Proposal 200800700: UCUT Wildlife M&E Program (UWMEP)
|
1. Administrative 2. Location 3. Species 4. Past accomplishments 5. Relationships |
6. Objectives 7. Work elements 8. Budget 9. Future 10. Narrative |
Organization: Upper Columbia United Tribes
Short description:
UWMEP is a 5-nation cooperatively managed, habitat and wildlife monitoring program for evaluating the effects and outcomes of protection and restoration projects in and proximate to the reservations and aboriginal lands of the Member Tribes.
Contacts
| Contact name | Role | Address | Phone | |
| Matt Berger | Interested Party | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation P.O. Box 150 Nespelem, WA 99155 |
509-634-2142 | matt.berger@colvilletribes.com |
| Scott Soults | Interested Party | Kootenai Tribe of Idaho County Rd. 38A P.O. Box 1269 Bonners Ferry ID 83805 |
208.267.3620 | soults@kootenai.org |
| Ray D. Entz | Interested Party | Kalispel Tribe 1981 N. Leclerc Rd. P.O. Box 39 Usk WA 99180 |
509.445.1147 | rentz@knrd.org |
| Anders Mikkelsen | Interested Party | Coeur d'Alene Tribe 850 A. St., P.O. Box 408 Plummer, ID 83851-0408 |
208 686-8902 | amikkelsen@cdatribe-nsn.gov |
| Gerald Green | Interested Party | Coeur d'Alene Tribe 850 "A" Street P.O. Box 408 Plummer ID 83851 |
208.686.0312 | ggreen@cdatribe-nsn.gov |
| Kelly Singer | Interested Party | Spokane Tribe of Indians P.O. Box 100 Wellpinit WA 99040 |
509-626-4428 | kellys@spokanetribe.com |
| Chase Davis | Project Lead | Upper Columbia United Tribes 25 W Main Ave, Suite 434 Spokane, WA 99201 |
509-209-2414 | Chase@ucut-nsn.org |
Section 2. Location
Province: Intermountain Subbasin: Columbia Upper
Specific locations
| Lat/long | Location desc | Waterbody (lake or stream) | County/State | Subbasin | Resolution | Primary? |
| , | Upper Columbia River drainage, including portions of the Columbia Cascade, Columbia Plateau, and Intermountain. Project sites include the aboriginal lands and reservations of the five UCUT Member Tribes--CDAT, KTOI, KT, STOI, and CCT. | Northcental WA, Northeastern WA, and North ID | area | No | ||
| 47.65974, -117.412337 | The UCUT Headquarters in downtown Spokane, WA | Spokane WA | area | No |
Section 3. Species
Primary: Wildlife: All Wildlife
Additional species: UWMEP is a coordinated regional approach to wildlife M&E. Evaluation of habitat change and vertebrate (small mammals, breeding birds, and amphibians) response to management or restoration activities is based on comparisons between reference (desired future condition) and mitigation sites. These sites are categorized into 8 priority habitat types: conifer woodland, shrub-steppe, grassland-steppe, mixed conifer, riparian forest, riparian shrub, wetland meadow, and emergent wetland.
