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Contract 77121: 1998-003-00 EXP SPOKANE WILDLIFE MITIGATION AREAS (OPERATIONS)
Project Number:
Title:
Wildlife Mitigation/Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for Spokane Tribe Land Acquisitions
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Intermountain Spokane 100.00%
Contract Number:
77121
Contract Title:
1998-003-00 EXP SPOKANE WILDLIFE MITIGATION AREAS (OPERATIONS)
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73978: 1998-003-00 EXP SPOKANE WILDLIFE MITIGATION AREAS (OPERATIONS)
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Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
Performance Work Statement:  The objective of this project is to conduct the daily operation and maintenance of wildlife lands acquired through the Spokane Tribe Wildlife Mitigation Project (1991-062-00). This project focuses on the reduction of noxious weeds (cover cropping, prescribed burning, chemical, mechanical, and biological controls), removal of livestock, improving access roads, restoration (non-BPA funding), and other lesser essentials on wildlife lands.

Purpose: The objectives within the overall SOW are encompassed within many different work elements to satisfy the continued operations and maintenance on these mitigation project lands. The reduction of noxious weeds is the largest ongoing component of the project. There is increasing concern from the surrounding counties about the introduction of weeds into new wildlife lands. To increase the success of implementation actions, noxious weed control will take on a more structured approach through the creation of a Weed Management Plan. The Weed Management Plan establishes an effective strategy in the near-term, and also begins to outline a plan of action for the future to combat noxious weeds on wildlife lands.  Other projects have illustrated that an integrated approach of cover cropping, prescribed burning, chemical, mechanical, and biological control is the most effective strategy in reducing noxious weed populations over the long-term.

Emphases: This FY18 SOW reflects a continuation of most prior contract actions. Beyond a more deliberate weed control regime, the removal of domestic livestock from wildlife lands is still a primary focus.  New fence construction continues to be de-emphasized in this contract; but maintenance of previously installed fencing will still be a significant part of project efforts.  Additionally, addressing the maintenance and/or decommissioning of roads within dispersed wildlife lands is a priority management emphasis and is crucial for access to complete work elements within the project areas.  There are several other components that are also critical for the success of operations and maintenance on wildlife lands (additional road de-commissions, debris removal, etc).

Additional Actions: Project management activities in 2018-19 will also encompass or continue the following major tasks and initiatives:

1)   Vegetation Removal (forest thinning and group selection harvest):  Continue to follow the Silviculture prescriptions and recommendations provided by the Tribal Forester, to thin over-stocked (decadent) forest stands to restore viability and variability in habitat conditions for wildlife;

2)   The continuation of fire restoration using BPA and NRCS funding for weed control, reforestation, reseeding, and riparian restoration for both the Carpenter Road Fire of 2015 and also the Cause Mountain Fire of 2016.
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Background:  The Spokane Wildlife Mitigation project began in 1998 with management activities (O&M) beginning on the initial 1863 acres of land that was purchased on the Spokane Indian Reservation in 1996 through1998.  The purpose of the Spokane Tribe Wildlife Mitigation Operation & Maintenance project is for the management of wildlife lands that have been purchased through the original Blue Creek Winter Range project.  In 2007, the Blue Creek Winter Range Project acquired an additional 3926 acres which added to the O&M project.  These new lands are incorporated into the O&M project with the Site Specific Management Plans updates.

Initial activities began with Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) surveys on those properties.  HSI models used for HEP analysis included White-tailed deer, Mule Deer, Yellow warbler (for Riparian forest), Sharp-tailed grouse, Ruffed grouse, and Western Meadowlark (for Mourning dove) for losses which were associated with the construction and inundation of Grand Coulee Dam.  Results of the HEP analysis were then used to help direct the management activities that take place on the Wildlife properties.  Primary activities that have been conducted include, but are not limited to, fencing (removal, construction, and repair), noxious weed control (mechanical, chemical and biological), access road maintenance, and site clean-up.  Past enhancement and habitat improvement activities on these lands includes native grass establishment, native tree & shrub establishment, tree thinning, riparian/stream channel restoration, and water development.  

Cost-Share Activities on WMA’s:  Funding of enhancement activities through the O&M project has been limited to only a few small scale projects, while large scale enhancements have been funded by the Spokane Tribe of Indians (STOI), USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.  The Tribe and the Service are working together to conduct enhancement activities on riparian and upland habitats at some of the individual Wildlife Mitigation Area's.  Enhancements that occur on BPA-acquired lands that are funded by non-BPA dollars will be reported on the cost-share tab at the project-level in PISCES, and within the Annual Progress Report.

