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| A | 215898 | 119 | Manage and Administer Projects | Manage & Administer Project | Develop Statement of Work (SOW), Budget, and Inventory List. Sponsor may be requested to attend BPA, Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA) conferences and workshops. Maintain work plans, workforce and cost records. | $6,500 | 9.29% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| B | 215899 | 165 | Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Environmental compliance for CREP technician duties | Bonneville Power Administration funds are utilized for CREP Technical staff time and materials only. BPA does not fund any implementation as these actions are funded by the FSA and completed by the landowners. The CREP technicians will prepare NRCS environmental checklist and complete compliance requirements for actions identified in the conservation plan and funded through the FSA. Appropriate conservation measures outlined in the milestones will be followed by CREP technicians while conducting site visits. | $500 | 0.71% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| C | 215900 | 99 | Outreach and Education | Landowner Outreach and Project Prioritization | Quarterly presentation or news articles, neighborhood meetings, informing landowners of program availability, etc.
Outreach to landowners about the CREP program is targeted to those in anadromous critical habitat or areas that contribute to degraded water quality or habitat conditions through agricultural activities.
Wheeler SWCD will conduct targeted outreach in ODA Focus Areas, and NRCS Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) areas with a primary emphasis on those properties with inadequate streamside vegetation. Additionally, the Wheeler SWCD will prioritize outreach in Butte Creek and Thirtymile watersheds as part of the Lower John Day Basin Partnership and OWEB's Focus Investment Partnership geography. Focus Areas and CIS' have many advantages. Measuring progress is more efficient and accurate in smaller watersheds. Partners can coordinate financial resources and water quality improvement efforts. Providing outreach and technical assistance in a small geographic area increases the chances of success. Comparisons of baseline and post-implementation data on land conditions or water quality will help ODA and partners evaluate the effectiveness of area plans and programs. | $5,000 | 7.14% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| D | 215901 | 122 | Provide Technical Review and Recommendation | Provide Technical Review on Implementation of Approved Conservation Plans | Work under this WE provides technical assistance on agreements signed under prior contracts. The CREP technician will provide additional technical assistance to implement the approved plan. This continued technical assistance consists of periodic status reviews, inspecting conservation practices, addressing additional landowner and resource concerns. | $7,500 | 10.71% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| E | 217060 | 114 | Identify and Select Projects | Initiate Future New CREP Agreements with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | New 10 year CREP agreement(s) will be initiated for future implementation resulting in either riparian protections or new riparian fence exclusion funded through the FSA. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, and initiating CREP agreement(s) to be finalized in the following contract year. Future fencing installation, riparian planting and other management actions are funded by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner will responsible for all implementation, once the CREP agreement is finalized.
The location of these fencing and/or riparian buffer contracts has yet to be determined. However, the CREP technician will seek to implement agreements in areas of Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org). Once the proposed CREP agreement has been identified the location will be provided to the BPA Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for approval prior to expending BPA funds on the CREP development. If the proposed location is outside of the area of ESH a justification will be provided detailing the fish habitat benefit. | $5,000 | 7.14% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| F | 215902 | 47 | Plant Vegetation | Provide technical support to enhance riparian vegetation | First Year Planting Only. Planting installation is funded by FSA and additional cost share is provided by the landowner and/or OWEB.
Technical assistance will be provided by the CREP technician for site preparation and planting of the work area for all active CREP.
Approximately 283.3 acres of riparian habitat will be enhanced through planting under all conservation plans developed under this contract. The planting efforts will be documented in the metrics when the contracts for planting efforts are executed with the landowner. Streams on all new CREP agreement contracts will be planted at an average of 25 plants per 100 linear foot. Some contract renewals will also be planted. Planting for renewals will be determined following site inspection and prior to renewal. All planting costs will be covered by FSA and OWEB.
