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Project 2007-127-00 - East Fork of South Fork Salmon River Passage Restoration
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    GEOREV-2007-127-00Proposal Version 1Existing ProjectPending BPA Response2007-127-00East Fork of South Fork Salmon River Passage RestorationThe East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River Passage Restoration Project directly implements Habitat Strategy 1, protect and improve tributary habitat based on biological needs and prioritized actions, identified in the 2008 Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinion (BiOp). Reasonable and Prudent Actions (RPA) 35 of the 2008 FCRPS 2008 BiOp calls for implementation of tributary habitat projects in 2010-2018 to achieve improvements in habitat quality. Limiting factors for populations of summer Chinook and steelhead (focal species) located in the Secesh, Big Creek and the South Fork Salmon River (SFSR) watersheds were recently updated during the 2012 FCPRS BiOp Expert Panel process using NOAA’s newly developed standardized terminology. In order to identify and quantify limiting factors in our focus watersheds the expert panel was formed including staff from the NPT DFRM Watershed Division, Forests, and Idaho Fish and Game. The results of this exercise identified the following as limiting factors for the SFSR, Secesh and Big Creek watersheds: (Secesh) increased sediment quantity, anthropogenic barriers; (Big Creek) increased sediment quantity, anthropogenic barriers and water quality (toxic contaminants); (SFSR) increased sediment quantity, anthropogenic barriers, riparian condition, water quality (temperature and toxic contaminants). The Tribe proposes a suite of restoration projects to address the primary factors limiting the abundance and productivity of these focal fish species. The Tribe and Forests prioritized projects based on the Salmon Subbasin Plan (Ecovista 2004), NMFS Draft Recovery Plan (NMFS 2011), current watershed surveys (NPT 2012), and the SFSR and Big Creek Expert Panel process (2012). Objectives of this proposal include: OBJ-1: Reduce the number of fish passage barriers so that none exist within the SFSR/BC Watersheds. OBJ-2: Reduce chronic and acute sediment inputs (fines) to less than 28% within the SFSR/BC Watersheds. Reduce road density to 2 miles/square mile. OBJ-3: Protect and Restore Riparian Habitats through conservations easements, livestock fencing and planting of riparian plants so they can perform critical ecological functions. OBJ-4: Reduce the Impact of Mining Activities on Focal Species by reducing road density, restoring vegetation, creating sediment traps and improving water quality so affected streams are no longer 303d listed. OBJ-5: Increase Habitat Quality for Focal Species through reduced water temperatures and quality, increased large woody debris and reduced sediment fines. Deliverables that will be accomplished through the implementation of habitat improvement projects that address limiting factors include: 1. Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP)- Install 5 fish passage barriers and one ford to bridge project. 2. Road Decommissioning- Decommission 72 miles of road prioritized to reduce sediment delivery. 3. Road Improvements-Improve 9 miles of existing road to reduce sediment delivery. 4. Enhancing Riparian Habitat-Improve and maintain the 200 acres of riparian and wet meadow the Tribe has under conservation easement. 5. Maintaining and Building Livestock Exclusion Fences-maintain the 1.25 miles of riparian fencing that has currently been installed. Build additional fencing in riparian areas that need protection. 6. Mine Restoration- restore impacted mine sights in the Secesh drainage, and Thunder Mountain Mine Sight. 7. Inventory and Assessments- Complete inventory and assessment on Jakie Creek subwatershed, Warm Lake area, Upper South Fork Salmon River, Lake Creek/Secesh watersheds and Big Creek drainages. 8. Monitoring Monitoring of restoration efforts is a key component to determining the success of each project as well as updating the adaptive management response loop to ensure the most successful techniques are being used during implementation. Implementation and compliance monitoring will occur on each project. Action effectiveness monitoring will be applied to projects through the “Action Effectiveness Monitoring of Tributary Habitat Improvement: a programmatic approach for the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program” (Roni et al. 2013). Status and trend monitoring, through the CHaMP protocol is currently being carried out in the Secesh (tributary to the SFSR) and is slated to be carried out in the mainstem SFSR and Big Creek in 2014. An important goal of this project is the timely reporting of science-based data. The Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management (DFRM) now has the equipment infrastructure necessary to ensure that this will be achieved. DFRM annual reports, metadata, and performance measure data will be available on the new DFRM website at http://www.nptfisheries.org. Appropriate components of program data and results will also be provided at the Nez Perce Tribe Watershed Division’s geospatial, web-accessible database at http://imsland.nezperce.org/DFRMWatershed/nexviewer_flex.html.Wesley Keller12/11/201211/26/2013Wesley KellerNez Perce TribeHabitatNone2013 Geographic Category Review2013 Geographic ReviewBiOp