Idaho Subbasin Planning and Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) Data Distribution System proposal 200720000

FY07-09 proposal 200720000

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Idaho Subbasin Planning and Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) Data Distribution System
Proposal ID	200720000
Organization	Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Short description	Provide Idaho’s subbasin planning data and Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy data over the web. It will provide fish, wildlife, rare plant and habitat data and information in a variety of formats through a database driven, interactive website.
Information transfer	The information will be available over the Internet. The information could be used by anyone or any entity as a source of information to develop programs or projects to conserve fish, wildlife, at-risk plants, and their habitats or as a tool in assessing species that may be affected by development and/or conservation projects. The Web site will be particularly useful in developing multi-species and multi-habitat based programs, both of which are primary goals of the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program and Idaho’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS). Idaho’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) is habitat based. It identifies fish and wildlife species with the greatest conservation need (ESA listed and at-risk species) and the habitats used by these species. The CWCS also identifies threats to species and habitats and suggests conservation actions to address those threats. The subbasin planning data for Idaho contains data sets and GIS layers with information on a broad range of fish and wildlife species and habitats. The interactive Web site will allow the user to identify species and habitats that are present in a project area or subbasin, the threats to those species and habitats, and conservation actions that could be implemented. The interactive nature of the website will allow the user to organize this information in a variety of ways to best suit their needs including predictive range maps, habitat maps, subbasin summaries, and point locations.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Tracey Trent	Idaho Department of Fish and Game	[email protected]
All assigned contacts
Bart Butterfield	Idaho Department of Fish and Game	[email protected]
Tracey Trent	Idaho Department of Fish and Game	[email protected]
Tracey Trent	Idaho Department of Fish and Game	[email protected]

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description

Section 3. Focal species

primary: All Wildlife
secondary: All Wildlife
Additional: Species with the greatest conservation need includes ESA listed species and at-risk fish and wildlife. Idaho’s species with greatest conservation need include the following taxa (number of species): lampreys (1), ray-finned fishes (26), amphibians (6), reptiles (5), birds (54), mammals (33), bivalves (3), gastropods (49), arachnids (3), insects (48), and crustaceans (1).

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
Other: State Wildlife Grant(SWG)	T-2-2	CDC Planning (Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy)	State Wildlife Grant (SWG) is a federal grant program administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service focused on species with the greatest conservation need, that is, ESA listed and at-risk fish and wildlife species. State nongame funds were used to match the SWG funds. These funds were used to develop the Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS). The project was completed over a two year period at a cost of approximately $200,000. The proposed project will make the data and an interactive version of the CWCS available over the Internet.
Other: Northwest Power and Conservation Council	[no entry]	Subbasin Assessments and Plans	The development of subbasin assessments and plans was funded by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The proposed project will make the data used in the development of the assessments available over the Internet.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
Facilitate the conservation and restoration of ESA	Facilitate and support the conservation and restoration of ESA-listed and at-risk species by providing scientifically credible information and data from Idaho’s subbasin planning and Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy that is essential and useful in the development of conservation plans, programs, and projects to agencies, tribes, local governments, private landowners and the public.	None	[Strategy left blank]

