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| A | 104715 | 165 | Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Obtain NEPA compliance | Various NEPA, NHPA and other environmental compliance work required for project work in 2012, in accordance with BPA Watershed EIS and/or HIP BO, and other laws. | $10,000 | 2.67% | 04/01/2012 | 02/15/2013 |
| B | 104716 | 191 | Watershed Coordination | Attend North Fork John Day Watershed Council and other coordination meetings | The Oxbow Conservation Area manager is a council member of the NFJD Watershed Council, representing the CTWSRO. The watershed council participates in natural resource issues concerning the North and Middle Forks of the John Day River. The council hears about proposed restoration or habitat protection projects and decides whether or not to support project through funding, support letters, etc. The WE will also cover costs working with other agency working groups and meetings that concern fish and wildlife habitat related to the management of this project.
The Project manager also attends the Upper Middle Fork John Day Working Group meetings, primarily related to the Intensively Monitored Watershed (IMW) program designation and effectiveness monitoring funding efforts. | $0 | 0.00% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| C | 104717 | 188 | Provide Access and Public Information | Provide access, signs, and adequate roads | Provide directional sign to Oxbow main entrance, boundary signs along roadways, WE also includes providing information at sign in kiosks and in other locations. | $15,000 | 4.01% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| D | 104718 | 99 | Outreach and Education | Public Access and volunteer coordination | Allow and promote available public recreation and educational opportunities on the Oxbow Conservation Area. WE also includes coordination work to promote volunteer, OYCC and other groups to assist project efforts and further education opportunities (such as weed control, tree planting, property maintenance, and monitoring work). Other education will be through brochures and project posters on sign boards, fair displays, staff communication with visitors, and other opportunities. | $10,000 | 2.67% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| E | 104719 | 186 | Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure | Maintain facilities and structures throughout the property | Maintain facilities, grounds, and structures. General property O&M WE. Includes procurement of tools and equipment for better operation | $35,000 | 9.36% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| F | 104720 | 26 | Investigate Trespass | Property Patrol | Conduct patrols of property for potential unauthorized access and/or activities threatening to fish and wildlife habitat | $8,000 | 2.14% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| G | 104721 | 47 | Plant Vegetation | Plant seed and locally collected cuttings | 1500+ planted tree cuttings along portions of the Middle Fork John Day River and creeks on the Oxbow Conservation Area | $16,000 | 4.28% | 04/01/2012 | 12/14/2012 |
| H | 104722 | 92 | Lease Land | Grazing Program oversight and management | Manage and oversight of Grazing lease. This will be the second year of a new five year lease. | $15,000 | 4.01% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| I | 104723 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Monitor property fish and habitat values | Collection of various data to track Project effectiveness and habitat health | $25,000 | 6.69% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| J | 104724 | 29 | Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity | Phase II of mine tailings restoration | The Oxbow Conservation Area, in partnership with BPA and BOR, have developed a three phase approach to rehabilitate and improve fish habitat along several miles of the Middle Fork John Day river.
The Middle Fork John Day river was split into two channels, a South and North channel during mining operations in the late 30's and early 40's.
The goal of phase II is to re-connect Granite Boulder Creek to the South Channel and permanently shut off the the North Channel to flow. The new Granite Boulder alluvial fan will benefit from increased LWD, a reconnected floodplain, and additional side channel habitat after construction. Secondary goals include increased shade and woody input from tree and shrub plantings, along with increased habitat for rearing salmonids and Steelhead spawning habitat.
Phase II will occur in 2012. | $159,500 | 42.66% | 04/01/2012 | 11/30/2012 |
| K | 104725 | 40 | Install Fence | Contract the building of browse exclosure fences for Phase II restoration | Determine the amount of fence required to exclude deer and elk from grazing riparian plantings placed along Granite Boulder creek during Phase II of the mine tailings restoration activities.
Fence will need to be a minimum of 8 feet in height in order to prevent ungulates from jumping into the exclosures. Materials will most likely be purchased using grant funds, but a contractor will be hired to install the fences over much of the Phase II construction and planting zones. | $10,500 | 2.81% | 04/01/2012 | 12/07/2012 |
| L | 104726 | 47 | Plant Vegetation | Plant riparian vegetation along Phase II mine tailings restoration reach | Plant willow, cottonwood, dogwood, and alder rooted stock along sections of the Phase II mine tailings restoration reach. Plants will come from a contract with a nursery in Redmond.
