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| A | 121442 | 165 | Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Provide ESA Regulatory Clearances to BPA | Authorization for take of listed species under 4(d) rule for steelhead and Section 6 for bull trout. | $2,500 | 0.40% | 10/01/2013 | 09/30/2014 |
| B | 121443 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Steelhead Spawner Surveys | Conduct steelhead spawning ground surveys to estimate steelhead escapement for a single population in the John Day River basin.
Adult steelhead redd surveys will be conducted from March 1 - June 25 annually based on standard ODFW methods for conducting steelhead redd surveys (Susac and Jacobs, 1999; Jacobs et al., 2000; Jacobs et al., 2001). Twenty to thirty sites will be selected and are visited every two weeks throughout the season to quantify the cumulative redd count at each site. Surveyors will sample upstream from the downstream end of each survey reach. Each surveyor counts live fish and determines the fin-mark status of all live fish through observations. All redds are counted and flagged. A representative subsample reach will be visited at a greater frequency to validate bi-weekly redd enumeration. Redds with spawners present will also be measured to develop a database of redd size for each life history strategy. | $180,000 | 28.79% | 10/01/2013 | 07/31/2014 |
| C | 121444 | 162 | Analyze/Interpret Data | Estimate Fish Metrics | Data from field surveys will be compiled to provide population metrics of steelhead status. Quantitative metrics include estimates of adult spawner escapement and redd density estimates. | $77,000 | 12.32% | 10/01/2013 | 09/30/2014 |
| D | 121445 | 161 | Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results | Professional Presentations | Present summary data and results at American Fisheries Society and regional planning meeting(s). This is not funded by BPA but is entered to demonstrate the opportunity that the data provides for those interested and involved in fish monitoring. | $1,200 | 0.19% | 11/01/2013 | 05/31/2014 |
| E | 121446 | 162 | Analyze/Interpret Data | Estimate Genetic Composition of Steelhead Populations | Estimation of structure and hatchery introgression of steelhead populations in the John Day River subbasin. Current life history and geographical information identifies 5 steelhead populations in the John Day River subbasin. Proper identification of the population structure is crucial for future management. Genetic information has yet to be fully used to support current conclusions concerning population structure and degree of hatchery introgression within these populations. We will continue our collaboration with NOAA geneticists. | $5,700 | 0.91% | 10/01/2013 | 02/28/2014 |
| F | 121447 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Juvenile Steelhead Density Metrics | Conduct representative juvenile fish surveys throughout steelhead distribution in the John Day River basin. Surveys to be representative of one of the five recognized populations in the basin. Juvenile sampling protocols for the 2014 sampling season will follow recommendations of ISEMP group and will be tied to CHaMP monitoring reaches. | $89,000 | 14.23% | 10/01/2013 | 09/30/2014 |
| G | 121448 | 157 | Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Steelhead Habitat Metrics using CHaMP Habitat Protocol | In support of habitat restoration, rehabilitation and conservation action performance assessments and adaptive management requirements of the 2008 FCRPS Biological Opinion (BiOp), the Bonneville Power Administration is working with NOAA and other regional fish management agencies to monitor status and trends of fish habitat for each major population group (MPG) in the Pacific Northwest identified through the Endangered Species Act (ESA). BPA is adopting a standardized fish habitat monitoring protocol, the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) for the Columbia River Basin monitoring programs.
CHaMP is a Columbia River basin-wide habitat status and trends monitoring program built around a single habitat monitoring protocol with a program-wide approach to data collection and management. CHaMP will capture habitat features that drive fish population biology and will result in systematic habitat status and trends information that will be used to assess basin-wide habitat condition and correlated with biological response indicators to evaluate habitat management strategies.