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Coordination	Coordinate with entities that developed subbasin plans in Idaho.	Coordinate with entities that developed subbasin plans in Idaho in order to include all subbasin plan data for Idaho and to ensure that their needs are met for data dissemination.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$21,625
Biological objectives			Metrics
Coordination	Coordinate with Fish and Wildlife Program and related projects, agencies, and other entities.	Coordinate with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and regional entities, including the Northwest Environmental Data-Network and the Wildlife Habitat Institute, Fish and Wildlife Program projects, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other entities in order to ensure our application meets user needs and is integrated into a regional portal for subbasin planning and CWCS data.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$22,493
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Manage and administer project activities.	Covers all project management and administrative work related to the contract.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$13,404
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Produce annual report.	Produce an annual report of each year’s accomplishments.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$6,702
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Produce Pisces Status Reports	Enter quarterly progress reports into Pisces within 15 days of the end of each quarter.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$6,702
Biological objectives			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Develop a web-based application for public query of Idaho subbasin planning data.	Develop and implement a web-based application for public access to the Idaho Subbasin Planning data. The system will allow for a variety of user-specified queries. Reports will provide a mixture of tabular and map views of the query results. Data may also be downloaded for individual user’s use. The application will be linked with a regional portal for subbasin planning and CWCS data.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$64,756
Biological objectives			Metrics
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Develop web-based application for public query of Idaho CWCS data.	Develop and implement a web-based application for public access to the Idaho CWCS data. The system will allow for a variety of user-specified queries. Reports will provide a mixture of tabular and map views of the query results. Data may also be downloaded for individual user’s use. The application will be linked with a regional portal for subbasin planning and CWCS data.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$64,756
Biological objectives			Metrics
Submit/Acquire Data	Compile and organize Idaho CWCS data.	Compile and organize CWCS data from Idaho into a searchable and updateable database ready to serve over the Internet using an interactive web-based application.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$119,651
Biological objectives			Metrics
Submit/Acquire Data	Compile and organize Idaho subbasin planning data.	Compile and organize subbbasin planning data from Idaho into a searchable and updateable database ready to serve over the Internet using an interactive web-based application.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$119,651
Biological objectives			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	[blank]	$76,812	$80,652	$84,685
Fringe Benefits	[blank]	$26,730	$28,067	$29,470
Travel	[blank]	$4,414	$4,635	$4,866
Supplies	[blank]	$5,450	$5,723	$6,009
Overhead	[blank]	$26,083	$27,387	$28,757
Totals		$139,489	$146,464	$153,787

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$439,740
Total work element budget:	$439,740

Cost sharing

Funding source/org	Item or service provided	FY 07 est value ($)	FY 08 est value ($)	FY 09 est value ($)	Cash or in-kind?	Status
Id. Dept. Fish and Game	data management, rare animals	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000	Cash	Confirmed
Id. Dept. Fish and Game	data management, rare animals	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000	Cash	Confirmed
Id. Dept. Fish and Game	data management, rare plants	$46,000	$46,000	$46,000	Cash	Confirmed
Id. Dept. Fish and Game	data entry and managment, nongame animals	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	Cash	Confirmed
Id. Dept. Fish and Game	Computer server and software maintenance	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	Cash	Confirmed
US Bureau of Reclamation	GIS license	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000	Cash	Confirmed
Totals		$169,000	$169,000	$169,000

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $53,658
FY 2011 estimated budget: $53,658

Comments: The budget for outyears is annual cost to maintain and update Web site following development of the system.

Future O&M costs: Future operations and maintenance costs are estimated to remain similar to outyear costs to maintain and update Web site and associated databases.

Termination date: none
Comments: The Web site and associated databases will be updated annually with new data for subbasin planning and Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy.

Final deliverables: A functional interactive Web site with that meets the needs of the Fish and Wildlife Program, associated agencies, tribes, local governments, and private entities for up-to-date subbasin planning and Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy data, information, and results.

Section 10. Narrative and other documents

Reviews and recommendations

FY07 budget	FY08 budget	FY09 budget	Total budget	Type	Category	Recommendation
NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0	Expense	Basinwide	Do Not Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0		Basinwide

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable

NPCC comments: The ISRP judged this proposal to be fundable, but of low priority. The ISRP found nothing wrong with the basic idea developed in the proposal, but did not find a significant improvement in information or information transfer for the purposes described. The project apparently would mostly make an existing document available over the web, not provide new information. The proposal adequately presents a plan to put the CWCS system on the internet, but does not provide details about how this database could be used to support, enhance, or implement the Council’s Wildlife Program activities in the subbasins. For instance, the CWCS database seems focused on mapping of cover types and potential distribution of selected species, without any sampling of numbers of species at these sites. The assumption seems to be that change in distribution will be an adequate way to measure progress towards objectives, but this assumption is not supported with technical and scientific background in the proposal. Perhaps the project is envisioned as providing more than is clearly articulated in the proposal, but, as presented, the proposed electronic database does not significantly advance information quality, availability, or application to meet the goals of the Wildlife Program.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable