2007-092-00: View 2007-2009 Proposal

Project 2007-092-00 - Restore Selway River Watershed

General

Project Number:

2007-092-00

Agency, Institution or Organization:

Nez Perce Tribe DFRM Watershed Division

Short Description:

Protect, restore, and enhance the Selway River Watershed to provide quality habitat for anadromous and resident fish. This will be accomplished by resotration projects such as culvert replacement, noxious weed removal, and streambank stabilization.

Status:

Finalized

Province:

Mountain Snake

Subbasin:

Clearwater

Contact Name:

Heidi McRoberts

Contact Organization:

Nez Perce Tribe

Contact Email:

heidim@nezperce.org

Contact Address:

P.O. Box 365

Contact City, State, Zip:

Lapwai ID 83540

Contact Role(s):

Project Lead

Information Transfer:

Data will be housed at the Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Watershed Division offices. Any data will be submitted to StreamNet for information sharing. Data will also be summarized in report form and submitted to Bonneville Power Administration.

Location Information

Description	Latitude	Longitude
The Selway River watershed is a tributary to the Middle Fork Clearwater River, 18 air miles east of Kooskia, Idaho.	46.0877	-115.5166

Focal Species

Name	Primary	Secondary
Chinook
Steelhead
Cutthroat Trout
Trout

Biological Objectives

Short Objective	Detailed Objective	Strategy	Subbasin Plan
Improve aquatic habitat diversity and complexity	Improve aquatic habitat diversity and complexity to levels consistent with other objectives in the subbasin plan, with particular emphasis on recovery of anadromous and fluvial stocks...	2. Continue aquatic habitat improvement efforts. 4. Restore complexity with restoration activities designed to promote diverse habitats (temp & sediment). 7. Monitor long-term effectiveness of habi...	Clearwater
Reduce number or artificially blocked streams	Undersized or inappropriately functioning culverts and bridges must be replaced/removed to accomodate for aquatic species passage and properly functioning stream simulation....	3.Remove or modify human-caused barriers . 5. Monitoring and evaluation of biological/hydrological response resulting from removal/replacement....	Clearwater
Reduce the impact of the transportation system	Reduce the impact of the transportation system on wildlife and fish populations and habitats.	3. Protect habitats-encourage continued protection of diverse communities and high quality habitats in existing roadless areas....	Clearwater
Reduce the extent and diversity of noxious weeds	Work to implement effective methods for reducing noxious weeds and invasive plants.	1. Prioritize noxious weed infestations for treatment. 2. Treat weed infestations with most economical and effective treatment mehtods for reducing densities or eliminating populations. 3. Encourag...	Clearwater
Protect/restore add'l miles of riparian habitat	Protect and restore riparian habitats that are critical for both aquatic and terrestrial species.	1. Identify and prioritize riparian habitats for protection and restoration. 2. Protect & restore riparian habitats. 3. Increase stewardship and public knowledge of riparian habitats through educat...	Clearwater
Anadromous fish habitat improvement	The use of the general and aquatic limiting factors defined in the assessment provides us with an initial starting point for the identification and treatment of problems affecting anadromous popul...	1. Identify and prioritze primary limiting factors. 2. Evaluate alternative habitat treatments to address limiting factors. 4. Develop indicies to evaluate biological response to habitat improveme...	Clearwater
Eval needs and opport to increase native pops	Evaluate needs and opportunities to increase native resident populations of westslope cutthroat and bull trout throughout the subbasin...	1. Refine knowledge of limiting factors and restoration opportunities. 2. Prioritize opportunities for protection and restoration. 3. Evaluate the physical and biological response to habitat pro...	Clearwater

Itemized Budgets

Line Item	Notes	FY07 Cost	FY08 Cost	FY09 Cost
Personnel	1.6 FTE	$87,981	$84,866	$89,958
Fringe Benefits	30%	$26,394	$25,460	$26,987
Supplies	planting stock, misc. supplies & materials	$14,000	$14,000	$14,000
Travel	vehicles and travel	$12,000	$12,000	$12,000
Capital Equipment	computer, GPS, etc.	$6,000	$3,000	$3,000
Other	subcontracts	$113,000	$133,000	$125,000
Overhead	29.64%	$44,275	$42,185	$44,147
Other	training/conferences	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000

Cost Shares

Provision	Funding Source	Type	FY07 Value	FY08 Value	FY09 Value
Project design & prepartation, contract administration, monitoring, etc.	Nez Perce National Forest	In-Kind	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
Contract award funding	NPNF, PCSRF, Central Idaho RAC	Cash	$75,000	$60,000	$45,000
Noxious weed inventory and control	Nez Perce National Forest	In-Kind	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000

