1994-042-00: View 2007-2009 Proposal

Project 1994-042-00 - Trout Creek Summer Steelhead Habitat Restoration, Conservation and Population Monitoring

General

Project Number:

1994-042-00

Agency, Institution or Organization:

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW)

Short Description:

Construction, O&M, and M&E of numerous new and existing instream and riparian habitat restoration projects; Monitoring and Evaluation of summer steelhead smolt production and adult return. M&E of instream and riparian habitat restoration activities.

Status:

Finalized

Province:

Columbia Plateau

Subbasin:

Deschutes

Contact Name:

Tom Nelson

Contact Organization:

ODFW

Contact Email:

tnelson@dialoregon.net

Contact Address:

1950 NW Mill Ave

Contact City, State, Zip:

Madras, Oregon, 97741

Contact Role(s):

Technical Contact

Information Transfer:

Informational documents and presentations at basin tours and basin meetings.

Location Information

Description	Latitude	Longitude
Numerous locations in the Trout Creek basin.

Focal Species

Name	Primary	Secondary
Trout
Steelhead

Biological Objectives

Short Objective	Detailed Objective	Strategy	Subbasin Plan
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production in the Trout Creek Basin to an annual average of 100,000 outmigrants by increasing rearing capacity with targeted instream and riparian habitat re...	Protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat, beginning in the headwater areas and progressing downstream to restore fish distribution and abundance to meet biological and habitat objectives....	Deschutes
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production in the Trout Creek Basin to an annual average of 100,000 outmigrants by increasing rearing capacity with targeted instream and riparian habitat re...	Restore and maintain healthy riparian and floodplain areas with good habitat complexity and species diversity to meet biological objectives....	Deschutes
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production in the Trout Creek Basin to an annual average of 100,000 outmigrants by increasing rearing capacity with targeted instream and riparian habitat re...	Restore water tables under former wet meadows and stream floodplains to provide natural sub-irrigation and stream flow and stream temperature moderation....	Deschutes
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	steelhead smolt production Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production in the Trout Creek Basin to an annual average of 100,000 outmigrants by increasing rearing capacity with targeted instr...	Manage riparian ecosystems to encourage restoration of beaver populations through restoration of woody and herbaceous vegetation, oxbow sloughs, and backwaters....	Deschutes
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Use riparian fencing andor seeding and planting to establish periennal vegetation adjacent to streams....	Restore natural permanent grasslands, beginning with areas adjacent to streams in the upper watersheds as the highest priority....	Deschutes
Maintain navite genetic diversity.	Collect samples from adult and smolts to determine disease spread. Collect genetic samples to assess hatchery introgression into native stocks....	Work with Columbia Basin co-managers to address genetic and disease concerns from out-of-subbasin steelhead hatchery strays....	Deschutes
Maintain navite genetic diversity.	Conduct annual adult trapping to determine number and type of strays. Collect genetic samples to assess hatchery introgression into native stocks....	Conduct an aggressive monitoring program to determine whether and/or where out-of-subbasin steelhead are spawning with native steelhead....	Deschutes
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production in the Trout Creek Basin to an annual average of 100,000 outmigrants by increasing rearing capacity with targeted instream and riparian habitat re...	Prioritize and plan future habitat restoration to protect or restore habitat for core populations of summer steelhead and/or redband trout populations and expand their range....	Deschutes
Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production in the Trout Creek Basin to an annual average of 100,000 outmigrants by increasing rearing capacity with targeted instream and riparian habitat re...	Increase minimum stream flows and channel habitat complexity, and provide fish passage at all artificial barriers to support production of summer steelhead and/or redband trout populations during...	Deschutes

Itemized Budgets

Line Item	Notes	FY07 Cost	FY08 Cost	FY09 Cost
Personnel	4 FTE	$156,000	$163,800	$172,000
Fringe Benefits	average 45%	$70,000	$73,500	$77,400
Supplies	[blank]	$98,000	$102,000	$105,000
Capital Equipment	ATV	$0	$0	$7,500
Overhead	ODFW proposed 2007 rate =35.87%	$125,545	$131,750	$141,000
Travel	vehicles travel	$26,000	$28,000	$31,000

Cost Shares

Provision	Funding Source	Type	FY07 Value	FY08 Value	FY09 Value
WHIP FUNDS	NRCS	Cash	$30,000	$30,000	$40,000
Project cost share	OWEB	Cash	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000
Project cost share	DRC	Cash	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000
Project cost share	PGE	Cash	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000
Project cost share	FSA CREP	Cash	$60,000	$40,000	$0
Project material/equipment	Landowner	In-Kind	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000

Work Elements

WE ID	WE Name	Title	Budget	Start Date	End Date	Objectives	Metrics
30	Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel	Trout Creek Channel Habitat Improvement - Nye Property	$50,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2007	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	* # of stream miles before treatment: 1.4 * # of stream miles treated, including off-channels, after realignment: 1.75
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Manage & Administer Project	$177,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production
122	Provide Technical Review	Provide Technical Assistance To Other Agencies, Landowners & The Trout Creek Watershed Council	$9,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production
132	Produce Annual Report	Annual Report	$12,000	02/15/2007	02/15/2010
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Adult Redd Counts	$91,895	02/01/2007	06/01/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Primary R, M, and E Type: 55 miles
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Document The Changes Of Habitat Restoration Practices By Utilizing Photo Points	$21,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Primary R, M, and E Type: Document habitat changes over time.
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Monitor Smolt Production & Adult Escapement	$180,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production Maintain navite genetic diversity.	Primary R, M, and E Type: collect run information
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Monitor Stream Water Temperature	$13,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	Secondary R, M, and E Type: Document water temperature trend over time
165	Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Obtain Environmental Compliance	$45,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009
30	Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel	Priday PGE property	$60,000	07/01/2007	10/31/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	* # of stream miles before treatment: 4.0 * # of stream miles treated, including off-channels, after realignment: 4.6
22	Maintain Vegetation	Riparian buffer fencing and offsite site water developments	$614,600	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production
114	Identify and Select Projects	New project areas	$15,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production
34	Develop Alternative Water Source	Develop offsite water sources to decrease livestock need to access stream	$24,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production
175	Produce Design and/or Specifications	Co-development of channel habitat improvement plans for PGE, priday	$75,000	03/01/2007	07/01/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production
161	Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results	Operate outmigrant and adult Summer steelhead traps, and conduct basin wide redd counts	$36,000	02/01/2007	06/30/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production Maintain navite genetic diversity.
180	Enhance Floodplain	Trout Creek Channel habitat improvement - Nye Property	$25,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2007	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	* # of acres treated: 65
180	Enhance Floodplain	Priday, PGE property	$60,000	07/01/2007	10/31/2009	Increase natural summer steelhead smolt production	* # of acres treated: 125

Reviews, Recommendations and Decisions

Date	Reviewer	Short Recommendation	Comments	FY07	FY08	FY09
06/02/2006	ISRP	Response requested	The project has a record of successful restoration activities. To merit continued funding, the sponsors need to provide a summary analysis of changes in habitat and fish abundance that have occurred a... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/31/2006	ISRP	Fundable (Qualified)	Fundable; however, the qualification is that the sponsors need to provide some interpretation of data already collected that summarizes what they have learned from the data collected. The project woul... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/15/2006	NPCC			$404,213.00	$404,213.00	$404,213.00
10/23/2006	NPCC	Fund	Budget reductions not specific. Project to be implemented with reduced scope. Sponsor should address ISRP concerns during the next project review process More	$400,000.00	$400,000.00	$400,000.00

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