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| FY | Accomplishment |
| 2008 | Because of the need for consistent wildlife M&E, the 5 UCUT Tribes pooled 5% of their contracts to initiate a regional approach to M&E based on the Albeni Falls Plan (previously reviewed and endorsed by the ISRP). See UCUT reports/attachments in PISCES. |
| 2008 | Coordinated a subcontract with Eastern Washington University (EWU) for the implementation of the wildlife M&E. |
| 2008 | Completed draft UCUT Wildlife M&E Plan based on the Albeni Falls model to include changes to the sample site selection criteria and revisitation schedules. |
| 2008 | Established 6 new reference sites: 4 conifer woodland sites under a scientific research permit at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge and 2 mixed conifer sites at the Spokane Tribe of Indians reservation lands. |
| 2008 | Explored potential shrub-steppe and grassland steppe reference sites at various locations and land ownerships/management across eastern WA and north ID (e.g., tribal, BLM, WADFW, Nature Conservancy) lands. |
| 2008 | Evaluated sampling and data collection methods. For example 1) two vegetation plot designs were compared at two sample sizes; 2) the efficiency of using hand held computers versus paper forms for data collection and entry was compared. |
| 2008 | Coordinated site visits to management areas on reservation lands of each of the UCUT's Member Tribes and meetings with EWU Subcontractor, federal agency staff, and with the Wildlife Managers from the UCUT Member Tribes. |
| 2008 | Completed field identification of frequently occurring native forbs and grasses from all relevant habitat cover types through the use of keying in the field and the EWU herbarium reference. |
| 2008 | Created master plant list for relevant habitat types based on field identification and literature searches. Prepared condensed keys for tadpoles, salamanders, and common fish limited to the UCUT M&E region. |
| 2008 | Prepared field protocols for breeding bird,amphibian, small mammal, vegetation sampling. |
| 2008 | Conducted literature searches for information related to restoration, reference sites, and local vertebrate communities. |
| 2008 | Created a detailed narrative of the UCUT M&E Wildlife Program's 8 prioritized habitat types. |
| 2008 | Compiled land use data, digital elevation models (DEMs), orthophotos by county, and hydrological data related to each of the member tribes to aid in selection of mitigation sample points. |
| 2008 | Corrected, sorted, and organized the Kalispel Tribe's Albeni Falls data (2002-2006) into a centralized database. Note: this includes all breeding bird, amphibian, small mammal, and vegetation data. |
| 2009 | In the process of establishing a web-based query system to provide access to the Kalispel Tribe's Albeni Falls Mitigation Project data (2002-2006), UWMEP data (2008) as well as all future data related to this project. |
| 2009 | In the process of preparing an annual progress report and PISCES status report to be submitted at the end of the project fiscal year. |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Project ID | Project Title | Relationship |
| BPA | 199206100 | Albeni Falls Wildlife Mitigation Project | The UWMEP is a standalone 5-Tribe M&E program that uses the regional approach and plan identified in the Albeni Falls Dam Wildlife M&E Plan/Mitigation Project. After 2009, the UWMEP is not supported by contracts, but instead it supports the previously existing individual contract resources. |
| BPA | 1998-003-00 | Spokane Tribe of Indians Wildlife Mitigation | M&E data from project will be used to track success toward desired future condition of habitats |
| BPA | 1992-048-00 | Hellsgate Big Game Winter Range Wildlife Mitigation | M&E data from project will be used to track success toward desired future condition of habitats. |
| BPA | 1991-061-02 | KALISPEL TRIBE ALBENI FALLS | M&E data from project will be used to track success toward desired future condition of habitats. |
| BPA | 1991-061-05 | KOOTENAI TRIBE ALBENI FALLS WILDLIFE MITIGATION | M&E data from project will be used to track success toward desired future condition of habitats. |
| BPA | 1991-061-06 | Albeni Falls Wildlife Mitigation Project, Coeur d'Alene Tribe | M&E data from project will be used to track success toward desired future condition of habitats. |
| BPA | 2001-033-00 | IMPLEMENT WILDLIFE HABITAT, COEUR d'ALENE INDIAN RESERVATION | M&E data from project will be used to track success toward desired future condition of habitats. |
Section 6. Objectives
| Objective title | Description | Relevant subbasin plan | Relevant strategy(ies) | Page number(s) |
| 1a. UCUT M&E Wildlife Project Coordination | Coordinate activities with and between the UCUT's Member Tribes, federal agency staff, and Eastern Washington University (EWU) subcontractor. This will include scheduling and preparing agendas for regular meetings, preparing updates/progress reports, overseeing overall program function including budgetary responsibilities and completion of project tasks. | |||
| 1b. Manage and Administer the UCUT M&E Program | Manage the project and subcontract, including oversight with the 5 participating Tribes and EWU. Review, approve, and administer the project's SOW, budgets, and contracts. Coordinate/manage all project personnel and equipment, and all associated invoicing with EWU and the BPA. | |||
