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Contract 84069 REL 6: 1995-001-00 EXP KALISPEL RESIDENT FISH HABITAT CONTRACT
Project Number:
Title:
Kalispel Tribe Resident Fish Program (Habitat)
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Intermountain Pend Oreille 100.00%
Contract Number:
84069 REL 6
Contract Title:
1995-001-00 EXP KALISPEL RESIDENT FISH HABITAT CONTRACT
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Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
The Tribe’s vision is to restore harvestable populations of Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout for Tribal members in the mainstem Pend Oreille and Priest Rivers and associated tributaries. From a habitat restoration perspective, there is a need to remedy legacy and current impacts on watershed processes and native resident fish populations in these areas, especially with respect to adfluvial Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout– a life history that is of particular subsistence interest to Kalispel Tribe members.  Habitat forming processes (runoff, sediment, and wood), when functioning and intact, help support adequate food (both quantity and quality) to support native trout. Like their salmon relatives, the odds of Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout becoming adults are small. However, the likelihood is even less now due to habitat degradation. Climate change is a factor as well. Hotter, drier summers and lower snowpacks lead to...  less water in the rivers (Kittitas Conservation Trust 2018). In a healthy food web, Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout play important roles as both predator and prey. But, human-caused impacts and climate change are creating an imbalance. Non-native fish species, including Eastern Brook Trout, Smallmouth Bass, and Northern Pike, prey upon native trout, making reduction and eradication in the Kalispel Non-Native Fish Suppression Project and other FERC licensee-funded eradication efforts extremely important. While we cannot directly address climate change, we can rehabilitate human-impacted streams and make them more resilient and manage non-native fish. The proposed project seeks to continue to improve the aquatic habitat at Big Meadows, increase climate change resiliency and habitat function within priority watersheds in the Lower Pend Oreille subbasin (see attached priority watershed map), and increase cold water refuge areas at two tributary junctions in the Pend Oreille River identified in Mejia et al. (2020). Watersheds and actions were prioritized based on the approach described in our attached Independent Science Review Panel (ISRP) proposal.

To create more climate-resilient watersheds, it is important to manage for temporal environmental variability, spatial heterogeneity, and hydrologic connectivity (Grantham et al. 2019). With respect to the temporal variability of freshwater systems, there is a recognition that restoration strategies that go beyond the natural flow regime (Poff 2018) are necessary and include future predictions for sediment supply and wood recruitment (the other major habitat-forming processes in the inland northwest).  

Managing for spatial heterogeneity involves managing landscapes for physical processes that support diverse life histories and buffer desired species and services from change (Grantham et al. 2019). Spatial variation in ecosystems is recognized to be hierarchical, in which various processes interact to create and modify patterns of environmental heterogeneity at multiple scales (Wu and Loucks 1995)  For example, seasonal high flows transport and deposit sediment to other parts of the river channel and floodplain, influencing reach scale (100–1000 m) habitat patterns. Sediment and wood can also interact with large wood and debris generated from hillslopes to form scour pools and log jams that, in turn, influence local (1–10 m) habitat complexity. This dynamically changing distribution of reach and local scale habitat areas supports a diversity of species and bolsters ecological resilience.

Hydrologic connectivity refers to the transfers of matter, energy, and organisms between various components of the hydrological cycle and adjacent terrestrial ecosystems. It has a fundamental control on freshwater ecosystem functions and integrity (Pringle 2003). Ward (1989) identified four relevant dimensions of hydrologic connectivity: longitudinal (upstream–downstream linkages between habitats), lateral (connectivity between a river channel or lake and adjacent floodplains and riparian areas), vertical (connectivity with the hyporheic zone, groundwater, and the atmosphere), and temporal (seasonal interactions among the three spatial dimensions). Connectivity of heterogeneous habitat types contributes to resilience by sustaining a diverse pool of species that use a variety of habitats to satisfy life history requirements (Timpane-Padgham et al. 2017).  Hydrologic connectivity also contributes to resilience by allowing biota to recolonize disturbed areas or replenish depleted populations. This is essential for facilitating range shifts of organisms to areas of remaining suitable habitat in the context of climate change.

