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Contract 25011: 1994-044-00 PL SAGEBRUSH FLATS WILDLIFE AREA
Project Number:
Title:
Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Mitigation
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Columbia Cascade Columbia Upper Middle 100.00%
Contract Number:
25011
Contract Title:
1994-044-00 PL SAGEBRUSH FLATS WILDLIFE AREA
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Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
The Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area (SFWA) was approved as a wildlife mitigation project in 1992 and was re-approved for operations and maintenance (O%M) funding in 2002 as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council's (NWPPC) Provincial /Sub-basin Planning Process.  This project is located within the Columbia Plateau Province (Crab Creek Sub-basin) and partially addresses adverse impacts caused by the construction of Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee hydroelectric dams.  Wildlife habitat protection and enhancement efforts to meet mitigation objectives have been underway since 1995 on the Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area.  Continued operation and maintenance activities funded by BPA are necessary to maintain and enhance wildlife habitat benefits and to ensure BPA's mitigation obligation is met.  These activities are essential to further the goal of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect and enhance shrub-steppe and other habitats necessary to recover and sustain populations of pygmy rabbits, sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse.  

Management actions planned for FY06 include continued weed control on all units and shrub-steppe restoration and maintenance activities on up to 205 acres of former agricultural fields including mowing, summer fallowing and seeding and interseeding as needed.  Additional actions will include enhancement and maintenance of riparian areas including planting riparian trees and shrubs, weed control on these areas and protection from deer browsing.  Up to 30 acres and 1.5 miles of riparian habitat will be enhanced and maintained.   Roads, fences, parking areas and signs will be maintained, repaired and replaced as needed.  Debris and garbage will be removed and disposed of.
Sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse leks will be monitored during their respective breeding seasons.  Searches for pygmy rabbits and Washington ground squirrels will be conducted as needed and public use of the wildlife area will be monitored.  Other quotidian tasks will be performed as needed or required.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
10/01/2005
Contract End Date:
09/30/2006
Current Contract Value:
$249,361
Expenditures:
$249,361

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Oct-2024.

BPA CO:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Contract (IGC)
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Environmental Compliance completed A: 165. Environmental Compliance Documentation 09/29/2006 09/29/2006
Interplanted up to 25 acres B: 47. Smith field restoration 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
80 acres treated C: 47. Dormaier - restore abandoned fields 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
100 acres summer fallowed D: 47. Sagebrush Flat unit - restore 100 acre field 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
0.5 miles of riparian miles planted and prepared E: 47. Enhance riparian habitat 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Treat weeds on up to 150 acres. F: 22. Weed control on all units of Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
110 acres maintained G: 22. Maintain grouse habitat 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Up to 30 acres and 1.5 mile of riparian habitat maintained H: 22. Maintain riparian habitat 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
15 miles of firebreaks maintained I: 22. Maintain habitat at Sagebrush Flat 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Debris removed J: 27. Remove fence and other debris 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Maintained and repaired up to 12 road miles, 10 parking areas, 5 culverts and numerouse signs K: 188. Maintain roads, culverts, parking areas and related informational signs 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
40 miles of fence and gates L: 186. Maintain fence 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Counted X number of grouse at lek sites M: 157. Monitor sage and sharp-tailed grouse leks 09/30/2006 04/30/2006
X number of hours and acres spent searching N: 157. Search for new or satellite leks on or adjacent to wildlife area 09/30/2006 04/30/2006
Conducted searches O: 157. Search for pygmy rabbits and Washington ground squirrels 06/30/2006 04/30/2006
Contacted X numbers of hunters and non-hunters using area P: 157. Monitor public use of area 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Data summarized, analyzed and interpretation complete Q: 162. Compile and interpret lek, pygmy rabbit, WA ground squirrel and public use data 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Tranlocated sharp-tailed grouse R: 98. Translocate sharp-tailed grouse to the Bridgeport Unit 09/30/2006 04/30/2006
Plan and update completed S: 174. Complete Area Management Plan and annual update 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Participant sign-in records T: 99. Attend CAG and public meetings as needed. Conduct field trips as needed 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
SOW, buget and other reports U: 119. General Project administration 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
Interplanted up to 25 acres V: 132. Produce annual project report 09/30/2006 09/29/2006
15 acres summer fallowed. X: 47. Summer fallow contour and mound areas within Sagebrush Flat CRP field 09/30/2006 09/29/2006

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Wildlife
  • 4 instances of WE 22 Maintain Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 27 Remove Debris
  • 1 instance of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 5 instances of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 98 Other
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 4 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Environmental Compliance Documentation
B 47 Smith field restoration
C 47 Dormaier - restore abandoned fields
D 47 Sagebrush Flat unit - restore 100 acre field
E 47 Enhance riparian habitat
F 22 Weed control on all units of Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area
G 22 Maintain grouse habitat
H 22 Maintain riparian habitat
I 22 Maintain habitat at Sagebrush Flat
J 27 Remove fence and other debris
K 188 Maintain roads, culverts, parking areas and related informational signs
L 186 Maintain fence
M 157 Monitor sage and sharp-tailed grouse leks
N 157 Search for new or satellite leks on or adjacent to wildlife area
O 157 Search for pygmy rabbits and Washington ground squirrels
P 157 Monitor public use of area
Q 162 Compile and interpret lek, pygmy rabbit, WA ground squirrel and public use data
R 98 Translocate sharp-tailed grouse to the Bridgeport Unit
S 174 Complete Area Management Plan and annual update
T 99 Attend CAG and public meetings as needed. Conduct field trips as needed
U 119 General Project administration
V 132 Produce annual project report
W 185 Produce status report
X 47 Summer fallow contour and mound areas within Sagebrush Flat CRP field