Willow cuttings will also be planted and come from stock available at the FCA nursery. | $20,000 | 5.35% | 04/01/2012 | 11/30/2012 |
| M | 104727 | 114 | Identify and Select Projects | Coordinate with Reclamation on future restoration designs | Work with Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to complete assessment study of the project sites and develop restoration designs in order to plan outyear restoration projects on the property' s streams. Work will include the use of an interdisciplinary team, formed in 2008, to discuss and evaluate potential restoration treatments.
Project coordination efforts will focus on the Oxbow Tailings Restoration Project, planned for 2011-2013 implementation. Project Design is currently underway for Phase III. Reclamation will also assist with Tribal coordination, in funding cultural resource surveys, writing biological assessments, and acquiring permits for construction.
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon have been engaged in conservation and ecological restoration efforts within their reservation and throughout their ceded lands. The John Day River is within the Tribes’ ceded lands and is of significant importance to anadromous fish population recovery. It is the third-longest undammed river in the conterminous U.S., and it is managed exclusively for wild fish. With the acquisition of the Oxbow and Forrest conservation areas in 2001 and 2002, respectively, the Tribes have unique opportunities to perform important rehabilitation efforts to reduce the limiting factors affecting salmonids. Studies and design efforts aimed to address degraded habitat on these properties have been supported by Reclamation, who have partnered with the Tribes to assist these endeavors.
The Bureau of Reclamation established a Tributary Habitat Program to improve the survival of Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead listed under the ESA. Working closely with local partners and willing private landowners, Reclamation provides engineering and related technical assistance to meet tributary habitat improvement objectives. Reclamation employs a sequence of steps to focus funding and technical resources to identify potential restoration and protection opportunities with the greatest biological benefits. Key milestones of the approach include (1) completion of a Tributary Assessment to assess large-scale channel processes, develop restoration and protection strategies, and guide prioritization of restoration actions on a reach-scale; (2) completion of a Reach Assessment to further refine understanding of the predominant processes that affect habitat within a single reach, establish a baseline of environmental habitat conditions, and provide technical recommendation of sequenced habitat actions; (3) evaluation of project alternatives through a collaborative effort of an interdisciplinary team (IDT); and (4) project design and implementation.
The role of the IDT is to assess the current conditions as they relate to a conceptual model of the pre-disturbed conditions and potential future processes based on broad restoration strategies. The team is essential to understanding how proposed restoration actions influence local hydraulics, geomorphic processes, and biological habitat components with the consideration for social impacts in order to create a viable preferred alternative. The Tribes and BOR have assembled extensive data on the watershed surrounding these properties, through background study and surveys. Some data collection efforts continue, but the IDT will have various resources to utilize in the design development process. The key component to the IDT model is a support network with representation from necessary specialties and disciplines. Each member has unique skills that complement those of others; and, together, they are responsible for creating a cost-effective plan for assessment and implementation of restoration actions. The IDT offers a forum where all team members are able to voice their opinions and discuss options to be considered. Participation among members will vary, with input encouraged from all, be it in person at meetings and site visits or by email/telephone correspondence.
A biological objectives document has been developed by the Tribes for these critical habitat properties. The restoration efforts will likely take three years to fully implement once developed. Currently, the first phase of restoration is targeted to start implementation in 2011 on the Oxbow Conservation Area to address the limiting factors from the impacts of dredge mining in the late 1930s/early 1940s. A restoration approach and design will be completed in 2011 to begin permitting, consultation, and fund raising to begin implementation of the restoration actions in 2011. Presently, it is considered that the tailings reach on the property will require three years to complete restoration actions. | $15,126 | 4.05% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| N | 104728 | 119 | Manage and Administer Projects | Manage and Administer Tribal projects and BPA Activities | Produce BIOP/Metrics, statement of work for 2012, accrual estimates as required, proposal work, and other requests made by BPA. Administrative support includes fiscal tracking, contract administration, project work administration and implementation, contract invoicing | $10,000 | 2.67% | 04/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| O | 104729 | 132 | Produce Progress (Annual) Report | 2011 Annual Report | Complete Progress Report | $3,000 | 0.80% | 04/01/2012 | 08/31/2012 |
| P | 104730 | 185 | Produce CBFish Status Report | Periodic Status Reports for BPA | The Contractor shall report on the status of milestones and deliverables in Pisces. Reports shall be completed either monthly or quarterly as determined by the BPA COTR. Additionally, 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. | $800 | 0.21% | 07/01/2012 | 03/31/2013 |
| Q | 104731 | 197 | Maintain/Remove Vegetation | Property weed control activities and vegetation management | Control invading weed populations, prioritizing Noxious plants, cut juniper, manage timber stands to protect riparian areas.
A seasonal technician will be sought to work from April through December to assist with weed control, and CREP tarp maintenance. | $10,000 | 2.67% | 04/01/2012 | 12/28/2012 |
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