References:

Grantham, T.E., J.H. Matthews, and B.P. Bledsoe. 2019. Shifting currents: Managing freshwater systems for ecological resilience in a changing climate. Water Security (8)

Kittitas Conservation Trust. 2018. Bull trout in the food web.  Available at https://www.kittitasconservationtrust.org/2018/09/04/bull-trout-food-web/.  Accessed December 23, 2019.

Mejia, F.H.; C.E Torgersen; E.K. Berntsen, J.R. Maroney, J.M. Connor, A.H. Fullerton, J.L. Ebersole, and M.S. Lorang. 2020. Longitudinal, lateral, vertical, and temporal thermal heterogeneity in a large impounded river: Implications for cold-water refuges. Remote Sens.:12, 1386.  https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12091386

Poff, N. L. 2018. Beyond the natural flow regime? Broadening the hydro-ecological foundation to meet environmental flows challenges in a non-stationary world, Freshwater Biol. 63 (8) 1011–1021.

Pringle, C. 2003. What is hydrologic connectivity and why is it ecologically important? Hydrol. Process. (17) 2685–2689.

Timpane-Padgham, B.L., T. Beechie, and T. Klinger. 2017. A systematic review of ecological attributes that confer resilience to climate change in environmental restoration, PLoS One 12 (3) e0173812.

Ward, J.V. 1989. The four-dimensional nature of lotic ecosystems, J. North Am. Benthol. Soc. 8 (1) 2–8.

Wu, J. and O.L. Loucks. 1995. From balance of nature to hierarchical patch dynamics: a paradigm shift in ecology, Quart. Rev. Biol. 70 (4):439–466.




  
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
03/01/2021
Contract End Date:
02/28/2022
Current Contract Value:
$466,433
Expenditures:
$466,433

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 28-Feb-2025.

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Contract Type:
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Todd Andersen Kalispel Tribe Yes Interested Party tandersen@knrd.org (509) 447-7245
Nick Bean Kalispel Tribe Yes Interested Party nbean@knrd.org (509) 447-7103
Matthew Berger Kalispel Tribe No Interested Party mberger@knrd.org (509) 447-7244
Eric Berntsen Kalispel Tribe Yes Technical Contact eberntsen@kalispeltribe.com (509) 447-7185
Jason Connor Kalispel Tribe Yes Technical Contact jconnor@knrd.org (509) 447-7285
Thomas Delorenzo Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead tdelorenzo@bpa.gov (503) 230-4419
Desmond Gelman Bonneville Power Administration No Interested Party dxgelman@bpa.gov (503) 230-4960
David Kaplowe Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver djkaplowe@bpa.gov (503) 230-5365
Joe Maroney Kalispel Tribe Yes Supervisor jmaroney@knrd.org (509) 447-7272
Kendra Maroney Kalispel Tribe No Technical Contact kmaroney@kalispeltribe.com (509) 671-2376
Jason Olson Kalispel Tribe Yes Supervisor jolson@knrd.org (509) 447-7290
Jolene Seymour Kalispel Tribe Yes Contract Manager jseymour@kalispeltribe.com (509) 445-1147
Virgil Watts III Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR vlwatts@bpa.gov (503) 230-4625
Elham Zolmajd-Haghighi Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer ezolmajd-haghighi@bpa.gov (503) 230-7414