Planting Locations:
Stream name Acres Ft of Stream Appx. # Plantings Lat/Long
Willow Creek 56.5 6,125 750 44.569926/-119.872770
Rock Creek 37.2 4,079 1,300 44.504219/-119.751502
Cockleburr Creek 23.5 4,752 900 44.493444/ -119.828031
Fopiano Creek 4.7 1,742 300 44. 56556/-119.874430
Nelson Creek 48.8 5,702 600 44. 544912/-120.180237
Middle Pine Hollow 32.6 5,808 1,000 44.495330/-119.825300
Bear Creek 80.0 17,341 2,000 44.611734/-120.350257 | $5,500 | 7.86% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| G | 215798 | 40 | Install Fence | New CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | A new 10 year CREP agreement will be developed and signed resulting in new riparian fence exclusion funded through the FSA. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Fencing installation and other management actions are funded by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
A completed water survey form will be uploaded if water rights are associated with the CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located in a meadow along 0.77 miles of Rock Creek which is mapped as Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org). This project stands out as being a key starting point for restoration efforts on Rock Creek. The meadow is located a mile and a half up from Rock Creek’s confluence with Mountain Creek (also a steelhead listed stream); a section tightly bound within a steep canyon. This causes high velocities due to constriction of high flow events and relatively little floodplain interaction. The project area is located where the valley bottom briefly opens up to create a broad floodplain. Above Derr Meadow, Rock Creek once again enters a constrained canyon for another three miles before similar conditions are found. This topographical layout makes Derr Meadow a unique opportunity to provide a section within this reach with good stream complexity, flood plain interaction, resting areas for migrating adults, and critical spawning/rearing habitat.
The project reach is currently in degraded condition, due to a heavy historical and active agricultural presence. Due to these activities, the stream is suffering from simplified channel form. The incised sections are experiencing increased rates of erosion and they have largely been disconnected from the floodplain. There are some remnant side channels, but they are not activated at the higher flows.
The in-stream habitat throughout the project area is overwhelmingly dominated by riffles. Variation in depth, velocity, and unit type are absent and all are needed to provide the appropriate summer rearing habitat, spawning habitat, and protection from predation. The simplified channel structure can be attributed to the lack of large wood, boulders, and vegetative interaction within the reach. The degraded channel structure and flood plain interaction has diminished the size and productivity of the streamside plant community. This has caused a decrease in shading, halted the creation of future large woody material, and reduced the vibrancy and diversity of the riparian zone.
Implementation of this riparian protection project will address limiting factors discussed above within the reach by installing large wood and vertical post structures (VPSs), exclusion fencing, floodplain juniper removal and riparian plantings. 36 pieces of large wood at 14 different locations along with 7 partial and 12 full spanning VPSs. The CREP planting plan calls for a mix of 1300 native plants (tree/shrub mixture) including alder, cottonwood, aspen, pine, dogwood, elderberry, currants, and others. Exclusion fencing will keep cattle out of the riparian area, in total 1.48 miles of fencing will be installed. All floodplain juniper will be removed within the riparian buffer, totaling roughly 10 acres of juniper removal. Installation of large wood, VPS, and juniper removal will be funded by OWEB, the addition of these restoration techniques to this project, were only possible due to the relationship built with the landowner during the CREP outreach process.
Multiple restoration actions are being implemented adjacent to this project area including additional juniper removal on priority productive acres, spring developments throughout the property to help facilitate proper grazing distribution, and a prescription burning, along with current and future CREP contracts throughout several ESH listed streams on the property. | $6,000 | 8.57% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| H | 216697 | 40 | Install Fence | New CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | A new 10 year CREP agreement will be developed and signed resulting in new riparian fence exclusion funded through the FSA. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Fencing installation and other management actions are funded by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
A completed water survey form will be uploaded if water rights are associated with the CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located along a 0.90 miles of East Cockleburr Creek, a tributary of Pine Hollow Creek both of which are mapped as Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org). A major fish passage barriers was corrected two years ago, and two more barriers will be corrected this summer, allowing for unimpeded fish passage within this reach. This stream is a direct tributary of Pine Hollow Creek and will provide cold water input, once all riparian work is implemented.
