-00 Fifteen Mile Creek Habitat; 1994-017-00 Idaho Model Watershed Habitat; 1994-018-06 Tuccanon Stream and Riparian; 1994-050-00 Salmon River Habitat Enhancement; 1996-080-00 NE Oregon Wildlife Project; and 1997-011-00 Shoshone-Paiute Habitat Enhancement. |
| BPA | 200600600 | Habitat Evaluation Project | NHI over the past several years has been working periodically with the regional HEP team in co-support of conducting habitat assessments. NHI has used HAB on several pilot projects in the Willamette Valley to show its capabilities and refine its methods. Additionally, at one site HEP and HAB were both used to show the differences between the methods. Each group has assisted the other in running vegetation verification transects. Most of the joint ventures have occurred in the Willamette Valley subbasin. |
| BPA | 200201100 | Kootenai Floodplain Operational Loss Assessment | The primary goal of the Kootenai project is to produce one regional, flexible, transferable template for operational loss assessments. Of keen interest is coming up with an approach that can address off-site efforts where mitigation cannot be accomplished through hydro-system operational measures alone. To do this, there needs a common approach that would contain consistent components, measures, and protocols along with a coordinated data management strategy for collection, sharing, and storage that could be used basin wide. Building upon previous efforts and an established framework, a systematic method for habitat assessment when it is joined by with IBIS can help establish operational losses. Specifically, NHI will work with the sponsors and project team to complete the following tasks: 1) Coordinate with project sponsors and team members, 2) Develop an integration or links with the Habitat and Biodiversity |
Section 6. Objectives
| Objective title | Description | Relevant subbasin plan | Relevant strategy(ies) | Page number(s) |
| 1. Enhancing access to IBIS | enhancing access to IBIS habitat and biodiversity information and supporting further development and maintenance | (All) | IBIS has been used in all 59 subbasin so far, and is a systemwide project. | multi-reviiews & workshop |
| 2. Habitat Mapping | multi-scale habitat mapping in support of subbasin planning, Columbia Fish and Wildlife Authority’s Status of the Resource Report, NWPPC Report to Congress, and NWPPC and PNAMP High Level Indicators, | (All) | Habitat mapping is applicable to all 59 subbasin. For exact pages see narrative. IBIS is a systemwide project | multi-reviiews & workshop |
| 3. Tools and services | creating decision support tools and services to build upon the NED workplan, PNAMP Action items, and lesson learned from subbasin planning for better efficiencies and decision making and to provide a systematic way for understanding and organizing ecosystem information at the various watershed levels | (All) | IBIS has been used in all 59 subbasin so far, and is a systemwide project. | multi-reviiews & workshop |
| 4. Habitat assessment | enhancing and updating habitat assessment protocols to evaluate mitigation and impact sites in support of Willamette Basin Mitigation (#199206100), Kootenai Floodplain Operational Loss Assessment (#200201100) | Willamette | Relevant to the Willamette and Kootenai Subbasin Plans | multi-reviiews & workshop |
| 5. Outreach and education | Teach classes, develop needed manuals and reports; attend meetings to present information and participate on panels. | (All) | Outreach and Education would be focused to include all 59 subbasin because this is a systemwide project. | multi-reviiews & workshop |
| 6. Regional coordination | coordinating with regional resource agencies to acquire and update terrestrial information through active partnerships | (All) | This objective is inclusive of all 59 subbasin, because this is a systemwide project. | multi-reviiews & workshop |
Section 7. Work elements
| Work element name | Work element title | Objective(s) | Start date | End date | Estimated budget> | Sponsor performs work? |
| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Restructure existing wildlife-habitat information designing new relationships and improved integration with spatial data sets. Includes creating species range maps and other applications, optimizing Internet interfaces, evaluating integrity and revisions | 1. Enhancing access to IBIS | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | 714,976 | Yes |
| Description: See narrative write-up for more detail breakout and descriptions | ||||||
| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Define formats and create fish and wildlife species range maps | 1. Enhancing access to IBIS | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Optimize Internet interfaces and develops the necessary programming and scripts to query the data sets | 1. Enhancing access to IBIS | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Analyze/Interpret Data | Evaluate integrity of interfaces and programming through iterative testing | 1. Enhancing access to IBIS | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Updating and refining wildlife habitat maps at the basin, subbasin and high priority areas and sites | 2. Habitat Mapping | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | 461,119 | Yes |
| Description: 1) Coarse-scale mapping of habitat types within the entire CRB; 2) finer-scale mapping of high-level indicators, (identified by CRITFC), 3) finer-scale mapping of habitat types in high-priority or focal habitats (identified by CBFWA), such as riparian habitats, which require a finer mapping resolution; and 4) fine-scale site-specific mapping of habitat types, structural conditions and key environmental correlates in high-priority sites (identified by CBFWA and others). Also see narrative write-up for more detail breakout and descriptions | ||||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Collect the necessary datasets to facilitate fine-scale mapping of high priority areas. | 2. Habitat Mapping | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Analyze/Interpret Data | Conduct initial preparation of image. | 2. Habitat Mapping | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Conduct field inventory. | 2. Habitat Mapping | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Review and cross-check field data; incorporate QA/QC measures | 2. Habitat Mapping | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Develop Wildlife & Habitat GIS Repository and Other Data Collection Tools and Services | 3. Tools and services | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | 392,861 | Yes |
| Description: See narrative write-up for more detail breakout and descriptions. Some support for completing this objective will require subcontractors with specific expertise | ||||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Obtain wildlife and habitat GIS data for repository | 3. Tools and services | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Develop and employ data certification process for newly obtained GIS data | 3. Tools and services | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Develop wildlife observation application | 3. Tools and services | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
| Description: A portion of this work would need a subcontractor's expertise | ||||||
| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Manage and maintain data-collection tool | 3. Tools and services | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Analyze/Interpret Data | Supply technical support for GIS | 3. Tools and services | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Outreach and Education | Presenting tools, services, and maps to workshops, professional and public meetings. | 5. Outreach and education | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | 113,945 | Yes |
| Description: Description: See narrative write-up for more detail breakout and descriptions | ||||||
| Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results | Teach workshop and develop manuals | 5. Outreach and education | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results | Update and revise course materials. | 5. Outreach and education | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | Yes | |
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| Regional Coordination | Providing funds to state agencies to assist in acquiring wildllife and habitat data | 6. Regional coordination | 10/1/2010 | 9/30/2012 | 1,213,470 | Yes |
| Description: This work element is meant to provide support to the States so that wildlife and habitat data can be acquired on a continuing basis. For more of a description, see narrative write-up for more detail breakout and descriptions | ||||||
| work element budget total: | 2,896,371 | |||||
Section 8. Budget
| Item | Note | FY 2010 cost ($) | FY 2011 cost ($) | FY 2012 cost ($) | |
| Personnel | For 6.5 staff | 303,785 | 309,863 | 316,053 | |
| Fringe Benefits | For 6.5 staff | 91,135 | 96,057 | 101,137 | |
| Supplies | This includes computers and supplies. Includes software license. No equipment bought is over $5,000 | 31,472 | 11,000 | 11,500 | |
| Capital Equipment | Plotter | 9,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travel | For mileage and Per Diem | 13,540 | 14,060 | 14,593 | |
| Other | Subontractors for support to develop tools and services | 25,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | |
| Other | Regional Coordination - goes to states to support acquiring and transferring wildlife data and mapping support | 400,000 | 420,000 | 430,000 | |
| Overhead | at current rate of 18% | 80,808 | 77,576 | 79,791 | |
| Itemized budget totals: | 954,740 | 958,556 | 983,074 | ||
| Type of funding source | Funding source or organization | Item or service provided | FY 2010 est value ($) | FY 2011 est value ($) | FY 2012 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
| non-profit | ESRI Conservation Program | Numerous Components and Modules for ArcGIS along with Training Costs Supplemented | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| federal | Northwest Habitat Institute | Additional Support for operating and maintaining IBIS | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| federal | USGSNational Biological Information Infrastructure | Assist with Metadata Training | 11,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | In-Kind | Under Development |
| federal | US Forest Service | Focal habitat mapping | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| non-profit | Foundations | Support for Education and Outreach | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Cash | Under Development |
| non-profit | To be determined | Support for Focal Habitat Mapping | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Cash | Confirmed |
| Cost share estimate totals: | 172,000 | 176,000 | 176,000 | ||||
FY 2010-12 total cost share estimate: 524,000
Section 9. Project future
| Outyear budgets | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| 992,906 | 1,002,835 | 1,012,863 | 1,022,992 | 1,033,222 | 1,043,554 |
Note
For anticipated increases in salary, benefits and indirect costs
Likely project termination/end date: Core Project
Termination notes:
As a regional information system it would be continually updated and enhanced as well as a repository of past information
Final deliverables:
A continually updated habitat and biodiversity information system for the Columbia River Basin; mapping habitats; developing and supporting tools and services; and faciltating regional coordination
Reviews
ISRP final recommendation: Meets Scientific criteria? Yes
The principal goal of this phase of the project is to continue development of common data sets and methods to inventory, monitor, and evaluate habitats for fish and wildlife. Among other uses, this information would be used in future subbasin planning efforts. This product was used during subbasin planning in all subbasins. Regular updating is necessary to ensure current data are easily available to users. With advances in small scale mapping and data storage, the product may be useful for monitoring of noxious weeds.
In the future, the ISRP recommends that more formal efforts be used to document use of the products produced by the project as well as to evaluate user satisfaction with services provided.
from May 19, 2009 ISRP 2009-17 report
ISRP preliminary recommendation: Meets scientific criteria? Yes
The principal goal of this phase of the project is to continue development of common data
sets and methods to inventory, monitor, and evaluate habitats for fish and wildlife. Among other uses this information would be in future subbasin planning efforts. This product was used during subbasin planning in all subbasins. Regular updating is necessary to ensure current data are easily available to users. With advances in small scale mapping and data storage the product may be useful for monitoring of noxious weeds.
In the future ISRP recommends that more formal efforts be used to document use of the products produced by the project as well as to evaluate user satisfaction with services provided.
from Mar 26, 2009 ISRP 2009-7 report