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Contract 71578: 1992-026-04 EXP GRANDE RONDE CH EARLY LIFE HISTORY STUDY 2016
Project Number:
Title:
Grande Ronde Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project
Stage:
Complete
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Blue Mountain Grande Ronde 100.00%
Contract Number:
71578
Contract Title:
1992-026-04 EXP GRANDE RONDE CH EARLY LIFE HISTORY STUDY 2016
Contract Continuation:
Previous: Next:
68144: 1992-026-04 EXP GRANDE RONDE CH EARLY LIFE HISTORY STUDY 2015
  • 75001: 1992-026-04 EXP GRANDE RONDE CH EARLY LIFE HISTORY STUDY 2017
Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
The goal of this project is to investigate the critical habitat, abundance, migration patterns, survival, and alternate life history strategies exhibited by spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead juveniles from distinct populations in the Grande Ronde River and Imnaha River subbasins.  This project will provide information on abundance of spring Chinook salmon and steelhead parr and estimates for egg-to-migrant survival for spring Chinook salmon and migrant survival for steelhead, and assess stream conditions in selected study streams. This study provides a means for long term monitoring of juvenile salmonid production in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River subbasins that is essential for assessing the success of restoration and enhancement efforts including hatchery supplementation and habitat improvement.  As hatchery supplementation of spring Chinook salmon continues in the Grande Ronde subbasin, we will monitor abundance of migrants, life history characteristics, and survival to various life stages to provide data to the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan - Oregon Evaluation project to determine the effectiveness of this management action.

Objectives for FY16:

1.   Document the in-basin migration patterns and estimate abundance of spring Chinook salmon juveniles in Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde, Minam, and Lostine rivers.   Associated tasks: operation of rotary screw traps, PIT tagging, data analysis.

2.   Determine overwinter mortality and the relative success of fall (early) migrant and spring (late) migrant life history strategies for spring Chinook salmon from tributary populations in Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde, and Lostine rivers, and the relative success of fall (early) migrant and spring (late) migrant life history strategies for spring Chinook salmon from the Minam River.   Associated tasks: operation of rotary screw traps, PIT tagging, data analysis.

3.   Estimate and compare smolt survival probabilities at main stem Columbia and Snake River dams for migrants from five local, natural populations of spring Chinook salmon in the Grande Ronde River and Imnaha River subbasins.  Associated tasks: capture of Chinook salmon parr, PIT tagging, data analysis.

4.   Estimate the Viable Salmonid Population (VSP) Indicator, smolts per spawner, for spring Chinook salmon in the Catherine Creek, Upper Grande Ronde River, Lostine River, and Minam River populations. Associated tasks: operation of rotary screw traps, PIT tagging, data analysis.

5.   Document the annual migration patterns for spring Chinook salmon juveniles from five local, natural populations in the Grande Ronde River and Imnaha River subbasins: Catherine Creek, Upper Grande Ronde, Lostine, Minam, and Imnaha rivers.  Associated tasks: capture of Chinook salmon parr, PIT tagging, data analysis.

6.   Document patterns of movement and estimate abundance of juvenile steelhead from tributary populations in Catherine Creek, the upper Grande Ronde, Lostine and the Minam rivers including migration timing, and duration.  Associated tasks: operation of rotary screw traps, PIT tagging, data analysis.

7.   Estimate and compare survival probabilities to main stem Columbia and Snake River dams for summer steelhead from four tributary populations: Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde, Lostine, and Minam rivers.  Associated tasks: operation of rotary screw traps, PIT tagging, data analysis.

8.   Describe aquatic habitat conditions, using water temperature and discharge, in Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde, Lostine, and Minam rivers.  Associated tasks: data collection, data analysis.

9.   Estimate adult steelhead escapement to the Upper Grande Ronde and Joseph Creek populations.  Associated tasks: steelhead spawner surveys, data analysis.

10.   Estimate density and distribution of steelhead parr from the Upper Grande Ronde population and Chinook salmon parr from the Upper Grande Ronde and Catherine Creek populations.  Associated tasks: steelhead and Chinook salmon parr surveys, data analysis.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
02/01/2016
Contract End Date:
01/31/2017
Current Contract Value:
$1,196,908
Expenditures:
$1,196,908

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 30-Nov-2024.