| 2. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Complete research and access permit applications and environmental compliance documentation from appropriate land managers/owners | |||
| 3a. Develop M&E Methods and Designs | Identify and implement methods to monitor & evaluate wildlife habitat | |||
| 3b. M&E Plan creation through revision | Complete a thorough revision of the Albeni Falls Wildlife M&E Plan to include changes to the sample site selection criteria and the site interval revisitation schedules. | |||
| 4. Collect Field and Lab Data | Conduct surveys and collect/input data for small mammals, breeding birds, amphibians, and vegetation to describe future desired conditions for each of the 8 priority habitats | |||
| 5. Assess, analyze, and interpret data | Interpret the M&E data to determine project success and adaptively manage project lands. Using community similarity comparisons to reference sites, evaluate project management effectiveness toward meeting project goals of habitat replacement/enhancement. This includes a comparison of mitigation site data with the corresponding reference site to determine similarity to a desired future condition. | |||
| 6. Create, manage, and maintain project database | Create and maintain monitoring and evaluation database, including entering reference site data to establish the baseline conditions for each of the 8 priority habitat types. |
Section 7. Work elements
| Work element name | Work element title | Objective(s) | Start date | End date | Estimated budget> | Sponsor performs work? |
| Coordination | Manage project and subcontract | 1a. UCUT M&E Wildlife Project Coordination | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 48,000 | Yes |
| Description: Oversight of project with participating five Tribes and Eastern Washington University | ||||||
| Manage and Administer Projects | FY 2010 funding package submission to BPA COTR | 1b. Manage and Administer the UCUT M&E Program | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 6,000 | Yes |
| Description: Create and submit proposal | ||||||
| Produce (Annual) Progress Report | Submit required progress report for the project's contracting period. | 1b. Manage and Administer the UCUT M&E Program | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 6,000 | No |
| Description: The progress report summarizes the project goal, objectives, hypotheses, completed and uncompleted deliverables, problems encountered, lessons learned, and long-term planning. Examples of long-term planning include future improvements, new directions, or level of effort for contract implementation, including any ramping up or ramping down of contract components or of the project as a whole. Date range May 2009 to April 2010. Progress reports must conform to BPA guidelines. See the 'formatting guidelines' link at the Technical Reports and Publications page: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/IntegratedFWP/technicalreports.aspx. | ||||||
| Produce Pisces Status Report | Submit required periodic progress reports for the BPA. | 1b. Manage and Administer the UCUT M&E Program | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 3,000 | Yes |
| Description: The Contractor shall report on the status of milestones and deliverables in PISCES. Reports shall be completed as determined by the BPA COTR. Additionally, when indicating a deliverable milestone as COMPLETE, the contractor shall provide metrics and the final location (latitude and longitude) prior to submitting the report to the BPA COTR. | ||||||
| Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Produce documentation | 2. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | 2/1/2009 | 4/1/2010 | 3,000 | Yes |
|
Description: Collect and produce necessary documentation to satisfy NEPA and EC needs.
Metrics: |
||||||
| Develop RM&E Methods and Designs | Complete M&E plan for future mitigation site selection and site interval revisitation. | 3a. Develop M&E Methods and Designs | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 93,000 | No |
| Description: Review and revise the UCUT Wildlife M&E Plan as new data become available. This will include stratified random selection of mitigation sites for each wildlife management parcel. It will also address sampling interval for the various management types (passive or active restoration) and habitat types. | ||||||
| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Collect small mammal, breeding bird, amphibian, and vegetation data | 4. Collect Field and Lab Data | 4/1/2009 | 10/1/2010 | 315,000 | No |
|
Description: Collect data for small mammals, amphibians, breeding birds, and vegetation on at least 2 reference sites for each of the new habitat types. Conduct initial sampling of vegetation on potential mitigation sites to determine necessary levels of sampling for these habitats.
Metrics: |
||||||
| Analyze/Interpret Data | Analyze and interpret small mammal, breeding bird, amphibian, and vegetation data. | 5. Assess, analyze, and interpret data | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 51,000 | No |
|
Description: Complete analysis and interpretation of data from all focal guilds and vegetation for the 8 reference habitat types. These include shrub-steppe, grassland-steppe, conifer woodland, mixed conifer, riparian forest, riparian, wet meadow, and emergent wetland.
