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Contract 36039: 2002-050-00 EXP ACCD COUSE-TENMILE HABITAT RESTORATION

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	Sort Order	WE ID	Work Element Name	Title	Description	Primary Focal Species	Secondary Focal Species


	A	119	Manage and Administer Projects	Project administration	Manage on the ground efforts and administrative work in support of BPA's programmatic requirements. Solicit media coverage for project work on Couse and Tenmile Creeks and other ESA listed streams in Asotin County. Activities will include coverage of District, participating agencies, local schools, and cooperator activities that protect and enhance resources while restoring habitat.
	B	114	Identify and Select Projects	Direct planning & implementation of habitat enhancement projects	Direct and coordinate the planning and implementation of fish habitat enhancement, restoration, and maintenance (conversion to direct seed agriculture, riparian planting and fencing, grazing BMPs, CREP) in Couse and Tenmile Creeks area and other ESA listed streams in Asotin County. ACCD will coordinate with landowners to identify and establish habitat enhancement projects.
	C	185	Produce CBFish Status Report	Periodic Status Reports for BPA	The Contractor shall report quarterly on the status of milestones and deliverables in Pisces. 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.
	D	132	Produce Progress (Annual) Report	Annual Report	Utilize data base and project photos to accurately capture project scope and deliverables with a final report showing before and after pictures.
	E	165	Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Obtain environmental compliance for upland and riparian projects	Coordinate with BPA Environmental Specialist (KEC) to fulfill NEPA, ESA, cultural resources, and other environmental compliance requirements.
	F	157	Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Data and Photos for Reporting	Photos will be taken of selected individual practices at the same photo points on most projects before, during, and after project completion. Project information is entered into internal database for non-CREP activities in Asotin County. CREP has it's own database required by the State of Washington. Database includes information for funding sources, regulatory agencies and interested citizens on what has been accomplished with habitat restoration and protection funding.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	G	47	Plant Vegetation	Plant and maintain (water) trees and shrubs	Riparian trees, shrubs approved for CREP or by NRCS technicians will be planted and maintained (watered) for floodplain connection and long-term temperature reduction. Plantings are for shade and proper floodplain function. Some upland plantings may also occur.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	H	53	Remove Vegetation	Provide weed control on Riparian Lease Acres	The long term riparian lease was modeled after CREP. The landowner enrolled 49 acres in a "CREP like" riparian lease for 15 years. CREP provides weed control maintenance for 5 years. Weed control will reduce the number of noxious weeds in the riparian buffer and limit competition with preferred vegetation. The landowner is responsible for hiring a commercial applicator or performing the work himself (he must have a pesticides license). This work is typically completed using backpack and ATV sprayers. Only chemicals approved for riparian areas can be used. The landowner also has the option to use bio-controls including weevils that attack Yellow Star Thistle.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	I	40	Install Fence	Install fencing	Complete design, layout and installation of riparian fencing consistent with contracts developed on lands to protect water quality and ESA species. Construct riparian fence within priority areas in Tenmile, Couse, and Asotin Creeks and Grande Ronde and Snake Rivers and their tributaries.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	J	34	Develop Alternative Water Source	Install Off-site Water Facilities	Complete design, layout, and installation of off-stream water developments consistent with the contracts developed with landowners. Alternative water developments will take the form of spring development, troughs, tanks, pipelines, wells and pumps for domestic livestock.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	K	48	Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems	Provide cost-share for no-till and direct seeding	Continuation of long-term program to provide an economic incentive to landowners to aid them in the conversion from traditional farming methods to direct seeding in an effort to reduce erosion and in-stream sediment levels in Couse and Tenmile Creeks and their tributaries. Direct seeding is the practice of planting or drilling seeds into fields that have not been first plowed or tilled (or only partially tilled) and crops are grown with minimum soil disturbance. No-till direct seeding greatly reduces soil erosion, builds organic matter in the soil, minimizes soil disturbance, creates biomass above and below the ground, conserves water, recycles nutrients, creates water, air and nutrient channels, increases soil tilth and improves aggregate stability. No-till direct seeding can reduce erosion by 95% over conventional tillage. As of 2002, ACCD - working with landowners in the County on a BPA Five-Year Direct Seed Program - documented a 93% average soil reduction. Improved water quality and interconnected fish habitat improvements are the biggest beneficiaries of no-till direct seeding. Water, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides no longer run off the fields into adjacent watersheds.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	L	48	Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems	Provide cost-share for residue management	Residue Management is a management tool used by farmers to reduce erosion and improve soil quality by limiting the amount of tillage performed during the crop rotation. This is a long-term program to provide an economic incentive to landowners to aid them in the conversion from traditional farming methods to utilizing residue management techniques including direct seeding/no-till/minimum-till in an effort to reduce erosion and in-stream sediment levels in Asotin Creek and its tributaries. NRCS refers to this management practice as Residue Management. Landowners use reduced tillage practices when seeding into fields that have not been first plowed or tilled (or only partially tilled) and crops are grown with minimum soil disturbance. Managing the residue greatly reduces soil erosion, builds organic matter in the soil, minimizes soil disturbance, creates biomass above and below the ground, conserves water, recycles nutrients, creates water, air and nutrient channels, increases soil tilth and improves aggregate stability. These farming techniques can reduce erosion by 95% over conventional tillage. Improved water quality and interconnected fish habitat improvements are the biggest beneficiaries of no-till direct seeding. Water, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides no longer run off the fields into adjacent watersheds. Landowners participating in this program will receive $20 per acre per year for 3 continuous years that the field meets the Residue Management standard set by NRCS. Landowners will be eligible for the financial assistance even on years that the acres are in chem. fallow (no crop is grown but acres are not tilled; herbicide and pesticide treatments can be applied). If any invasive tillage is implemented on the acres the landowner will be disqualified from the program.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	M	47	Plant Vegetation	Practice upland farmland conversion	Provide an economic incentive to landowners to aid them in the conversion from upland farming to grasslands in an effort to reduce erosion and in-stream sediment levels in Asotin County ESA listed streams and their tributaries.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
	N	55	Erosion and Sedimentation Control	Upland erosion control measures and sedimentation control	Provide and construct upland erosion and sedimentation control measures to help reduce erosion from roads and fields that increases in-stream sediment levels in Asotin County ESA listed streams and their tributaries.	Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)