Historic grazing practices in the riparian areas decreased the health of riparian species, increased erosion, reduced wood recruitment, and led to floodplain disconnection. Unrestricted access did not allow for natural recruitment of seedlings. Historic overgrazing also damaged the health of the upland plant communities typically on the flatter slopes as grazing distribution was poor. The loss of riparian vegetation has reduced shade along the stream and no longer provides large wood recruitment. Where streambanks are void of vegetation active erosion is taking place and affecting water quality. Decades of this type of erosion have also disconnected the stream from the floodplain and altered the natural flow regime. Implementation of this riparian protection project will address limited riparian species, by planting desired riparian plant species from the toe zone to the transition zone, limiting soil erosion and increasing shade to reduce stream temperatures. Planting of riparian species will also recruit large woody debris increasing stream habitat complexity. Planting of riparian species, juniper removal within the floodplain, and exclusion fencing will be the conservation work completed in this contract.
Currently, multiple restoration actions are being implemented adjacent to this project area including additional juniper removal on priority productive acres, spring developments throughout the property to help facilitate proper grazing distribution, and a prescription burning.
Other CREP contracts are planned in the Rock Creek Watershed, along with current CREP contract on Pine Hollow Creek, which East Cockleburr Creek is a tributary to. | $6,000 | 8.57% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| I | 215805 | 40 | Install Fence | New CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA (initiated in prior contract) | This work element (I) continues the work initiated in the prior contract (Contract 85575 WE: G).
A new 10 year CREP agreement will be developed and signed resulting in new riparian fence exclusion funded through the FSA. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Fencing installation and other management actions are funded by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
New CREP projects have to meet certain criteria for FSA to enroll them, including degradation by agriculture use which may include farming practices within a healthy riparian buffer zone or livestock grazing. The CREP Technician will determine on the ground conditions and eligibility. Land with trees already established and functioning as a riparian buffer is not eligible for enrollment. All stream segments proposed for new enrollment will benefit from expanding and enhancing the riparian area and use exclusion (restrictions on agricultural farm use and grazing). All new enrollments will have some level of planting prescription to establish or enhance the buffer.
No water rights will be associated with the CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located along a 1.2 miles of Willow and 0.32 miles Fopiano Creek which is mapped as Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org). The project reach is nearly void of any woody riparian species and heavily populated with invasive Western Juniper. Implementation of this riparian protection project will address limiting factors associated with juniper encroachment such as high sedimentation loading, precipitation interception and water uptake, as well as provide multi-species riparian plantings within the reach through the removal of juniper and the installation of riparian plantings. Planting of riparian species and juniper removal will be the majority of the conservation work completed in this contract. Currently, multiple restoration actions are being implemented including additional juniper removal on priority productive acres, spring developments throughout the property to help facilitate proper grazing distribution, and a prescription burn on 400 acres of intermixed phase 1 & 2 juniper.
The landowner's enrollment into the CREP program was dependent on the exclusion fencing being built in location that would be easy to maintain since there is a known Elk migration corridor directly through the planning area. Therefore, the decision was made to utilize the ODFW habitat program to construct the fence atop a nearby ridge where it can be visually inspected routinely, and repaired as needed. The ODFW habitat program was to be utilized as the fence on the ridge is outside of the 180 feet average buffer width allowed in the CREP program. As planning stages progressed into contract execution and implementation, it was discovered that the ODF&W program would not have the capacity to take on the fencing. Thus, the contract was delayed and the Wheeler SWCD had to then initiate a program waiver process in order for the Farm Service Agency to be able to provide fencing cost share that is outside of the CCRP/CREP program parameters. | $4,000 | 5.71% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| J | 218683 | 92 | Lease Land | New CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | This work element (J) continues the work initiated in the prior contract (Contract 88575 WE: O). This work carried over from the previous contract due to cultural resource survey issues.
