74313 REL 113: Rev 1: WE F: Work Element Summary

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Contract Number:

74313 REL 113

Contract Title:

1984-025-00 EXP GRANDE RONDE UMATILLA FISH HABITAT IMPROVEMENT 22

Contract Start Date:

3/1/2022

Contract End Date:

2/28/2023

WE ID:

198. Maintain Vegetation

Work Element Usage Report

Title:

F: 198 - Maintain Vegetation on Projects with ODFW Agreements

Description:

Staff will maintain vegetation using contractors on projects with ODFW agreements to ensure native species survival and natural successional composition meet project objectives. The intent is to improve plant survival utilizing approved methods such as supplemental planting, plant caging and invasive weed spraying.

Level of effort will depend on accessibility, types of noxious weeds present, and browsing impacts on planted sites. Actions are most often needed with newer projects. Potentially funding dependent

Staff will conduct annual visual inspections and identify maintenance needed based on plant survival, plant vigor, rate of growth, intensity of wildlife browse, and the presence of noxious weeds.

Location of fencing and cages/copses will be documented. Fencing and cages/copses will be monitored and moved to new locations when vegetation is above browse height. Fencing and cages/copses will only be constructed within projects with conservation easements or agreements.

Staff will contract application (as funding allows) herbicides approved in the HIP BiOp to control noxious weeds. Noxious weed control will occur to reduce competition with, and displacement of, native vegetation. All properties will be visually inspected on a annual basis and chemical treatments will be applied, as needed, between May and September. Chemicals will be applied by spot spraying or ATV-mounted boom spraying. Broadcast treatments will only be used on a limited basis. Herbicide products and application methods follow all state and federal regulatory standards.

862.48 riparian and upland acres and 19.17 miles of stream habitat will be inspected and treated as necessary along Birch and East Birch creeks on the Benson, Weinke, Luke, Hoeft, and Low properties in the Umatilla basin and on the Wallowa-Baker Project and UGR-Bowman Project in the Grande Ronde basin.

Inspecting vegetation and taking necessary corrective action will be conducted concurrently with maintenance of instream structures and fences, and monitoring for livestock trespass.

Travel to multiple sites will occur concurrently to minimize travel cost and time.

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Deliverable Specification:

Native vegetation and a natural successional composition that meets project objectives.

Specific projects include:

* Fly Creek-Smith project
* Upper Grande Ronde-Bowman project
* Crow Cr/WF Pine-Krebs
* Wallowa River-McDaniel Reach 1&2 projects
* Wallowa River-Baker project
* Ladd Creek-ODFW project

Vegetation management will be conducted concurrently with maintenance of instream structures and fences, and monitoring for livestock trespass.

WSE Effective Budget:

$6,134

% of Total WSE Effective Budget:

1.75%

WSE Start:

03/01/2022

WSE End:

02/28/2023

WSE Completion:

12/31/2022

WSE Progress:

Concluded

WSE ID Continued From:

n/a

WSE ID Continued To:

n/a

Finite or Recurring:

Recurring

Budget History

SOWRevision	Planned	Updated	Contractor Comments (optional)	BPA Comments (optional)
Work Element Budget (Current Performance Period)	$15,641	$6,134	No maintenance occurred with limited staff.

Milestones

5 Milestones

Sort	Type	Title	Start	End	Status	Modified By	Modified Date
A	EC	Environmental compliance requirements complete	3/1/2022	2/28/2023	Concluded	Tracy Hauser	11/1/2021 3:40:01 PM
		Description: On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff.
B		Visual Inspections Conducted Annually	3/1/2022	2/28/2023	Concluded	Tracy Hauser	10/25/2021 10:29:35 AM
		Description: Visual inspections of plants will be conducted annually. Visual inspections will include plant survival, browse, and presence of noxious weeds. Staff will inspect and maintain project vegetation to ensure project objectives are met.
C		Maintain Vegetation on ODFW Projects with Easements	3/1/2022	2/28/2023	Concluded	Tracy Hauser	10/25/2021 10:29:35 AM
		Description: Staff will utilize contractors to maintain vegetation on projects with ODFW easements or agreements to ensure native species survival and natural successional composition meet project objectives. Vegetation may be maintained through supplemental planting, protection, and invasive control.
D		Use Herbicides Approved in HIP IV to Control Noxious Weeds	3/1/2022	2/28/2023	Concluded	Tracy Hauser	10/25/2021 10:29:35 AM
		Description: Staff will use Oregon and HIP IV approved herbicides to control noxious weeds on projects with Conservation Agreements or Easements as needed to ensure project objectives are met.
E	DELIV	Native Vegetation Maintenance on Projects with ODFW Easements		2/28/2023	Concluded	Tracy Hauser	10/25/2021 10:29:35 AM
		Description: Native vegetation and a natural successional composition that meets project objectives. Specific projects include: * Fly Creek-Smith project * Upper Grande Ronde-Bowman project * Crow Cr/WF Pine-Krebs * Wallowa River-McDaniel Reach 1&2 projects * Wallowa River-Baker project * Ladd Creek-ODFW project Vegetation management will be conducted concurrently with maintenance of instream structures and fences, and monitoring for livestock trespass.

