2003-011-00: View 2007-2009 Proposal

Project 2003-011-00 - Columbia River Estuary Habitat Restoration

General

Project Number:

2003-011-00

Agency, Institution or Organization:

Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership (LCREP)

Short Description:

The Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership seeks to continue its on-the-ground restoration for salmonid species through a continuation of an ecosystem-based effort to identify/implement restoration actions that will assist in species recovery

Status:

Finalized

Province:

Columbia Estuary

Subbasin:

Columbia Estuary

Contact Name:

Scott McEwen

Contact Organization:

Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership

Contact Email:

smcewen@lcrep.org

Contact Address:

811 SW Naito Parkway Suite 120

Contact City, State, Zip:

Portland, OR 97204

Contact Role(s):

Technical Contact

Information Transfer:

Information developed from this project will be primarily transferred to scientists, restoration ecologists, and other stakeholders through its adaptive management program which stresses captured learning and information transfer. A biennial symposium that focuses on restoration findings and effectiveness monitoring will facilitate information transfer among practitioners and scientists in a structured and coordinated manner. Compiling and sharing relevant scientific literature, sharing monitoring data, sharing �lessons learned� from restoration practices would all be accomplished. Information for restoration managers will be made available on the Internet at a web portal. The portal will provide habitat type, restoration, reference site, watershed information, and examples of restoration strategies; it will introduce the GIS based decision-support tool that will assist restoration practitioners in evaluating sites for likely success, and make informed decisions about what types of restoration should be undertaken and what lessons have been learned in the past. A Restoration Inventory will contain information about existing restoration sites, including site location, the partners involved with the site, the type of impact to the resources, a photo of the site, reference site conditions, target species, historic conditions, and contact information for the project leader, and eventually environmental results. The Restoration Inventory will include a search tool to help users identify restoration projects based on a particular topic or combination of topics. Project sponsors who are involved in this process will share their monitoring information and project implementation process by participating in a coordinated infrastructure that embodies the tenets of adaptive management as it applies to restoration. This program will provide an ecosystem perspective and oversight and can develop processes to manage and disseminate the results of projects with the goal of improving restoration strategies in the future.

Location Information

Description	Latitude	Longitude
Mouth of the Columbia River	46.2647229N	124.0857592W
Mouth of the Columbia River	46.2647229N	124.0857592W
Bonneville Dam	45.6658347N	121.8554293W
Bonneville Dam	45.6658347N	121.8554293W

Focal Species

Name	Primary	Secondary
All Anadromous Fish

Biological Objectives

Short Objective	Detailed Objective	Strategy	Subbasin Plan
Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat	Physical Objective 1: Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat to ensure no further net degradation. Hypothesis Statement: If current spawning and rearing habitat is protected, then salmoni...	Strategies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 20, 23	Lower Columbia
Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel	Physical Oobjective 2: Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel habitats toward historic levels. Hypothesis Statement; If shallow water habitat is increased, then juvenile rearing capa...	Strategies 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11	Lower Columbia
Restore connectivity between river and floodplain	Physical Objective 3: Restore connectivity between river and floodplain, as well as in-river habitats. Hypothesis Statement; If connectivity with floodplain is restored, then juvenile salmonid p...	Strategies 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 20	Lower Columbia
Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs	Physical Objective 19: Restore spawning and rearing habitat in the Western Oregon tributaries. Hypothesis Statement; If adult spawning habitat in priority reaches in the Coastal stratum are rest...	Strategy 20	Lower Columbia

Itemized Budgets

Line Item	Notes	FY07 Cost	FY08 Cost	FY09 Cost
Personnel	Habitat Restoration Coordinator at 1.0 FTE	$53,767	$57,531	$61,558
Fringe Benefits	Fringe for Habitat Restoration Coordinator	$11,981	$14,377	$17,253
Personnel	Director of Technical Programs at .35 FTE	$22,708	$24,298	$25,998
Fringe Benefits	Fringe for Director of Technical Programs	$2,445	$2,934	$3,521
Travel	[blank]	$1,110	$1,143	$1,178
Other	Vehicles for 1.35 FTE	$2,489	$2,564	$2,641
Supplies	Supplies for 1.35 FTE	$2,086	$2,148	$2,213
Other	Property Rental for 1.35 FTE	$7,529	$8,282	$8,530
Overhead	20% on above items	$20,823	$22,655	$24,578
Capital Equipment	[blank]	$1,620	$1,620	$1,620
Other	Contractual	$1,277,915	$1,763,186	$1,708,899
Other	Project Management 10% Contractual	$127,792	$176,319	$170,890

Cost Shares

Provision	Funding Source	Type	FY07 Value	FY08 Value	FY09 Value
Funding for on the ground restoration projects	Annual Congressional appropriation to Army Corps	Cash	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
25% match funding provided by local sponsors of restoration projects	Local project sponsors	Cash	$333,000	$416,667	$500,000
Funding for on the ground restoration projects	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Cash	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
Funding for marine debris restoration programs	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Cash	$276,286	$0	$0

Work Elements

WE ID	WE Name	Title	Budget	Start Date	End Date	Objectives	Metrics
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Manage Projects for Estuary Partnership and BPA Administrative Requirements	$206,600	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Subcontracted management and administration of on-the-ground restoration projects	$4,225,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
114	Identify and Select Projects	Solicit for Habitat Restoration Proposals	$67,489	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
114	Identify and Select Projects	Review and select proposals	$67,489	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
114	Identify and Select Projects	Stage implementation of restoration projects	$67,490	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
156	Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Oversight, Coordination and Information Transfer for Adaptive Management	$110,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
156	Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Revise Conceptual Model	$70,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
174	Produce Plan	Update Strategic Restoration Plan	$70,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
156	Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Develop a Quantitative Measure of Restoration Effectiveness Through Analysis of Past and Present Monitoring data	$300,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
156	Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Reference Site Identification and Characterization	$215,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect Field Information on Reference Sites	$235,000	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs	Focal Area: Estuary Primary R, M, and E Type: Action Effectiveness Research
183	Produce/Submit Scientific Findings Report	Produce Annual Report	$4,132	11/01/2006	10/31/2009	Increase shallow water peripheral and side channel Protect existing rearing and spawning habitat Restore connectivity between river and floodplain Restore spawning/rearing habitat in West. OR Tribs

Reviews, Recommendations and Decisions

Date	Reviewer	Short Recommendation	Comments	FY07	FY08	FY09
06/02/2006	ISRP	Response requested	This proposal identifies a number of important impediments to effective restoration in the Columbia River estuary (CRE) and directly addresses some of them. The sponsors propose to 1. continue restora... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/31/2006	ISRP	Fundable (Qualified)	The proponents have made a sincere effort to respond to the ISRP's questions. The responses by the LCREP were helpful in revealing the general protocols, monitoring plans, and criteria for prioritizat... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/15/2006	NPCC			$1,016,000.00	$1,016,000.00	$1,016,000.00
10/23/2006	NPCC	Fund	Budget reductions not specific. Project to be implemented as proposed with reduced scope.	$1,016,000.00	$1,016,000.00	$1,016,000.00

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