Project Revenue:  At the time of acquisition of additional mitigation properties, the project inherited five pre-existing farm-service contracts associated with properties acquired with BPA funding.  These contract values ranged from $67 to $3463, and total approximately $6475 per year in revenue.  This money is put back into the project in the form of purchased fence materials, herbicides, seed, and miscellaneous supplies/tools.  It is reported on a yearly basis in the annual report.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
10/01/2017
Contract End Date:
09/30/2018
Current Contract Value:
$436,226
Expenditures:
$436,226

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

BPA CO:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Contract Contractor:
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
Tucker Freeman Spokane Tribe Yes Technical Contact tucker.freeman@spokanetribe.com (509) 626-4416
Stephanie Green Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer sagreen@bpa.gov (360) 418-2710
Andre L'Heureux Bonneville Power Administration Yes Interested Party allheureux@bpa.gov (503) 230-4482
Peter Lofy Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver ptlofy@bpa.gov (503) 230-4193
Chad McCrea Spokane Tribe No Supervisor chadm@spokanetribe.com (509) 626-4420
Christopher Roper Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant cproper@bpa.gov (503) 230-3514
Tybee Sheidler Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant tasheidler@bpa.gov (503) 230-3820
Jennifer Snyder Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead jasnyder@bpa.gov (503) 230-4187
Jacob Turner Spokane Tribe Yes Contract Manager jacob.turner@spokanetribe.com (509) 626-4413
Ellen Wilt Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR ewwilt@bpa.gov (503) 230-5732
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
Effective implementation management, and timely contract administration A: 119. Project implementation management and contract administration 09/30/2018 09/27/2018
Timely and successful Environmental Compliance documentation and clearance B: 165. Environmental Compliance Documentation & Clearance: habitat protection, restoration & enhancement 09/30/2018 03/01/2018
Develop List of Selected Future Project Actions C: 114. Evaluate and Develop Additional Management Actions 06/30/2018 06/29/2018
Plant 55.0 acres of Forage/Cover Crops. D: 47. McCoy Lake WMA Cover Crop Fall Planting 09/30/2018 09/27/2018
Seed 114 acres with Forage/Cover Crops E: 47. McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Cover Crop/Weed Control Seeding 06/15/2018 06/15/2018
Seed 14 acres with Forage/Cover Crops. F: 47. Peaks/Wellpinit Mt. WMA Cover Crop Seeding 06/15/2018 04/18/2018
Seed 10.00 acres with Forage/Cover Crops. G: 47. Fox Creek WMA Cover Crop Seeding 06/15/2018 05/03/2018
McCoy Creek Riparian Restoration H: 47. [YEAR-2 (FY18)]: Riparian Restoration on McCoy Creek Watershed 06/30/2018 05/25/2018
Reforestation on 344 acres of McCoy Lake WMA I: 47. [NEW (Year-1)]: Reforestation of Conifer trees in McCoy Lake WMA 06/29/2018 04/17/2018
McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control on 350 acres J: 198. McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Peaks/Wellpinit Mt. WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control on 325 acres K: 198. Peaks/Wellpinit Mt. WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Fox Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control on 100 acres L: 198. Fox Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Cottonwood WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control on 50 acres M: 198. Cottonwood WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Blue Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control N: 198. Blue Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Tshimikan Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control O: 198. Tshimikan Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Improved forest health in selected stands of conifers on Wellpinit WMA P: 198. Wellpinit WMA: Conifer Thinning (removal) 06/30/2018 04/17/2018
Ensure good survivability of 2017 Riparian plantings Q: 198. [NEW (Year-1)]: Maintain 2017 Riparian Plantings on McCoy Creek Watershed 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Improved road access on 2.0 miles of roads at WMA. R: 188. Access Road Corridor Vegetation Thinning - Tshimikan WMA 07/15/2018 09/26/2018
Follow-up treatments (year-3) to promote viability and variability in previously thinned over-stocked forest stands S: 199. [YEAR-3 (FY18)]: Continue to manage overstocked forest stands to historic range of variability 06/30/2018 04/16/2018
Road Decommission at Fox Creek WMA T: 33. Road Decommission at Fox Creek WMA 09/30/2018
Road Decommission on Gribner Swap U: 33. [NEW (Year-1)]: Decommission Road on McCoy Lake WMA 09/30/2018 05/01/2018
Improve Access Roads in the McCoy Lake WMA V: 38. Improve Access Roads in the McCoy Lake WMA 06/30/2018 10/30/2017
40 Miles of Fence Line Maintained W: 186. WMA Boundary Fence Maintenance 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Operate and Maintain Irrigation Pivot X: 186. McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Irrigation Operations 09/30/2018 09/27/2018
Install 14,542 feet of buck-n-post fence around Peaks WMA Y: 40. Install 14,542 feet of buck-n-post fence around Peaks WMA 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Fence to exclude trespass cattle: protect Fox Creek WMA (~800 acres) Z: 40. Install 12,566 feet of barbed/smooth wire fence around Fox Creek WMA 09/30/2018
Produce Signage for properties AA: 188. Produce and Post Signage 06/30/2018 05/24/2018
Manage and mitigate the presence and impacts of Trespass Livestock AB: 26. Investigate Trespass Livestock and Exclusion Strategies 09/30/2018 09/26/2018
Update the Wildlife Mitigation Management Plan and format into a 5-year plan. AC: 174. Update the Wildlife Mitigation Management Plan 03/30/2018 03/30/2018
Create and implement a Land Consolidation Plan AD: 174. [NEW (Year-1)]: Create a Land Consolidation Plan 09/30/2018

