FY 2001 Columbia Gorge proposal 200102700

Section 1. General administrative information
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Section 4. Budgets for planning/design phase
Section 5. Budgets for construction/implementation phase
Section 6. Budgets for operations/maintenance phase
Section 7. Budgets for monitoring/evaluation phase
Section 8. Budget summary

Reviews and Recommendations

Additional documents

Title	Type
21013 Narrative	Narrative
21013 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response
Columbia Gorge: Columbia Gorge Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Gorge: Columbia Gorge Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Gorge: Klickitat Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Gorge: Klickitat Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Western Pond Turtle Recovery - Columbia River Gorge
Proposal ID	200102700
Organization	Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Harriet Allen/David P. Anderson
Mailing address	600 Capitol Way North Olympia, WA 98650-1091
Phone / email	3609022694 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project	Harriet Allen/David P. Anderson
Review cycle	Columbia Gorge
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Gorge / Fifteenmile
Short description	Protect existing WPT population through habitat improvements, expand WPT population through "head start " program and continue reintroductions at USFWS Pierce National Wildlife Refuge.
Target species	Western Pond Turtle

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
45.63	-122	Pierce National Wildlife Refuge
45.64	-121.93	Bergen Wildlife Area
		Sondino Wildlife Area

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
91-99	Released 302 juvenile western pond turtles through "head start" program in the Columbia River Gorge.
94-99	WDFW purchased approximately 250 in Klickitat County for protection of western pond turtle.
1999	Completed state recovery paln for western pond turtle.
2000	Conducted first releases for establishment of third population in Columbia River Gorge - Pierce NWR.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
	Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project - ALEA	Volunteer program to assist WDFW with recovery of WPT
	Western Pond Turtle Partnerships	USFWS cost share grant for WPT work in Gorge
	WDFW/USFS/TNC WPT Habitat Development	Private/Agency program to protect WPT habitat
	Woodland Park Zoo and Oregon Zoo "head start"	Zoos currently assisting with captive breeding and juvenile care

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost
Recover western pond turtle in Columbia River Gorge	a. Develop budget and plan for field activites associated with WPT recovery. Staff hiring, schedule, equipment purchase and coordination with USFWS/Woodland Park and Oregon Zoo	ongoing	$7,600
	b. Purchase equipment	FY 01	$28,020
	c. contract development including overhead	ongoing	$33,405

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005
$7,600	$7,600	$7,600	$7,600

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost
Inventory and monitor WPT in Columbia River Gorge	a. Annual surveys at Sondino, Bergen, Pierce NWR	ongoing	$7,500
	b. mark re-capture at Sondino, Bergen, Pierce NWR	ongoing	$7,500
Conserve and enhance WPT population	a. Maintain head starting program and evaluate survival	ongoing	$33,000
	b. Establish new populaions & c. Control bullfrog population	ongoing	$14,000

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005
$62,000	$62,000	$62,000	$62,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost
Manage habitat to maximize WPT survival and productivity	a. Upland areas adjacent to ponds will be mainatained to meadow condition	ongoing	$14,000
	b. Improve basking sites	ongoing	$2,000
Maintain headstart program support	c. Woodland Park and Oregon Zoo participation - funding to support husbandry efforts. $10,000/Zoo	ongoing	$20,000

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005
$35,000	$20,000	$30,000	$30,000

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2001 cost
Personnel		$67,600
Supplies	habitat improvement $16,000, equipment costs $28,020	$44,020
Indirect	overhead	$33,405
Subcontractor	Woodland Park & Oregon Zoo $10,000 each bullfrog control $2000	$22,000
		$167,025

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$167,025
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$167,025
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
WDFW	Salary	$12,000	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2000-8)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Oct 6, 2000

Comment:

Fundable only if the response makes a better case for the proposal's tie to the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Although this project relates to a Washington State Recovery Plan, it does not make any reference to the Fish and Wildlife Program. It was unclear if this was a species of concern across the region, e.g. in Oregon.

Otherwise, the project was well described, with clear objectives, a competent research and implementation team, and offers what appears to be a high likelihood of success. It was a bit difficult to assess PI credentials - no CVs provided.

This proposal addresses a recovery problem that already involves a number of agencies and NGOs. There were no explicit plans for information transfer from the project's results, however. The presentation was good and addressed several questions generated from the proposal review such as the results of the "head start" effort.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Urgent/High Priority

Date:
Nov 15, 2000

Comment:

This project addresses a wildlife species that has been negatively affected by the hydrosystem. This species is listed as sensitive in the State of Washington.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2000-9)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Dec 1, 2000

Comment:

Fundable, the response was adequate. We raised only a few, mainly administrative, issues such as the proposal's lack of reference to Fish & Wildlife Program. The response addresses all those items satisfactorily and makes the case for the proposal's tie to the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. CVs of researchers are provided.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 16, 2001

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 11, 2001

Comment:

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Contract period does not match fiscal year. Looks like pace of work is tracking well. Overhead bump coming in to increase costs for 04 and 05. Check back. Project has asked for two adjustments in 03. 02 affected 03 budget.

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review

Funding category:
expense

Date:
May 2005

FY05 NPCC start of year:	FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:	FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$89,000	$89,000	$89,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website