51876: Rev 3: WE I: Work Element Summary

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Contract Number:

51876

Contract Title:

2011-006-00 EXP CHAMP - QUANTITATIVE CONSUL. SALMON R

Contract Start Date:

2/15/2011

Contract End Date:

2/14/2012

WE ID:

157. Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data

Work Element Usage Report

Title:

I: 157 - Conduct CHaMP fish habitat surveys in the South Fork Salmon River (Secesh)

Description:

In support of habitat restoration, rehabilitation and conservation action performance assessments and adaptive management requirements of the 2008 FCRPS Biological Opinion (BiOp), the Bonneville Power Administration is working with NOAA and other regional fish management agencies to monitor status and trends of fish habitat for each major population group (MPG) in the Pacific Northwest identified through the Endangered Species Act (ESA). BPA is adopting a standardized fish habitat monitoring protocol, the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) for the Columbia River Basin monitoring programs.

CHaMP is a Columbia River basin-wide habitat status and trends monitoring program built around a single habitat monitoring protocol with a program-wide approach to data collection and management. CHaMP will capture habitat features that drive fish population biology and will result in systematic habitat status and trends information that will be used to assess basin-wide habitat condition and correlated with biological response indicators to evaluate habitat management strategies.

BPA is implementing CHaMP in at least one population within each steelhead and Chinook MPG which has, or will have, fish in-fish out monitoring. The goal of this work element is to implement CHaMP in the Secesh River tributary of the South Fork Salmon River watershed. The data from this project will be used to evaluate the quantity and quality of tributary fish habitat available to salmonids across the Columbia River basin. When combined with parallel fish monitoring metrics from related projects, these data will also be used assess the impact of habitat management actions on fish population processes.

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Deliverable Specification:

A generalized random tessellation stratified (GRTS) survey design is recommended by Crawford and Rumsey (2009) for monitoring habitat status and trend in the Columbia River Basin. The GRTS-based sampling approach is dependent upon compiling and processing GIS layers consistent with sampling decisions. The Contractor will work with the CHaMP Lead Coordinator and ISEMP personnel in assimilating, managing, and processing GIS data to support sampling design needs in advance of the field season. In addition, implementing a GRTS survey design correctly is critical to producing a final dataset with known statistical characteristics; however, doing so requires the implementation of strict procedures during the site evaluation and selection process. Contractor personnel will work with the CHaMP Lead Coordinator and ISEMP personnel to implement the GRTS Site Selection Protocol and Tool to ensure the correct implementation of the survey design.

In addition to agency-specific safety and other training, contractor personnel will complete a two week training course for the CHaMP protocol and be competent in the use of the necessary field equipment and familiar with the concepts and terms of the CHaMP habitat monitoring protocol (Bouwes et al 2010). This training workshop will be run by ISEMP and offered from approximately early to mid-June 2011 and will be comprised of:
1. GIS training for contractor’s GIS and sampling design coordinators to explain how to perform GRTS sample draws and allocate sample sites using a priori filters. By the end of this training, contractors could expect to have sample draws completed, mapped, and listed in field-ready forms.
2. Training on data loggers.
3. In-field training for contractor’s field crew leaders and technicians using the ISEMP protocol. Crews will be trained to measure habitat and record data with data loggers.

At each site, the QCI crew will implement and complete a habitat survey using the CHaMP protocol. Data collected under the CHaMP protocol will include at a minimum:
• Water quality
• Water temperature
• Water Chemistry
• Stream discharge
• Drift invertebrates
• Canopy cover
• Riparian structure
• Human influence
• Bank morphology
• Substrate composition
• Large woody debris
• Channel morphology
• Fish cover
• Particle size distribution and embeddedness
• Subsurface fines
• Solar input

WSE Effective Budget:

$115,000

% of Total WSE Effective Budget:

30.98%

WSE Start:

04/01/2011

WSE End:

10/30/2011

WSE Completion:

10/30/2011

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)
2. Amendment 001 (02/15/2011 - 02/14/2012)	$131,999	$115,000
Work Element Budget (Current Performance Period)	$131,999	$115,000

Milestones

7 Milestones

Sort	Type	Title	Start	End	Status	Modified By	Modified Date
A	EC	Environmental compliance requirements complete	4/1/2011	6/30/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		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 (completion can be based on pre-existing environmental documentation from BPA).
B		GIS work and site selection preparation	4/1/2011	4/30/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		Description: Collaborating agencies work in-house with the advice of ISEMP staff to identify a list of variables (each with a GIS layer) that may be used in the stratification of sampling effort. ISEMP will provide a “starter-kit” of GIS layers for the most commonly used variables. Collaborators may need to develop or modify these layers depending on local needs. These layers will be used in sampling design and site selection processes.
C		Pre-season program meeting including ISEMP staff and collaborators.	4/14/2011	5/22/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		Description: Meeting will cover pre-season issues and, in 2011, will include a sampling design training session to learn about GRTS sampling design, to generate a draft a sampling site allocation scheme scenario, and to learn ISEMP site selection tools. Sample design will require GIS layers to be developed in advance of the meeting. This meeting will be 3 days in 2011. In out years, this meeting may be 1 day and may be held in May or June.
D		Field Season Preparation	5/10/2011	6/30/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		Description: Field crew leader to order and prepare field gear. Field crew leader or designate to conduct landowner contacts. Field crew leader and technician to conduct map-based and on-the-ground site reconnaissance.
E		Field training	6/1/2011	6/30/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		Description: Two weeks of training, including data capture techniques and monitoring methods, will be taught by ISEMP staff for all collaborators. Training will be held at sites to be determined, the location of which may be rotated on an annual basis.
F		Field Sampling	6/15/2011	10/15/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		Description: Sampling should occur during the “low flow season” in the South Fork Salmon watershed and within as short a window as possible to minimize seasonal variation.
G	DELIV	CHaMP habitat data from 25 sites in the South Fork Salmon watershed		10/30/2011	Concluded	Sharon Grant (Inactive)	8/3/2011 7:41:38 AM
		Description: A generalized random tessellation stratified (GRTS) survey design is recommended by Crawford and Rumsey (2009) for monitoring habitat status and trend in the Columbia River Basin. The GRTS-based sampling approach is dependent upon compiling and processing GIS layers consistent with sampling decisions. The Contractor will work with the CHaMP Lead Coordinator and ISEMP personnel in assimilating, managing, and processing GIS data to support sampling design needs in advance of the field season. In addition, implementing a GRTS survey design correctly is critical to producing a final dataset with known statistical characteristics; however, doing so requires the implementation of strict procedures during the site evaluation and selection process. Contractor personnel will work with the CHaMP Lead Coordinator and ISEMP personnel to implement the GRTS Site Selection Protocol and Tool to ensure the correct implementation of the survey design. In addition to agency-specific safety and other training, contractor personnel will complete a two week training course for the CHaMP protocol and be competent in the use of the necessary field equipment and familiar with the concepts and terms of the CHaMP habitat monitoring protocol (Bouwes et al 2010). This training workshop will be run by ISEMP and offered from approximately early to mid-June 2011 and will be comprised of: 1. GIS training for contractor’s GIS and sampling design coordinators to explain how to perform GRTS sample draws and allocate sample sites using a priori filters. By the end of this training, contractors could expect to have sample draws completed, mapped, and listed in field-ready forms. 2. Training on data loggers. 3. In-field training for contractor’s field crew leaders and technicians using the ISEMP protocol. Crews will be trained to measure habitat and record data with data loggers. At each site, the QCI crew will implement and complete a habitat survey using the CHaMP protocol. Data collected under the CHaMP protocol will include at a minimum: • Water quality • Water temperature • Water Chemistry • Stream discharge • Drift invertebrates • Canopy cover • Riparian structure • Human influence • Bank morphology • Substrate composition • Large woody debris • Channel morphology • Fish cover • Particle size distribution and embeddedness • Subsurface fines • Solar input

Metrics

Implementation Metrics

Metric	Planned	Actual
1464. Primary R, M, and E Focal Strategy [Population Status, Hydrosystem, Tributary Habitat, Estuary/Ocean, Harvest, Hatchery, Predation, Multiple Strategies]	Tributary Habitat	Tributary Habitat
1472. Primary R, M, and E Type [Status and Trend Monitoring, Action Effectiveness Research, Uncertainties Research, Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring]	Status and Trend Monitoring	Status and Trend Monitoring
1478. Secondary R, M, and E Type [Status and Trend Monitoring, Action Effectiveness Research, Uncertainties Research, Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring]	Action Effectiveness Monitoring	Action Effectiveness Monitoring

Location

Work Site ID	Latitude	Longitude	State	County	Province	Subbasin
25466	45.030277	-115.712933	Idaho	Valley	Mountain Snake	Salmon

Focal Species

Primary Focal Species:

Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Snake River Spring/Summer ESU (Threatened); Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)

Secondary Focal Species:

None

Environmental Compliance

None

RM&E Metadata

Data Repositories:

Study Plan:

Study Plan Name	Study Plan Owner	Protocol State	Sample Design Name
BPA Fish and Wildlife Program Monitoring v1.0	Russell Scranton	Draft	Conduct CHaMP fish habitat surveys in the South Fork Salmon River (Secesh) - Quantitative Consultants Inc 1 v1.0

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