2003-072-00: View 2007-2009 Proposal

Project 2003-072-00 - Habitat and Biodiversity Information System for Columbia River Basin

General

Project Number:

2003-072-00

Agency, Institution or 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 "Key Informational Source", "Best Available Science", and as "Best Practices".

Status:

Finalized

Province:

Mainstem/Systemwide

Subbasin:

Systemwide

Contact Name:

Tom O'Neil

Contact Organization:

Northwest Habitat Institute

Contact Email:

habitat@nwhi.org

Contact Address:

P.O. Box 855

Contact City, State, Zip:

Corvallis OR 97339-0855

Contact Role(s):

Information Transfer:

This proposal operates and maintains an Internet website to 1)desiminate habitat and biodiversity information for ecoprovinces and subbasins, and 2) create performance tools to support decision making. Northwest Habitat Institute staff also attends meetings, makes presentations, develops and hands out professional material, as well as writes peer reviewed publications about the information and tools developed for this project.

Location Information

Description	Latitude	Longitude

Focal Species

Name	Primary	Secondary
All Resident Fish
All Anadromous Fish
All Wildlife

Biological Objectives

Short Objective	Detailed Objective	Strategy	Subbasin Plan
Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data	Incorporate all existing IBIS data into an improved database management system (DBMS) and interactive Internet application; expand spatial and non-spatial data by location and acquiring it; operate...	Supported by: Pacific NW Power and Planning Act [839(h)(2)&(6)&(11);2000Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Plan (p.46);Data Mgmt Support of Fish and Wildlife; ISRP Retrospective 1997-2005 Report; Res...	None
Updating and refining wildlife habitat mapping	Taking a 3 Tier or hierarchical approach to wildlife habitat mapping. First level is coarse approach to updating the entire Columbia River Basin for wilidife habitat types; middle level or further...	ISRP 1997-2005 Retrospective Report success for long-term RM&E p.27&28; All subbasin address the need at some level like:Asotin, Tucannon, Lower Snake, Walla Walla p. 8; Flathead Subbasin p.81; Joh...	Asotin
Enhancing and updating habitat evaluation method	Establishing the habitat value to habitat unit ratio so that a crosswalk for each evaluation can be made; and conduct pre-acquisition evaluations...	ISRP 1995-2007 Retrospective Report concern for just using HEP	Willamette
Conducting outreach and education	Develop a course and workshop to teach how to map wildlife habitats and how to use the Habitat Value approach to evaluating habitats. Also develop workshops to demostrate and share the Ecosystem L...	ISRP 1995-2005 Retrospective Report in their concerns for just using HEP to evaluate habitat projects. Northwest Environmental Data-Network scope of work (section 2.4.3)....	None
Developing performance tools for decision making	Develop advance query capabilities and capturing data techniques in a manner to be support decision tools; this includes interactive mapping and visualization information application; keeping datab...	ISRP 1997-2005 Retrospective Report cites th need "when to do watershed assessment by providing a systematic way to understanding and organizing ecosystem information"; noting that collecting curre...	None

Itemized Budgets

Line Item	Notes	FY07 Cost	FY08 Cost	FY09 Cost
Personnel	for 6.5 Staff - Program Manager, Senior GIS/Remote Sensing, Senior Remote Sensing Analyst, Mapping Techician, Coordinator, Information Specialist, and Web-Developer (.5FTE)	$329,500	$333,000	$338,500
Fringe Benefits	at 30%	$98,850	$99,900	$101,550
Supplies	computers, office supplies	$24,500	$20,250	$21,000
Travel	mileage + per diem	$20,800	$21,500	$24,000
Overhead	@ 18%	$83,457	$83,637	$85,149
Other	Subcontracts for assisting with collecting spatial and non-spatial data and mapping Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Oregon Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Heritage Program,Washington Fish and Wildlife, Washington Dept. Natural Resources, Idaho Fish and Wildlife, Montana Fish and Wildlife & Montana Heritage Program	$380,000	$420,000	$430,000
Other	Subcontracts with 2 computer specialist in Open Source programming and Interactive Layout and Design; 1 Statistician for 2 months	$50,000	$80,000	$30,000
Other	Subcontract for assisting with the Design and Layout of ELVIS: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and representatives from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana	$10,000	$10,000	$0

Cost Shares

Provision	Funding Source	Type	FY07 Value	FY08 Value	FY09 Value
Assist with Metadata Training	USGS-NBII	In-Kind	$20,000	$20,000	$20,000
White Oak map in the Willamette Valley	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation	In-Kind	$78,000	$0	$0
Teaching a Workshop/Course on Habitat Value	Portand State University	In-Kind	$3,000	$0	$0
Additional Support for operating and maintaining IBIS	Northwest Habitat Institute	In-Kind	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000

