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A Proposal is an application to continue existing work or start new work. While historically the Program solicited for all types of projects at once, starting in fiscal year 2009, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and BPA are reviewing and soliciting for projects that are similar in nature and intent. These "categorical" reviews started with Wildlife projects and continue with Research, Monitoring, & Evaluation (RME) and Artificial Production (Hatchery) projects.

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Project 2002-034-00 - Riparian Buffers in Wheeler County
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    GEOREV-2002-034-00Proposal Version 1Existing ProjectPending BPA Response2002-034-00Riparian Buffers in Wheeler CountyWheeler Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) provides local leadership in implementation of several full-scale watershed enhancement projects focused on improving watershed health. Working in close partnership with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) our team's strength is our ability to develop and implement scientifically sound, economically feasible resource management plans for private landowners. The primary goal is to establish 10 CREP buffer agreements (on anadromous fish streams) which will be signed by landowners annually, committing desired property to CREP rules, i.e. shrub/tree/grass planting, weed control, livestock exclusion. Wheeler SWCD staff will track contracts to ensure a smooth process between landowners and partner agencies. This tracking entails monitoring the approval process on completed plans through SWCD, NRCS, and FSA County Committee sign-off and Farm Service Agency (FSA) contracting. This program meets a critical need in the lower John Day River basin. Plans developed under this project are used for federal contracts to implement riparian buffers. The SWCD uses the USDA/NRCS Nine step planning process to develop these plans: (1) Identify problems and opportunities, (2) Determine Objectives, (3) Inventory resources, (4) Analyze resource inventory, (5) Formulate alternatives, (6) Evaluate alternatives, (7) Decision - Select Alternative, (8) Implement the Plan, (9) Evaluate plan (monitor). Notes: Operation and Maintenance (O&M) are not required in this project: Actual O&M is a funded item in the CREP contracts whereby the landowner receives a small fee per acre to cover maintenance costs. The landowner is responsible under the contract for the maintenance. O&M is funded by USDA. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is included as a cost item. This work is accomplished through visual inspections. Additionally, records of stream miles, acreage and number of plans completed will be tracked for reporting purposes: Farm Service Agency (FSA) has programmatic responsibility for managing CREP contracts to ensure contract terms are being met. NRCS has responsibility for technical supervision of all installed practices. NRCS delegates authority to the SWCD to provide this technical supervision as long as the SWCD adheres to NRCS standards and specifications. Through this delegation, SWCD technicians will use the NRCS Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (provided by NRCS) as the principal monitoring and evaluation tool to evaluate and describe both pre- and post- CREP project conditions. Additional effectiveness monitoring will be done within the Mountain Creek Watershed (1707020113). In 2010 Wheeler SWCD performed a stream habitat survey using Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Aquatic Inventory Project methods from the mouth of Mountain Creek to the Forest Service Boundary (32 miles). The collected date was geo-referenced and a reach evaluation database was created. As part of the survey, channel shade was measured with a clinometer as the degrees above horizontal to the top of riparian vegetation or land forms for each habitat unit (riffle, glide, etc). The Mountain Creek watershed has multiple riparian buffers at various stages of implementation within the survey area. Since the shade data was geo-referenced, the habitat survey can be repeated and any changes in data can be used to measure the effectiveness of riparian buffers in Wheeler County.Herb (WC) Winters (Inactive)01/31/201311/26/2013Herb (WC) Winters (Inactive)Wheeler County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)HabitatNone2013 Geographic Category Review2013 Geographic ReviewBiOp