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Contract 87664: 2000-015-00 EXP UPPER JOHN DAY CONSERVATION LANDS PROGRAM
Project Number:
Title:
Upper John Day Conservation Lands Program
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Columbia Plateau John Day 100.00%
Contract Number:
87664
Contract Title:
2000-015-00 EXP UPPER JOHN DAY CONSERVATION LANDS PROGRAM
Contract Continuation:
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85059: 2000-015-00 EXP UPPER JOHN DAY CONSERVATION LANDS PROGRAM
  • 90035: 2000-015-00 EXP OXBOW CONSERVATION AREA
Contract Status:
Issued
Contract Description:
The Upper John Day Conservation Lands Program consists of the operation and maintenance of habitat protection, management, and restoration at Mainstem Forrest, Middle Fork Forrest, Oxbow, and Dunstan Conservation Areas.  In addition to habitat work, the Prairie City office on the Mainstem Forrest Conservation Area has a native plant nursery program. These Programs have a history of large restoration actions on degraded habitats on these properties, but these actions are now moved under the John Day Watershed Restoration Project (2007-397-00).  Future focus is on habitat protection and maintenance.

Project History
The Oxbow Conservation Area, a 1,022 acre property, was purchased as a high priority project in 2001 with BPA mitigation funds by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (Tribes).  The Forrest Conservation Area, with its two parcels of 4,232-acres combined, was purchased as a high...  priority project in 2002 with BPA mitigation funds by the Tribes. These Projects have since received BPA annual funding for O&M as part of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Tribes and BPA.  Forrest was in a separate BPA project number (2001-041-01) until it merged with Oxbow in 2017.  The 1,199-acre Dunstan property was acquired by the Tribes from the The Nature Conservancy in mid-2019.  The Dunstan property will also be managed and protected by the Tribes through this BPA Project.  

The John Day Native Plants Nursery Program started in 2004 under the John Day Watershed Restoration Project (1998-018-00; aka 2007-397-00). In 2011, the nursery program was moved under the Forrest Conservation Area Project (2001-041-01) because of county land zoning and the project's ability to generate revenue. This project will fund work to propagate roughly 30,000 plants and out-plant roughly 16,000 plants for the Tribes' Conservation Areas and numerous project sites managed by the John Day Watershed Restoration Project. The nursery will also assist with growing plants for partners including federal and state agencies where project goals seek to enhance anadromous fish habitat. Plants produced under this contract may be planted at conservation project sites throughout the John Day River Basin that aim to protect, manage, and enhance habitat that support culturally significant fish populations.

The Oxbow and Forrest properties are located within the John Day subbasin plan’s highest priority 5th Field HUC, Camp Creek, for Middle Fork subwatershed.  The properties hold high concentrations of adult spring Chinook salmon through the high temperatures and low flows of the summer months, offers spawning and rearing habitat to Chinook salmon, ESA-listed as Threatened Mid-Columbia summer steelhead and bull trout as well as access to fish-bearing perennial tributaries that come into the properties from National Forest lands. Pacific lamprey also use the habitats on these properties for spawning and rearing.

Before acquisition for conservation purposes, activities on the properties severely impacted habitat potential via overgrazing, dredge mining, invasive plants, channel straightening, and the clearing of trees and shrubs from riparian habitat.  Since acquisition, the Tribes have been working to protect existing habitat, restore degraded habitat, and assess conditions within the property and its valuable fish and wildlife habitat.  This Project will continue to follow the goals, objectives, and guidelines presented in the Oxbow and Forrest property management plan. Biological objectives for these lands target habitat for anadromous fish populations and other ESA-listed and sensitive species found on the property.

This Project will continue to address aquatic priorities outlined in the John Day Subbasin Plan:

•Protect High Quality Existing Habitat – achieved through various property O&M, education and outreach, riparian fencing, controlled access, monitoring trends, etc.
•Enhance Riparian and Instream Habitat – achieved through channel restoration of historically dredged and degraded streams, intensive riparian planting, adding large wood for habitat and stream complexity where needed, and controlling invasive plants in riparian corridors.  
•Fish Passage and Habitat Connectivity – achieved through improving irrigation diversions, and replacing outdated fish screens.
•Flow Restoration - achieved through protection of existing water rights, careful use irrigation for riparian enhancement and groundwater storage, and monitoring of flows surrounding such use.

2021 Contract Focus:
The second phase of the Vincent to Caribou (V to C II) project on the Forrest property was completed in 2020. Maintenance of weeds, erosion, plants, and structures will be a focus in 2021.