Work Elements

WE ID	WE Name	Title	Budget	Start Date	End Date	Objectives	Metrics
160	Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Incorporate all existing IBIS data into an improved database management system (DBMS); create wildlife species range maps and interactive Internet application	$222,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2008	Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data
160	Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Expand IBIS to include other spatial and non-spatial data; specifically resident and marine fish habitat data, and incorporate these into interactive Internet applications	$191,908	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data
160	Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations to acquire, develop and/or collaborate on spatial and non-spatial data layers that are pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces	$600,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data
160	Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Operate and maintain IBIS including Internet access, user technical support, and systematic server and DBMS backups	$120,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Monitor the use and efficiency of IBIS	$15,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data	Focal Area: evaluate accessibility time of queries, and tools
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Identify and track changes in the relative amounts and locations of wildlife habitat on a landscape level for the entire Columbia River Basin	$330,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Updating and refining wildlife habitat mapping	Focal Area: validate with field visits
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Map wildlife forest structural conditions throughout the basin to allow a more detailed look at the interactions between habitats, structural conditions and the relationships to fish and wildlife species	$165,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Updating and refining wildlife habitat mapping	Focal Area: conduct accuracy assessment
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Map wildlife habitats, structural conditions and key ecological correlates at high resolutions at high priority sites to allow for site specific characterizations for monitoring as well as to provide an assessment of priority	$331,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Updating and refining wildlife habitat mapping
118	Coordination	Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal organizations at the subbasin or ecoprovince level to assist with verifying wildlife habitat map classifications that are generated	$375,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Updating and refining wildlife habitat mapping
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Conduct Pre-Acquisition Evaluations	$140,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhancing and updating habitat evaluation method	Focal Area: compare findings from the 2 methods
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Establishing the habitat value to habitat unit ratio	$15,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhancing and updating habitat evaluation method	Focal Area: develop habitat unit ratio
99	Outreach and Education	Conduct a two-day workshop to introduce the Habitat Value approach	$10,000	01/01/2007	01/01/2008	Conducting outreach and education	* # of students reached: 25-35
99	Outreach and Education	Conduct a half-day workshop on how to map wildlife habitats using GIS and GPS and record metadata	$13,500	06/01/2007	09/30/2009	Conducting outreach and education	* # of students reached: 30
99	Outreach and Education	Conduct a half-day workshop on the general principles of how to use GIS and record metadata	$13,500	06/01/2007	09/30/2009	Conducting outreach and education	* # of students reached: 30
99	Outreach and Education	Attend professional conferences and public meetings and develop workshops to share the Habitat Value approach and the ELVIS system	$25,500	01/01/2008	09/30/2009	Conducting outreach and education	* # of students reached: 25-35
118	Coordination	Coordinate with State, Federal and Tribal Organizations to design, develop and acquire spatial and non-spatial data layers that are pertinent to individual subbasins or ecoprovinces	$30,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Developing performance tools for decision making
156	Develop RM&E Methods and Designs	Define common query patterns and common project tracking and decision needs; design, build and test system	$225,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Developing performance tools for decision making
159	Submit/Acquire Data	Keep the IBIS DBMS and GIS layers updated with the help of an online peer-review system	$82,500	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Developing performance tools for decision making
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Manage and Administer IBIS and habitat mapping and performance tools	$190,685	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Enhance access to habitat and biodiversity data

Reviews, Recommendations and Decisions

Date	Reviewer	Short Recommendation	Comments	FY07	FY08	FY09
06/02/2006	ISRP	Fundable	This is a detailed and thorough proposal for a big project. Among the database proposals, this is among the best justified. It includes an excellent recounting of the history of this effort, but lit... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/31/2006	ISRP	Fundable	This is a detailed and thorough proposal for a big project. Among the database proposals, this is among the best justified. It includes an excellent recounting of the history of this effort, but lit... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/15/2006	NPCC		Interim funding pending Council review of data priorities. Committee decided to hold to "current" level. The budget number represents the FY 2006 working budget for the NHI contract. The current pr... More	$157,831.00	$157,831.00	$157,831.00
10/23/2006	NPCC	Fund	Interim funding pending Council review of data priorities. The Council will need to decide on the appropriate interim funding level pending further action on recommendatios from the data management w... More	$157,831.00	$157,831.00	$157,831.00

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