BPA is implementing CHaMP in at least one population within each steelhead and Chinook MPG which has, or will have, fish in-fish out monitoring. The goal of this work element is to conduct representative habitat surveys throughout steelhead distribution in the John Day River basin. Surveys will be representative of two selected populations of the five recognized in the basin. The data from this project will be used to evaluate the quantity and quality of tributary fish habitat available to salmonids across the Columbia River basin. When combined with parallel fish monitoring metrics from related projects, these data will also be used to assess the impact of habitat management actions on fish population processes. | $184,234 | 29.47% | 10/01/2013 | 09/30/2014 |
| H | 121449 | 159 | Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data | Deliver Habitat Data to CHaMP Data System | In a regionally coordinated monitoring strategy that has multiple groups collecting data, such as the CHaMP, it is critical to have data accessible and available for use by all groups within and outside the program. The CHaMP data system provides an online website for loading field data and serves as a long-term storage facility for datasets including metadata. The CHaMP data system features online interfaces for searching, viewing, and downloading datasets and documents associated with the coordinated monitoring program. www.champmonitoring.org | $12,000 | 1.92% | 05/01/2014 | 09/30/2014 |
| I | 121450 | 122 | Provide Technical Review and Recommendation | Contribute to and Review CHaMP Annual Synthesis Report | The CHaMP Lead Coordinator (Mike Ward, Terraqua) will work with collaborators to produce a logistics/lessons learned annual synthesis report for the CHaMP 2014 field season. This “lessons learned” annual report will be used to inform implementation in 2015, including any adjustments that may be appropriate on the design or scope of the project.
The CHaMP Annual Synthesis report will:
a) provide regular synthesis and reporting of habitat status results
b) compare these results to available fish status and trend information
c) inform adaptive management improvements for CHaMP, including comparison with other similar efforts such as PIBO and Washington State monitoring protocols with the goal of achieving use of fewer key parameters, greater efficiencies and lower costs;
d) support Action Agencies requirements for the 2013/2016 Comprehensive Evaluations; and
e) be written to inform agency and tribal decision-makers and specifically address key management questions and decisions. | $5,000 | 0.80% | 09/03/2014 | 09/30/2014 |
| J | 122968 | 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. | $672 | 0.11% | 01/01/2014 | 09/30/2014 |
| K | 121451 | 132 | Produce Progress (Annual) Report | RM&E Technical Report | Each annual report will be organized as follows:
Abstract
Introduction
Description of project area
Materials and methods
Results and discussion of results by objective
Summary and conclusions
Appendices of supplemental information | $62,428 | 9.98% | 10/01/2013 | 06/14/2014 |
| L | 123526 | 141 | Produce Other Reports | BiOp RPA Report | Submit BiOp RPA Report in Taurus for Calendar Year 2013. Projects that have claimed that they support one or more RM&E RPAs (i.e., RPAs 50-73) under the FCRPS BiOp are required to report their results. To facilitate the summary of these results across the entire Columbia River Basin, and to provide more clarity as to the format required under the BiOp, separate BiOp reports are now required to be completed online. If desired, the required information can be prepared in MS Word, and be pasted into Taurus.
The online BiOp RPA report in Taurus (https://www.cbfish.org) should include the data, analyses, and data management completed by your project by December 31st. Any activity after the last day of the Calendar Year should be included in a subsequent BiOp report. For example, if you have completed redd surveys, but have not completed the analyses, you will report the preliminary data (# of redds). You do not need to rush your analyses; they may be reported in the subsequent RPA report.
For each RPA, follow the directions in Taurus for each of the three sections and, as appropriate, input graphical or tabular data, accompanied by explanatory text. These are cumulative summary reports and should show relevant results for the life of your project. Each year, note trends and whether they are changing from one year (or groups of years) to the next. | $3,000 | 0.48% | 10/01/2013 | 04/15/2014 |
| M | 121452 | 119 | Manage and Administer Projects | SOW and Budget for FY 2015 | Draft and Final Scope of work and budget and property inventory for contract renewal. | $2,500 | 0.40% | 07/01/2014 | 09/30/2014 |
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