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A212668185Produce CBFish Status ReportPeriodic Status Reports for BPAThe 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.$1,0000.21%07/01/202102/28/2022
B212669165Produce Environmental Compliance DocumentationEnvironmental Compliance DocumentationEnvironmental compliance to implement habitat assessment and restoration activities.$10,0002.14%03/01/202102/28/2022
C212670119Manage and Administer ProjectsProject Management and AdministrationContinually monitor the status and progress of the project ensuring proposed actions can proceed as planned. Hire and train field technicians to implement projects and collect data. Inventory supplies and equipment and purchase needed items.$40,0008.55%03/01/202102/28/2022
D212671114Identify and Select ProjectsInteragency Coordination and Planning for Watershed Restoration and Native Fish Recovery ActionsIn 2020, KNRD identified eleven priority watersheds within the Pend Oreille Basin, based on ongoing agency partnerships and planning efforts. These watersheds are shown on the attached graphic entitled "PriorityWSHDs.jpg" All watersheds, with the exception of Upper West Branch Priest River, are either located within mapped bull trout critical habitat (https://www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout/FinalCH2010.html) or identified in the 2015 Final Bull Trout Recovery Plan (https://www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout/pdf/Final_Bull_Trout_Recovery_Plan_092915.pdf). Upper West Branch Priest River is a priority given ongoing monitoring work related to the Goose Creek Channel Restoration Project. The agency partnerships and planning efforts are described in the attached document entitled "Revised_199500100_KalispelResidentFishProject.docx" and supporting documents.$50,00010.68%03/01/202102/28/2022
E212672132Produce Progress (Annual) ReportFY' 21/Early FY '22 Progress ReportThis non-technical progress report will discuss activities in progress and completed during the FY '21/early FY '22 performance periods.$2,0000.43%12/01/202102/28/2022
F212673186Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/StructureMaintain Previously-Installed Riparian FencingMaintain riparian ex-closures at Whiteman Creek, Fourth of July Creek, and Middle Branch LeClerc Creek when conditions allow in spring/early summer 2021. No new ground disturbance is to occur.$10,0002.14%03/01/202108/31/2021
G212676186Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/StructureMonitor and Maintain Goose Creek Creek Channel Reconstruction ProjectOngoing monitoring and maintenance associated with the Goose Creek Channel Reconstruction Project completed in Fall 2018. KNRD will evaluate the channel and structures and ensure the restoration methods employed are performing as intended and perform routine access road and dike maintenance and snow removal. No new ground disturbance is planned, any work (if necessary) is to occur within the footprint of previous construction.$95,00020.30%03/01/202102/28/2022
H214357141Produce Other ReportsUSGS Thermal Augmentation MonitoringThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified 15 potential cold-water refuges for adult salmonids in the Pend Oreille River. Five refuges were consistently cooler than the physiological thermal threshold for bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) and westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) during the summer (Mejia et al. 2019, 2020). Of these five sites, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians selected two locations, Indian Creek and Duncan Springs, for implementing thermal enhancement to increase cold-water habitat area, volume, and quality. The remaining three sites are candidates for future enhancement. The USGS will monitor the Indian Creek and Duncan Springs sites before and after thermal enhancement structures are installed to assess their effects on spatial and temporal variability of water temperature. The physiological threshold for bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout is 16°C; all areas within the confluences with temperatures < 16°C will be considered cold-water refuge habitat. A before-after study design was chosen given the lack of suitable controls in the Box Canyon Reservoir, predictability of project-related improvements, and availability of pre-project data. To measure cold-water refuge area and volume, USGS will deploy temperature data loggers in a grid by adapting the methods used by Wang et al. (2020). Arrays of temperature data loggers in sampling grids will be deployed in the tributary channel in Indian creek and at confluence areas in Indian Creek and Duncan Springs; dissolved oxygen (DO) will also be measured with a continuously recording DO meter. Thermistors will be placed near the river bottom, and in locations >1 m in depth, data loggers also will be attached to buoys near the water surface to evaluate thermal stratification. Arrays of temperature data loggers will be positioned to measure the spatial extent of cold-water plumes from the incoming tributaries. Additionally, temperatures will be measured along transects with a calibrated fast-response digital thermometer and an immersible stainless steel thermocouple to map thermal patterns upstream of tributary confluences (Torgersen et al. 2012). USGS will monitor these sites from August 1 to September 15 starting in 2021 and ending in 2024. USGS will monitor three additional sites where cold-water refuge augmentation opportunities are feasible. These locations will be selected from the list described in Mejia et al. (2020) and discussed with Kalispel Tribe biologists. Monitoring will be conducted from August 1 to September 15 starting in 2021 and ending in 2024. Data will be made available in a yearly USGS data release (see Eagles-Smith et al. 2018 for an example). Results and interpretation of data from 2021 to 2024 will be presented at scientific meetings and documented in a peer-reviewed manuscript and the USGS data release. References: Eagles-Smith, C.A., Nelson, S.J., Flanagan-Pritz, C.M., Willacker Jr., J.J., and Klemmer, A., 2018, Total Mercury Concentrations in Dragonfly Larvae from U.S. National Parks (ver. 4.0, October 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TK6NPT. Mejia, F.H., C.E. Torgersen, and E.K. Berntsen. 2019. Water temperature data from the Pend Oreille River, Washington and Idaho, 2016-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U5HJH9. Mejia F.H., C.E. Torgersen, E.K. Berntsen, J.R. Maroney, J.M. Connor, A.H. Fullerton, J.L. Ebersole, and M.S. Lorang. 2020. Longitudinal, lateral, vertical and temporal thermal heterogeneity in a large impounded river: implications for cold-water refuges. Remote Sensing 12(9), 1386; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12091386 Torgersen, C.E., J.L. Ebersole, and D.M. Keenan. 2012. Primer for identifying cold-water refuges to protect and restore thermal diversity in riverine landscapes; EPA 910-C-12-001; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Seattle, WA, USA; p. 91. Wang T., S.J. Kelson, G. Greer, S.E. Thompson, S.M. Carlson. 2020. Tributary confluences are dynamic thermal refuges for a juvenile salmonid in a warming river network. River Research and Applications 36: 1076– 1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3634$69,08714.76%03/01/202102/28/2022
I214747174Produce PlanProduce Watershed Restoration Plans for Ruby and Cedar Creek WatershedsIn 2020, KNRD identified eleven priority watersheds within the Pend Oreille Basin, based on ongoing agency partnerships and planning efforts. These watersheds are shown on the attached graphic entitled "PriorityWSHDs.jpg" All watersheds, with the exception of Upper West Branch Priest River, are either located within mapped bull trout critical habitat (https://www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout/FinalCH2010.html) or identified in the 2015 Final Bull Trout Recovery Plan (https://www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout/pdf/Final_Bull_Trout_Recovery_Plan_092915.pdf). Upper West Branch Priest River is a priority given ongoing monitoring work related to the Goose Creek Channel Restoration Project. The agency partnerships and planning efforts are described in the attached document entitled "Revised_199500100_KalispelResidentFishProject.docx" and supporting documents.$190,91340.79%03/01/202102/28/2022
      