Metrics

Implementation Metrics

Metric	Planned	Actual	Measures	HLIs
1406. # of riparian miles treated	38.34	38.34	miles treated miles of stream improved in riparian areas	Habitat Miles
1515. # of acres of upland non-wetland habitat treated	1.00	1.00	acres treated acres treated instream	Habitat Acres
1516. # of acres of upland wetland habitat treated	0.00	0.00	acres treated acres treated instream	Habitat Acres
1517. # of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated	1.00	1.00	acres treated acres treated instream acres improved in riparian areas	Habitat Acres
1518. # of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated	1.00	1.00	acres treated acres treated instream acres improved in riparian areas	Habitat Acres
1519. # of acres of freshwater non-wetland habitat treated	0.00	0.00	acres treated acres treated instream acres improved in riparian areas	Habitat Acres
1520. # of acres of freshwater wetland habitat treated	0.00	0.00	acres treated acres treated instream acres improved in riparian areas	Habitat Acres
1521. # of acres of estuarine wetland habitat treated	0.00	0.00	acres treated acres treated instream acres improved in riparian areas	Habitat Acres
1522. # of acres of estuarine non-wetland habitat treated	0.00	0.00	acres treated acres treated instream acres improved in riparian areas	Habitat Acres
1636. # of estuarine miles treated	0.00	0.00	miles treated miles of stream improved in riparian areas	Habitat Miles
1637. # of freshwater miles treated	19.17	19.17	miles treated miles of stream improved in riparian areas	Habitat Miles
1723. # of years treated	1	1
1734. # of acres maintained	862.48	862.48
1737. Biological plant removal	No	No
1738. Herbicide plant removal	Yes	No
1739. Mechanical plant removal	No	No
1740. Conduct controlled burn	No	No

Location

Work Site ID	Latitude	Longitude	State	County	Province	Subbasin
34350	45.57759	-117.124318	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
34351	45.614189	-117.0156287	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
34354	45.132809	-117.712015	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
47952	45.07213359	-118.4515016	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
48015	45.13644809	-118.5577718	Oregon	Umatilla	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
48124	45.15865141	-118.768847	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	John Day
48443	45.25795587	-117.9905504	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
48580	45.26394588	-118.0220673	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
48679	45.26780731	-118.0030994	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
49303	45.48772692	-117.4033077	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
49358	45.49216619	-117.407354	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
49696	45.60645777	-117.219581	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
49916	45.7046704	-117.9071274	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
50027	45.77159948	-117.0390662	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
73759	45.593942	-117.577261	Oregon	Wallowa	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
73796	45.265189	-118.017442	Oregon	Union	Blue Mountain	Grande Ronde
92025	45.400859	-118.765491	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92026	45.525536	-118.797538	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92027	45.63576	-118.827323	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92028	45.489373	-118.829559	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92029	45.40012	-118.75084	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92030	45.398514	-118.738779	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92031	45.651897	-118.878866	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92032	45.430305	-118.890379	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92033	45.468811	-118.858891	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla
92034	45.39845	-118.797538	Oregon	Umatilla	Columbia Plateau	Umatilla

Focal Species

Primary Focal Species:

Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Snake River Fall ESU (Threatened); Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)

Secondary Focal Species:

Freshwater Mussels; Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened); Trout, Interior Redband (O. mykiss gairdnerii); Whitefish, Mountain (Prosopium williamsoni)

Environmental Compliance

None

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