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
Title:
K: 191 - Coordinate Project Activities with Regional Partners
Description:
Staff will coordinate with Grande Ronde and Umatilla Basin partners to design and implement fish habitat restoration projects and coordinate other efforts in the basins.
Coordination involves a wide variety of activities including land owner contact in high priority restoration areas, providing input on project designs, maintenance, and monitoring, and working with employees of various funding sources.
In addition to participating in BPA’s Catherine Creek, Upper Grande Ronde, and Wallowa Atlas process, staff will regularly coordinate and work with BPA, CTUIR, Union SWCD, Umatilla SWCD, Umatilla Basin Watershed Council, NRCS, USBR, GRMW, USFS, USFWS, NMFS, ODOT, ODF, ODSL, COE, SHPO, ODEQ, and ODFW District, Screen Shop, Passage, and ODFW Headquarter staff (e.g. phone, e-mail, field and office meetings, formal public meetings).
Staff will attend monthly UGR Implementation Team and UGR Focused Investment Program meetings organized by the GRMW.
Staff will attend GRMW Board Meetings to update the Board on program activities and to support funding proposals.
Staff will coordinate basin activities with other ODFW programs and employees, including: district fish biologists, fish research biologists, hatchery staff, fish passage biologists, fish passage and screens engineers, screen shop employees, Fish Division and Directors Office employees and managers, Watershed Coordinators, and the East Region Manager.
Staff will coordinate with BPA contractors and ODFW fish research biologists regarding establishing monitoring sites at projects.
Travel to in-person meetings will occur.
WE Agreement Type:
Contracted
Deliverable Specification:
Staff will coordinate with multiple basin partners regarding our fish habitat restoration projects which are proposed and on-going.
Staff will coordinate with regional partners, including: NRCS, CTUIR, NPT, USBR, USWCD, Umatilla SWCD, USFS, GRMW, ODOT, ODF, ODSL, ODEQ, OWRD, SHPO, NMFS, USFWS, ODFW regional biologists and managers, and others regarding proposed and ongoing regional fish habitat restoration activities.
Coordination is anticipated for Program projects on the Wallowa River, Upper Grande Ronde River, Catherine Creek, and Milk Creek.
Coordination includes project meetings, project implementation coordination, landowner meetings, and site visits. We will also coordinate with regional partners regarding proposed and ongoing regional fish habitat restoration activities.
Staff will coordinate with contractors and ODFW fish research biologists on establishing project monitoring sites.
Staff will conduct education and outreach activities, including presentations on GRUFH projects and habitat restoration.
WSE Effective Budget:
$42,651
% of Total WSE Effective Budget:
12.17%
WSE Completion:
02/28/2023
WSE ID Continued From:
n/a
Finite or Recurring:
Recurring