Metrics: |
||||||
| Create/Manage/Maintain Database | Input project data and maintain database. | 6. Create, manage, and maintain project database | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 90,000 | No |
| Description: Input small mammal, bird, amphibian, and vegetative data into a central UCUT Wildlife M&E database. This database will be housed at EWU for the time being and will be used to serve data through a web accessible database. | ||||||
| Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results | Summarize the project data for web-based dissemination. | 6. Create, manage, and maintain project database | 4/1/2009 | 3/31/2010 | 45,000 | No |
| Description: Develop web based query system to disseminate raw and/or summary data. This is a prototype and will not be completed by the end of the first year. It will be a multi-year development task. | ||||||
| work element budget total: | 660,000 | |||||
Section 8. Budget
| Item | Note | FY 2010 cost ($) | FY 2011 cost ($) | FY 2012 cost ($) | |
| Personnel | 1.25 FTEs | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | |
| Capital Equipment | Vehicle lease | 5,762 | 5,762 | 5,762 | |
| Fringe Benefits | 25% of salaries | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | |
| Other | Vehicle fuel and maintenance | 5,300 | 5,300 | 5,300 | |
| Travel | Mileage and per diem | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | |
| Other | EWU subcontract | 116,000 | 116,000 | 116,000 | |
| Other | Contracts for professional birders | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | |
| Other | Cell phone reimbursement | 600 | 600 | 600 | |
| Overhead | 37.6% of direct costs | 23,838 | 23,838 | 23,838 | |
| Itemized budget totals: | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | ||
| Type of funding source | Funding source or organization | Item or service provided | FY 2010 est value ($) | FY 2011 est value ($) | FY 2012 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
| state | Eastern Washington University | salary support, overhead reduction, and equipment/lab space | 42,000 | 43,000 | 44,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| tribal | UCUT, the Upper Columbia United Tribes | equipment | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| tribal | UCUT, the Upper Columbia United Tribes | administrative salary support | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | In-Kind | Confirmed |
| Cost share estimate totals: | 50,000 | 53,000 | 56,000 | ||||
FY 2010-12 total cost share estimate: 159,000
Section 9. Project future
| Outyear budgets | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 |
Note
Assumes a 2.5% increase from 2009 and throughout subsequent years funding
Likely project termination/end date: 2105
Termination notes:
Approximately 100 years after the decommissioning of the related dams.
Final deliverables:
Annual monitoring reports for associated BPA wildlife projects.
Reviews
ISRP final recommendation: Meets Scientific criteria? Yes (Qualified)
from May 19, 2009 ISRP 2009-17 report
Sponsor response to ISRP preliminary review
| 2007800700 ISRP Response.pdf |
ISRP preliminary recommendation: Meets scientific criteria? Response requested
The ISRP wants to acknowledge and applaud this consortium’s unique, regional approach to M&E. The technical background generally describes the inability to evaluate the effectiveness of acquisition and subsequent active and passive management of lands to mitigate for the loss of various habitats now inundated by reservoirs. More successful management decisions are likely because of the coordinated effort across subbasins and habitat types. The consistency with the Fish and Wildlife Program and subbasin plans is adequately outlined. The relationship of this coordinated project with the projects acquiring, managing, and restoring tracts of land is sufficient. Clearly integration of monitoring, consistency with protocols, and open access to evaluations are needed and this proposal begins that process in one region.
Several questions or requests need to be addressed in the response:
1. include the statistical information from the presentation in the proposal;
2. include a detailed list of criteria used for selection of reference sites;
3. could reference sites include post-disturbance successional states (e.g. post fire)?
4. regarding the choice of indicator species, amphibians, mammals, and birds, will these same indicator species be used on dry upland sites?
5. give more details of how the data will be analyzed, including an expansion of how the species metric will be analyzed with an example data summary; the test statistics suggested for analyzing response of the metric; and the statistical power and probability levels they anticipate using;
6. what is the rationale for sampling reference sites for 3 years at the beginning but not revisiting these sites? Or will reference and mitigation sites be sampled simultaneously? A timeline (e.g. 20 years) might help reviewers interpret the sampling strategy;
7. the scale and duration of the project present obstacles for sampling
from Mar 26, 2009 ISRP 2009-7 report