BPA CO:
BPA COR:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Contract (IGC)
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Lillian Brannan Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife No Administrative Contact lillian.j.brannan@state.or.us (503) 947-6175
Katey Grange Bonneville Power Administration Yes Interested Party kcgrange@bpa.gov (503) 230-4047
Stephanie Green Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer sagreen@bpa.gov (360) 418-2710
Alan Hansen Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife No Interested Party alan.s.hansen@odfw.oregon.gov (503) 947-6134
Brian Jonasson Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Contract Manager brian.c.jonasson@state.or.us (541) 962-3763
Enrique Rodriguez Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife No Interested Party enrique.g.rodriguez@state.or.us (503) 947-6159
Christopher Roper Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant cproper@bpa.gov (503) 230-3514
Ashlee Rudolph Bonneville Power Administration No Env. Compliance Lead abrudolph@bpa.gov (503) 230-4475
James Ruzycki Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife No Supervisor james.r.ruzycki@odfw.oregon.gov (541) 962-3731
Russell Scranton Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR rwscranton@bpa.gov (503) 230-4412
Ted Sedell Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Yes Technical Contact edwin.r.sedell@odfw.oregon.gov (541) 962-3954
Tybee Sheidler Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant tasheidler@bpa.gov (503) 230-3820
John Skidmore Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver jtskidmore@bpa.gov (503) 230-5494
Elham Zolmajd-Haghighi Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant ezolmajd-haghighi@bpa.gov (503) 230-7414


Viewing of Work Statement Elements

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
NEPA Clearance A: 165. Scientific Research Compliance Documentation 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Screw Trap Operation B: 70. Screw Trap Installation and Maintenance 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Field Data Collection C: 157. Sampling and Data Collection Activities 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
PIT-Tag Juvenile Salmonids D: 158. PIT-Tagging and Marking Juvenile Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
PIT Tag File Submission E: 159. Submittal of Project Data 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Estimates of Abundance and Migration Patterns F: 162. Abundance and Migration of Juvenile Salmonids in Study Streams During Migration Year 2016 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Estimates of Survival G: 162. Survival and Relative Success of Juvenile Salmonids of the Grande Ronde and Imnaha Subbasins 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Characterization of Stream Health and Spring Chinook Salmon Survival H: 162. Egg to Migrant Survival Relative to the Stream Health and Life History Patterns of Chinook Sal 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Project Information Dissemination I: 161. Dissemination of Project Data and Results 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Steelhead Spawner Surveys J: 157. Steelhead Spawner Surveys 06/30/2016 06/13/2016
Abundance of steelhead spawners at the population level K: 162. Abundance of Steelhead Spawners at the Population Level 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Chinook salmon and steelhead parr density and distribution L: 157. Steelhead and Chinook Salmon Parr Surveys 09/30/2016 09/30/2016
Density and Distribution of Steelhead and Chinook Salmon Parr M: 162. Steelhead and Chinook Salmon Parr Density and Distribution 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Project Administration N: 119. Project Management 01/31/2017 01/31/2017
Finalize and upload 2015 Annual Report O: 132. 2015 Annual Report - January 2015 to December 2015 03/15/2016 03/15/2016
Upload 2016 Draft for review P: 132. Preparation for 2016 Annual Report - January 2016 to December 2016 01/15/2017 01/17/2017
Finalize 2015 BIOp RPA Report in Taurus Q: 202. BiOp RPA Report for CY 2015 03/15/2016 03/15/2016
2016 Draft RPA report - no deliverable R: 202. DRAFT BiOp RPA Report CY 2016 01/31/2017 01/31/2017

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Snake River Spring/Summer ESU (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 70 Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
  • 2 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 1 instance of WE 161 Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results
  • 4 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 70 Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
  • 3 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 1 instance of WE 161 Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results
  • 4 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Scientific Research Compliance Documentation 02/01/2016
B 70 Screw Trap Installation and Maintenance 02/01/2016
C 157 Sampling and Data Collection Activities 02/01/2016
D 158 PIT-Tagging and Marking Juvenile Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead 02/01/2016
E 159 Submittal of Project Data 02/01/2016
F 162 Abundance and Migration of Juvenile Salmonids in Study Streams During Migration Year 2016 02/01/2016
G 162 Survival and Relative Success of Juvenile Salmonids of the Grande Ronde and Imnaha Subbasins 02/01/2016
H 162 Egg to Migrant Survival Relative to the Stream Health and Life History Patterns of Chinook Sal 02/01/2016
I 161 Dissemination of Project Data and Results 02/01/2016
J 157 Steelhead Spawner Surveys 02/01/2016
K 162 Abundance of Steelhead Spawners at the Population Level 02/01/2016
L 157 Steelhead and Chinook Salmon Parr Surveys 02/01/2016
M 162 Steelhead and Chinook Salmon Parr Density and Distribution 02/01/2016
N 119 Project Management 02/01/2016
O 132 2015 Annual Report - January 2015 to December 2015 02/01/2016
P 132 Preparation for 2016 Annual Report - January 2016 to December 2016 02/01/2016
Q 202 BiOp RPA Report for CY 2015
R 202 DRAFT BiOp RPA Report CY 2016
S 185 Quarterly Status Reports 02/01/2016