Work Elements

WE ID	WE Name	Title	Budget	Start Date	End Date	Objectives	Metrics
184	Install Fish Passage Structure	Replace Boyd Creek Culvert	$196,119	06/01/2009	09/30/2009	Reduce number or artificially blocked streams	* Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: Yes * Was barrier Full or Partial?: Full * # of miles of habitat accessed: 8.5
184	Install Fish Passage Structure	Replace Glover Creek Culvert	$181,152	06/01/2008	09/30/2008	Reduce number or artificially blocked streams	* Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: Yes * Was barrier Full or Partial?: Full * # of miles of habitat accessed: 8.4
38	Improve/Relocate Road	Improve stream crossing features on 10 miles of Bear Creek Trail #516	$45,042	10/01/2006	09/30/2007	Reduce the impact of the transportation system	* # of road miles improved, upgraded, or restored: 10 miles
38	Improve/Relocate Road	Improve stream crossing features on 20 miles of Selway Trail #4	$38,042	10/01/2006	09/30/2007	Reduce the impact of the transportation system	* # of road miles improved, upgraded, or restored: 20
38	Improve/Relocate Road	Improve stream crossing features on 8 miles of East Moose Trail #421	$50,093	10/01/2007	09/30/2008	Reduce the impact of the transportation system	* # of road miles improved, upgraded, or restored: 8 miles
47	Plant Vegetation	Revegetate the riparian zone of O'Hara Creek	$93,572	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Protect/restore add'l miles of riparian habitat	* # of riparian miles treated: 3.0 miles
119	Manage and Administer Projects	Management, Coordination and Communication	$40,871	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Anadromous fish habitat improvement
53	Remove vegetation	Reduce noxious and invasive weeds along travel corridors	$51,219	06/01/2007	09/30/2009	Reduce the extent and diversity of noxious weeds
118	Coordination	Prepare Partnering Agreement with the Nez Perce National Forest	$26,572	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Anadromous fish habitat improvement
175	Produce Design and/or Specifications	Design/cost estimate for 4 culverts on FS Land for FY08-FY10 contract	$92,126	06/01/2007	06/01/2008	Reduce number or artificially blocked streams
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect data on newly installed culverts.	$6,200	09/01/2008	09/30/2010	Reduce number or artificially blocked streams	Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Selway River Data Analysis	$2,767	06/01/2007	09/30/2010	Improve aquatic habitat diversity and complexity	Primary R, M, and E Type: Status and Trend Monitoring
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Stream Habitat Data Collection in Selway River Watershed	$8,358	06/01/2007	09/30/2010	Improve aquatic habitat diversity and complexity	Primary R, M, and E Type: Status and Trend Monitoring
184	Install Fish Passage Structure	Replace Cache Creek Culvert	$0	06/01/2010	09/30/2010	Eval needs and opport to increase native pops	* Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: Yes * # of miles of habitat accessed: 2.2 * Was barrier Full or Partial?: Full
184	Install Fish Passage Structure	Replace Twentythree Mile Creek Culvert	$0	06/01/2010	09/30/2010	Eval needs and opport to increase native pops	* # of miles of habitat accessed: 3.7 * Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: Yes * Was barrier Full or Partial?: Full
99	Outreach and Education	Public outreach and education	$34,219	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Protect/restore add'l miles of riparian habitat
157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Monitor success of riparian plantings	$6,200	10/01/2007	09/30/2009	Protect/restore add'l miles of riparian habitat	Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/Compliance Monitoring
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Summarize moniroting data from riparian plantings	$1,500	10/01/2007	09/30/2009	Protect/restore add'l miles of riparian habitat	Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/Compliance Monitoring
162	Analyze/Interpret Data	Summarize moniroting data on culverts that were replaced	$1,500	09/01/2008	09/30/2010	Reduce number or artificially blocked streams	Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring
165	Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Provide NEPA information to BPA for projects on Forest Service Lands	$46,701	10/01/2006	06/01/2009	Anadromous fish habitat improvement
98	Other	Reporting	$20,000	10/01/2006	09/30/2009	Anadromous fish habitat improvement

Reviews, Recommendations and Decisions

Date	Reviewer	Short Recommendation	Comments	FY07	FY08	FY09
06/02/2006	ISRP	Response requested	The ISRP finds the quality of this proposal very marginal but will consider a response on the issues raised below before making a final recommendation. In the response, the ISRP recommends that the N... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
08/31/2006	ISRP	Not fundable	A specific response was not provided for this proposal rather only a response to the ISRP's group review. Consequently, the ISRP's specific concerns with this project were not addressed, and the proje... More	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/15/2006	NPCC			$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
10/23/2006	NPCC	Do Not Fund		$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

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