The first phase of the Vincent to Vinegar (V2V) Project, also on the Middle Fork Forrest property, was implemented in 2020 under the John Day Basin Office BPA contract with partial funding from OWEB's  Focused Implementation Partnership grant program through the John Day Partnership. The multi-phased project will reconnect the Middle Fork John Day with it's historic floodplain, remove a railroad grade that is impeding natural fluvial function, and add habitat structures throughout the new reach. Phase one focused on work in the floodplain to create the new channel, install habitat structures, construct a browse fence, and conduct riparian plantings. The field crew will continue assisting with plantings, weed control, fence maintenance, erosion issues, and long term operations and adaptive management of this project.    

The Land Management Plan for the Dunstan Conservation Area was drafted in 2020, but field work was delayed due to COVID-19 closures.  Finalizing the plan will be a priority in 2021.

O&M activities will focus on repairing boundary fences and weed control program wide. All parcels have cattle on adjacent lands. Maintaining boundary fences minimizes cattle trespass. Noxious weed treatment is a major seasonal activity. Upland and riparian weeds displace native species and negatively impact the riparian community.  


  
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
04/01/2021
Contract End Date:
03/31/2022
Current Contract Value:
$754,385
Expenditures:
$663,859

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

BPA CO:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Coop
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Viewing 26 of 26 Work Statement Elements
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WSE End
A214713165Produce Environmental Compliance DocumentationObtain NEPA ComplianceVarious NEPA, NHPA and other environmental compliance work required for project work in 2021, in accordance with BPA Watershed EIS and/or HIP BO, and other laws.$4,0000.53%04/01/202103/31/2022
B214714119Manage and Administer ProjectsO&M - Manage and Administer Tribal Projects and BPA ActivitiesProduce BIOP/Metrics, statement of work for 2022, 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. O&M Activity for Property and Nursery programs.$10,0001.33%04/01/202103/31/2022
C214715193Produce Land Management PlanO&M - Write Dunstan Management PlanWith the addition of the Dunstan property in 2019, the Program will complete a draft of a land management plan for the Dunstan, similar to the Oxbow and Forrest plan, but using the BPA template. O&M Activity required for newly acquired property. To date the written plan is 80 percent complete but is lacking maps and information from ground surveys. Some ground survey work was completed but much of this work remains. Ground surveys will collect and inventory habitat types, vegetation, historic infrastructure, and basic forest stand information etc. These data will help inform future management actions for the property. Remaining work to complete the draft is expected to be completed by the fall of 2021.$10,0001.33%04/01/202103/31/2022
D214716186Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/StructureO&M - Maintain Facilities and Structures on Oxbow, Forrest and Dunstan Conservation AreasMaintain facilities, grounds, and structures across the Dunstan, Oxbow, and Forrest. General property O&M WE. Includes procurement of tools and equipment for better operation, management of equipment, care of facilities, and general upkeep of property structures and features.$208,64927.66%04/01/202103/31/2022
E214717186Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/StructureO&M - Nursery ManagementDaily operations of nursery facilities, management of staff, native plant production and care, and partner communication. O&M for the native plant nursery program.$171,00022.67%04/01/202103/31/2022
F21471926Investigate TrespassO&M - Property PatrolConduct patrols on all properties for potential unauthorized access and/or activities threatening to fish and wildlife habitat. Trespass will be reported to law enforcement agencies. Annual O&M activity required to protect habitat values.$7,0000.93%04/01/202103/31/2022
G214720188Provide Access and Public InformationO&M- Provide Access, Signs, and Adequate RoadsMaintain directional signs to Conservation Area entrances, boundary signs, nursery, and interpretive signs; WE also includes providing information at sign-in kiosks, websites, and in other locations. Annual O&M activity.$7,5000.99%04/01/202103/31/2022
H21472199Outreach and EducationO&M - Public Access, Outreach, and Volunteer CoordinationAllow and promote available public recreation and educational opportunities on the Conservation Areas and for the Nursery program. WE also includes coordination work to promote volunteer 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 Conservation Areas website, brochures, and project posters on sign boards, fair displays, staff communication with visitors, and other opportunities.$7,0000.93%04/01/202103/31/2022
I21472392Lease LandO&M - Grazing Program Oversight and ManagementManage and oversight of grazing leases on Forrest and Oxbow properties. Ten year leases were signed in November 2015. WE include lessee coordination, planning, response to grazing issues, cattle trespass, invoicing for grazing fees, and other management concerns that arise with livestock management to ensure habitat is properly protected. Annual O&M activity.$8,0001.06%04/01/202103/31/2022
J214718198Maintain VegetationO&M - Maintain Nursery Stoolbed PlantingsMaintain stoolbed plantings in outdoor nurseries through pruning, weeding, and irrigation. Annual O&M activity.$22,0002.92%04/01/202103/31/2022
K214722199Remove VegetationO&M - Property Noxious Weed Control ActivitiesControl the spread of noxious weeds through burning, spraying with herbicides, and hand pulling/mowing. Spray techniques include broadcast spraying with ATV's/tractors, and spot spraying with ATV's and backpack sprayers. Targeted weeds/invasive grasses include but not limited to medusahead rye, mullein, teasel, Canada thistle, Scotch thistle, Bull thistle, St. Johnswort, houndstoungue, reed canary, yellow flag iris Dalmatian toadflax, and knapweed. Includes all properties and nursery-specific activities.$78,00010.34%04/01/202103/31/2022
L214724199Remove VegetationO&M - Cut, thin, and burn juniper stands on Forrest uplandsCut and thin Juniper stands in Forrest uplands. Trees debris will be piled and burned at appropriate times in fall and winter. Annual activity includes cutting, piling and burning trees that were historically felled and left in-place. Removing trees on the ground helps to promote native forbs and shrubs and reduces noxious weeds. 2021 treatment area is in upper Slaughterhouse Gulch captured on APE map.$41,0005.43%04/01/202103/31/2022
M214725191Watershed CoordinationO&M - Various Coordination ActivitiesOperational Coordination on ODFW redd surveys, MFJD IMW activities, John Day Watershed Restoration Program assistance and consulting and other activities with partnerships with related projects, teams, activities that are related to the Conservation Areas.$8,0001.06%04/01/202103/31/2022
N214726115Produce Inventory or AssessmentO&M - Photopoint Inventory managementCollect photos at established photo point sites for long term assessment of habitat recovery on properties. Photos point sites are throughout properties. Some are of restoration site, most are of habitat conditions over time.$5,0000.66%04/01/202103/31/2022
O214727115Produce Inventory or AssessmentO&M - Irrigation Monitoring on propertiesPasture irrigation use will be monitored for duration of use and amount of flow. Irrigation on Oxbow is typically from April until July 1. After July, the project stops irrigating voluntarily to reduce impacts to fish populations. Forrest irrigation is season-long as permitted by the management plan but is also curtailed during low flows. There is no irrigation on Dunstan. This work is in accordance with the management plan objectives.$5,0000.66%04/01/202103/31/2022
P214730191Watershed CoordinationRESTORATION - John Day Watershed Restoration Program CoordinationJohn Day Watershed Restoration Program assistance and consulting and other activities.$20,9852.78%04/01/202103/31/2022
Q21473647Plant VegetationRESTORATION - Plant Seed, cuttings and Containerized Trees4,000+ planted tree containerized plants along portions of the river and creeks on the Conservation Areas. WE includes seeding work. Majority of plants will be grown from the Tribal nursery at the FCA and sources will be from local material. This work is an annual activity and can be considered both restoration and O&M, but as plants are placed in project sites and not widespread, this is labeled restoration action.$63,0008.35%04/01/202103/31/2022
      