A new 15 year CREP agreement will be developed and signed resulting in new riparian fence exclusion funded through the FSA. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Fencing installation and other management actions are funded by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
Water rights are currently secured with an OWRD instream lease, and will be renewed to align with the renewal of the CREP contract. A completed water survey form will be uploaded with the associated CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located along a 3.3 miles of Bear Creek which is mapped as Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org).
Under the original contract, fencing was installed through the ODF&W Fish Habitat program. Maintenance is not available under USDA/FSA, and will be the responsibility of the landowner, should ODF&W not be able to renew their agreement.
This buffer currently lacks both woody species and age diversity and has been treated with Beaver Dam Analog structures (BDAs) over the past 3 years. The addition of BDAs re-engages the floodplain, recharges ground water, and can re-engage or even create side channels. This results in a better chance of survival for riparian plantings and by enhancing the buffer with upper story species, and younger plants, habitat for salmonids will be improved by providing additional shade and eventually large wood recruitment. Under this contract a riparian planting plan will be developed and implemented to install upper story riparian species.
New CREP projects have to meet certain criteria for FSA to enroll them, including degradation by agriculture use which may include farming practices within a healthy riparian buffer zone or livestock grazing. The CREP Technician will determine on the ground conditions and eligibility. Land with trees already established and functioning as a riparian buffer is not eligible for enrollment. All stream segments proposed for new enrollment will benefit from expanding and enhancing the riparian area and use exclusion (restrictions on agricultural farm use and grazing). All new enrollments will have some level of planting prescription to establish or enhance the buffer. | $4,000 | 5.71% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| K | 216754 | 40 | Install Fence | New CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | A new 15 year CREP agreement will be developed and signed resulting in new riparian fence exclusion funded through the FSA. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Fencing installation and other management actions are funded by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
A completed water survey form will be uploaded if water rights are associated with the CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located along a 1.1 miles of Pine Hollow Creek, a tributary of Rock Creek both of which are mapped as Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org). Historic grazing practices along the riparian corridor have decreased the health of riparian species, increased erosion, reduced wood recruitment, and led to floodplain disconnection. Juniper encroachment, along with invasive species have increased the soil surface erosion rates along the riparian areas. Where streambanks are void of vegetation active erosion is taking place and affecting water quality. Decades of this type of erosion have also disconnected the stream from the floodplain and altered the natural flow regime. Implementation of this riparian protection project will address limited riparian species, by planting desired woody riparian plants from the toe zone to the transition zone, limiting soil erosion and increasing shading to reduce stream temperatures. Planting of riparian species will also eventually provide a source for recruitment of large woody debris for better stream habitat and more complexity. Planting of riparian species, juniper removal within the floodplain, and exclusion fencing will be the conservation work completed in this contract.
Currently, multiple restoration actions are being implemented adjacent to this project area including additional juniper removal on priority productive acres, spring developments throughout the property to help facilitate proper grazing distribution, and a prescription burning. This CREP project was also used to help leverage state grant funding to provide instream habitat enhancements and an ongoing culvert preplacement project, within this buffer that will eliminate fish passage barriers. Through the culvert removal and replacement approximately 2 miles of steelhead habitat will be opened up that were previously inaccessible.