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Environmental Compliance Documentation as Needed B: 165. Environmental Compliance Documentation 02/28/2022 02/28/2022
Project Management and Administration C: 119. Project Management and Administration 02/28/2022 02/28/2022
Interagency Coordination and Planning D: 114. Interagency Coordination and Planning for Watershed Restoration and Native Fish Recovery Actions 02/28/2022 02/28/2022
Completed Report Covering FY'21/early FY '22 performance periods E: 132. FY' 21/Early FY '22 Progress Report 02/28/2022
Maintain Previously-Installed Riparian Fencing F: 186. Maintain Previously-Installed Riparian Fencing 08/31/2021 08/31/2021
Monitor and Maintain Goose Creek Channel Reconstruction Project G: 186. Monitor and Maintain Goose Creek Creek Channel Reconstruction Project 02/28/2022 02/28/2022
Technical memo describing monitoring methods and results H: 141. USGS Thermal Augmentation Monitoring 02/28/2022
Watershed Restoration Plans for Ruby and Cedar Creek Watersheds I: 174. Produce Watershed Restoration Plans for Ruby and Cedar Creek Watersheds 02/28/2022 02/28/2022

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (O. c. lewisi)
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 114 Identify and Select Projects
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened)
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 114 Identify and Select Projects
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Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA
B 165 Environmental Compliance Documentation
C 119 Project Management and Administration
D 114 Interagency Coordination and Planning for Watershed Restoration and Native Fish Recovery Actions
E 132 FY' 21/Early FY '22 Progress Report
F 186 Maintain Previously-Installed Riparian Fencing 04/21/2021
G 186 Monitor and Maintain Goose Creek Creek Channel Reconstruction Project 04/21/2021
H 141 USGS Thermal Augmentation Monitoring
I 174 Produce Watershed Restoration Plans for Ruby and Cedar Creek Watersheds 04/21/2021