$754,385
   

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Environmental Compliance A: 165. Obtain NEPA Compliance 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Project Management B: 119. O&M - Manage and Administer Tribal Projects and BPA Activities 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Facilities, Lands Management and Maintenance D: 186. O&M - Maintain Facilities and Structures on Oxbow, Forrest and Dunstan Conservation Areas 03/31/2022 03/30/2022
Plant Production and Facilities Annual Report E: 186. O&M - Nursery Management 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Property Patrol F: 26. O&M - Property Patrol 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Information Sign Updating, Access Regulation, Hunting Program G: 188. O&M- Provide Access, Signs, and Adequate Roads 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Project Outreach and Opportunities, Information Distribution H: 99. O&M - Public Access, Outreach, and Volunteer Coordination 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Completed Grazing Season I: 92. O&M - Grazing Program Oversight and Management 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Maintain Stooling Beds J: 198. O&M - Maintain Nursery Stoolbed Plantings 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Noxious Weed Control Activities on all properties K: 199. O&M - Property Noxious Weed Control Activities 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Cut, thin, and burn juniper stands L: 199. O&M - Cut, thin, and burn juniper stands on Forrest uplands 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Coordination on various activities on and off of the properties with partners, agencies, and organizations. M: 191. O&M - Various Coordination Activities 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Photos for 2021 N: 115. O&M - Photopoint Inventory management 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Irrigation use data O: 115. O&M - Irrigation Monitoring on properties 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Coordination on restoration and planting activities of the John Day Watershed Restoration Program P: 191. RESTORATION - John Day Watershed Restoration Program Coordination 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Establish Riparian Vegetation Q: 47. RESTORATION - Plant Seed, cuttings and Containerized Trees 03/31/2022 11/20/2021
Stream Temperature Data Reporting R: 157. RESTORATION - Stream Temperature Monitoring 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets S: 157. RESTORATION - Vincent to Vinegar Status and Trend Monitoring 03/01/2022 03/31/2022
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets T: 157. RESTORATION - CTWS Middle Fork John Day Groundwater Monitoring 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Complete Data Collection U: 157. RESTORATION - Fish Distribution, Movement and Habitat Usage Surveys 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets V: 157. RESTORATION - Planting Status and Trend Monitoring 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Report W: 162. RESTORATION - Analyze Data Collected under "157: Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data" Work Elements 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Produce Draft Plan X: 174. Produce Conservation Properties Management and Monitoring Plan 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Completed Annual Report Z: 132. Submit Progress Report for the Period (April 2020) to (March 2021) 07/05/2021 07/28/2021

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU
  • 1 instance of WE 193 Produce Land Management Plan
  • 1 instance of WE 198 Maintain Vegetation
  • 2 instances of WE 199 Remove Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 26 Investigate Trespass
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 92 Lease Land
  • 2 instances of WE 115 Produce Inventory or Assessment
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 5 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Middle Columbia River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 193 Produce Land Management Plan
  • 1 instance of WE 198 Maintain Vegetation
  • 2 instances of WE 199 Remove Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 26 Investigate Trespass
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 92 Lease Land
  • 2 instances of WE 115 Produce Inventory or Assessment
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 5 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Lamprey, Pacific (Entosphenus tridentata)
  • 1 instance of WE 193 Produce Land Management Plan
  • 1 instance of WE 198 Maintain Vegetation
  • 2 instances of WE 199 Remove Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 26 Investigate Trespass
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 92 Lease Land
  • 2 instances of WE 115 Produce Inventory or Assessment
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 5 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Lamprey, River (L. ayresi)
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (O. c. lewisi)
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 193 Produce Land Management Plan
  • 1 instance of WE 198 Maintain Vegetation
  • 2 instances of WE 199 Remove Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 26 Investigate Trespass
  • 2 instances of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 92 Lease Land
  • 2 instances of WE 115 Produce Inventory or Assessment
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 5 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Trout, Rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
Trout, Interior Redband (O. mykiss gairdnerii)
  • 1 instance of WE 193 Produce Land Management Plan
  • 2 instances of WE 199 Remove Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 26 Investigate Trespass
  • 1 instance of WE 186 Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 92 Lease Land
  • 2 instances of WE 115 Produce Inventory or Assessment
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 4 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Obtain NEPA Compliance
B 119 O&M - Manage and Administer Tribal Projects and BPA Activities
C 193 O&M - Write Dunstan Management Plan
D 186 O&M - Maintain Facilities and Structures on Oxbow, Forrest and Dunstan Conservation Areas 04/09/2021
E 186 O&M - Nursery Management 04/09/2021
F 26 O&M - Property Patrol
G 188 O&M- Provide Access, Signs, and Adequate Roads 04/09/2021
H 99 O&M - Public Access, Outreach, and Volunteer Coordination
I 92 O&M - Grazing Program Oversight and Management 04/09/2021
J 198 O&M - Maintain Nursery Stoolbed Plantings 04/09/2021
K 199 O&M - Property Noxious Weed Control Activities 04/09/2021
L 199 O&M - Cut, thin, and burn juniper stands on Forrest uplands 09/10/2021
M 191 O&M - Various Coordination Activities
N 115 O&M - Photopoint Inventory management 04/09/2021
O 115 O&M - Irrigation Monitoring on properties 04/09/2021
P 191 RESTORATION - John Day Watershed Restoration Program Coordination
Q 47 RESTORATION - Plant Seed, cuttings and Containerized Trees 04/09/2021
R 157 RESTORATION - Stream Temperature Monitoring 04/09/2021
S 157 RESTORATION - Vincent to Vinegar Status and Trend Monitoring 04/09/2021
T 157 RESTORATION - CTWS Middle Fork John Day Groundwater Monitoring 04/09/2021
U 157 RESTORATION - Fish Distribution, Movement and Habitat Usage Surveys 04/09/2021
V 157 RESTORATION - Planting Status and Trend Monitoring 04/09/2021
W 162 RESTORATION - Analyze Data Collected under "157: Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data" Work Elements
X 174 Produce Conservation Properties Management and Monitoring Plan 03/18/2021
Y 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA
Z 132 Submit Progress Report for the Period (April 2020) to (March 2021)