Other CREP contracts are planned in the Rock Creek Watershed, along with a current CREP contract on Pine Hollow Creek, and a planned contract on East Cockleburr Creek. | $6,000 | 8.57% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| L | 215801 | 92 | Lease Land | New CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | A new 10 year CREP agreement will be signed resulting in riparian protections. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Riparian planting and other management actions are paid by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
A completed water survey form will be uploaded if water rights are associated with the CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located along a 1.2 miles of Nelson Creek, a tributary of Bridge Creek which is mapped as Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org). The project reach is heavily encroached with western juniper, and lacks riparian plant diversity. The project reach has improved through ODFW habitat program, but due to the east side fencing not being adequate to prevent livestock access to the riparian corridor, conditions have degraded over the last 5 years. With functional exclusion fencing, juniper removal within the floodplain and some riparian plantings, this reach will be a more functional riparian forest buffer. The stream reach is adjacent to the landowners fall pasture, and is also adjacent to their spring grazing pastures. The removal of Juniper from within the buffer will have a positive impact on water quality and quantity as uptake and interception from Juniper is eliminated more precipitation is able to enter the system and native bunch grasses can replace the invasive Juniper community. These grasses perform the vital function of capturing, storing, and safely releasing moisture into the hydrologic system. The protected and enhanced riparian buffer will function as a filter strip providing nutrient uptake for upland runoff while the addition of riparian plantings will increase shading of the stream providing additional shade for Nelson Creek. Maintaining cooler water temperatures, and increasing cold water input will support summer steelhead within the downstream reaches of Nelson Creek and Bridge Creek, provide detritus materials, and ultimately increase habitat diversity by providing a source for large wood debris.
Under the original contract, fencing was installed through the ODF&W Fish Habitat program, on the west side of the creek, as fencing was already constructed on the east side of Nelson Creek. Under the CREP contract, the old fencing on the East Side of the Creek will be repaired to meet CREP specifications. Maintenance is not available under USDA/FSA, and will be the responsibility of the landowner, should ODF&W not be able to renew their agreement.
While no future restoration plans are in place to date, there are current negotiations for a large upland restoration grant with OWEB and NRCS. | $6,000 | 8.57% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| M | 215800 | 92 | Lease Land | Renew CREP Agreement with Landowners, NRCS, SWCD & FSA | A CREP agreement will be renewed and signed resulting in continued riparian protections. BPA funding is utilized only to cover CREP technician time for conducting outreach, preparing the conservation plan, and providing technical assistance prior to and during implementation. Fencing installation and other management actions are by the FSA through a contract with the landowner. The landowner is responsible for all implementation.
A completed water survey form will be uploaded if water rights are associated with the CREP buffer.
This riparian protection project is located along Girds Creek, a direct tributary to John Day River which is mapped Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) (https://www.streamnet.org) The project reach is currently enrolled in CREP. Prior restoration activities include riparian fencing, livestock use exclusion, and riparian planting. This buffer contract is eligible to be renewed for an additional 10-15 years, resulting in continued riparian protections. The process includes assessment of the existing buffer status, updating the conservation plan and CREP agreement, and providing technical assistance to landowners. The landowner is responsible for all implementation activities.
Vegetation, especially trees, in the riparian buffer improve fish habitat by limiting how much solar radiation can reach the stream surface. As a result, stream water temperatures are lower, and they fluctuate less during the day compared to non-shaded portions of the stream. Trees also provide woody debris for the stream, an important component of fish habitat. Continuous riparian buffers provide the most cumulative benefit, thus it is important to reenroll as many properties into the CREP program as possible.
Contract renewals are important because they protect the prior investments made by BPA and partners. CREP contracts can span 10-15 years depending on landowner objectives. The majority of contracts are 15 year commitments and this CREP contract is expected to renew for an additional 15 years. | $4,500 | 6.43% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| N | 215657 | 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. | $1,500 | 2.14% | 10/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
| O | 215675 | 132 | Produce Progress (Annual) Report | Submit Progress Report for the Period 7/1/20 - 6/30/21 | The progress report summarizes the project goal, objectives, completed and uncompleted deliverables, problems encountered, lessons learned, and long-term planning. Examples of long-term planning include future improvements, new directions, or any ramping up or ramping down of contract components or of the project as a whole.
Non-technical Progress Reports must conform to BPA guidelines. See the "Non-technical Progress Report" link at: https://www.cbfish.org/Help.mvc/GuidanceDocuments. | $2,000 | 2.86% | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2022 |
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