Viewing of Implementation Metrics
Viewing of Environmental Metrics Customize

Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Wildlife
  • 8 instances of WE 198 Maintain Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 199 Remove Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 26 Investigate Trespass
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 2 instances of WE 33 Decommission Road/Relocate Road
  • 1 instance of WE 38 Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits
  • 2 instances of WE 40 Install Fence
  • 6 instances of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 114 Identify and Select Projects
  • 2 instances of WE 174 Produce Plan

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 119 Project implementation management and contract administration 10/01/2017
B 165 Environmental Compliance Documentation & Clearance: habitat protection, restoration & enhancement 10/01/2017
C 114 Evaluate and Develop Additional Management Actions 10/01/2017
D 47 McCoy Lake WMA Cover Crop Fall Planting 10/01/2017
E 47 McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Cover Crop/Weed Control Seeding 10/01/2017
F 47 Peaks/Wellpinit Mt. WMA Cover Crop Seeding 10/01/2017
G 47 Fox Creek WMA Cover Crop Seeding 10/01/2017
H 47 [YEAR-2 (FY18)]: Riparian Restoration on McCoy Creek Watershed 10/01/2017
I 47 [NEW (Year-1)]: Reforestation of Conifer trees in McCoy Lake WMA 01/17/2018
J 198 McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 10/01/2017
K 198 Peaks/Wellpinit Mt. WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 10/01/2017
L 198 Fox Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 10/01/2017
M 198 Cottonwood WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 10/01/2017
N 198 Blue Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 10/01/2017
O 198 Tshimikan Creek WMA Invasive/Noxious Weed Control 10/01/2017
P 198 Wellpinit WMA: Conifer Thinning (removal) 10/01/2017
Q 198 [NEW (Year-1)]: Maintain 2017 Riparian Plantings on McCoy Creek Watershed 10/01/2017
R 188 Access Road Corridor Vegetation Thinning - Tshimikan WMA 10/01/2017
S 199 [YEAR-3 (FY18)]: Continue to manage overstocked forest stands to historic range of variability 10/01/2017
T 33 Road Decommission at Fox Creek WMA 10/01/2017
U 33 [NEW (Year-1)]: Decommission Road on McCoy Lake WMA 10/01/2017
V 38 Improve Access Roads in the McCoy Lake WMA 10/01/2017
W 186 WMA Boundary Fence Maintenance 10/01/2017
X 186 McCoy Lake Watershed WMA Irrigation Operations 10/01/2017
Y 40 Install 14,542 feet of buck-n-post fence around Peaks WMA 10/01/2017
Z 40 Install 12,566 feet of barbed/smooth wire fence around Fox Creek WMA 10/01/2017
AA 188 Produce and Post Signage 10/02/2017
AB 26 Investigate Trespass Livestock and Exclusion Strategies 10/01/2017
AC 174 Update the Wildlife Mitigation Management Plan 10/01/2017
AD 174 [NEW (Year-1)]: Create a Land Consolidation Plan 10/01/2017
AE 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA 10/01/2017
AF 132 [Deliverable due next period] Progress Report (2-year): 2017 and 2018 (01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018) 10/01/2017