FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 199405401

Contents

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

TitleType
199405401 Narrative Narrative
199405401 Powerpoint Presentation: 2003 Update Powerpoint Presentation
199405400 Powerpoint Presentation: 2003 Update Powerpoint Presentation

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleBull Trout Abundance Monitoring in the Lower Deschutes River formerly "Bull Trout Genetics, Habitat Needs, L.H. Etc. In Central And N.E. Oregon"
Proposal ID199405401
OrganizationConfederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon (CTWSRO)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameChris Brun
Mailing address3430 W. 10th. The Dalles, OR., 97058
Phone / email5412961041 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this projectPatty O'Toole
Review cycleColumbia Plateau
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Deschutes
Short descriptionMethods for monitoring juvenile and adult abundance will be evaluated to determine accurate and cost effective means of assessing the recovery of bull trout populations in the lower Deschutes River.
Target speciesBull Trout
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
44.6865 -121.2278 Deschutes River at Rkm 161.
44.864 -121.0605 Mouth of Warm Springs River at Deschutes R. Rkm 135
44.7619 -121.2285 Mouth of Shitike Creek at Deschutes R. Rkm 151
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1995 Ongoing. Recorded the number of adult immigrants to the Warm Springs R. at the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery.
1996 Ongoing. Monitored juvenile bull trout emmigrants from Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr.
1996 Ongoing. Participated in bull trout working groups in the Deschutes and Hood R. subbasins
1996 Determine genetic composition of bull trout in Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr.
1998 Indentified and mapped juvenile bull trout distribution within the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon.
1998 Identified and mapped bull trout spawning distribution within the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon.
1998 Ongoing. Monitored water temperatures in Warm Springs R., Shitike Cr. and Whitewater R.
1999 Indentified movement patterns, using radio telemetry, of adult bull trout in the lower Deschutes R., Warm Springs R, and Shitike Cr.
1999 Ongoing. Participated in bull trout recovery planning in the Deschutes and Hood R. recovery unit chapters.
1999 Ongoing. Conducted juvenile relative abundance monitoring in Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr.
1998 Ongoing. Conducted basin-wide bull trout redd surveys in Warm Springs R., Shitike Cr. and Whitewater R.
2000 Indentified movement patterns, using radio telemetry, of adult bull trout in the lower Deschutes R., Warm Springs R, and Shitike Cr.
2000 Determined length at age by scale analysis of bull trout in the lower Deschutes R., Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr.
2000 Field tested the AFS interim protocol to determine juvenile bull trout presence in Mill Cr.
2000 Determined if bull X brook trout hybrids were present in Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr.
2001 Conducted winter juvenile bull trout distribution surveys in Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9405400 Bull Trout Genetics, Habitat Needs, L.H. Etc. In Central And N.E. Oregon sub-contractor with ODFW for work in the lower Deschutes subbasin.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
1. Monitor trends in relative abundance of juvenile bull trout (Age I-III) in the Deschutes subbasin. a. Assess the utility of using “index” reaches for monitoring trends in juvenile bull trout relative abundance in the Warm Springs River ongoing $10,000
b. Conduct juvenile bull trout abundance surveys in Shitike Creek ongoing $10,000
2. Determine the sampling efficiency of night snorkeling by comparing day and night snorkeling to electrofishing. a. Compare the probability of detecting bull trout using day snorkeling, night snorkeling, electrofishing to an unbiased estimate of the true population. 1 $20,000
b. Describe the influence of physical channel features including stream size, water temperature, conductivity, channel complexity, and abundance of cover on probabilities of detecting bull trout. 1 $20,000
3. Monitor trends in adult bull trout abundance using redd surveys in Warm Springs River and Shitike Creek. a. Count the total number of bull trout redds in both streams. ongoing $8,000
b. Determine if there is a significant difference between years in the distribution of redds within each stream. ongoing $8,000
c. Determine if there is a significant difference among years in the timing of spawning. ongoing $7,000
4. Determine escapement of adult fluvial bull trout in the Warm Springs River and Shitike Creek. a. Estimate the number of adult fluvial bull trout entering the spawning grounds in Warm Springs R. using time-lapse underwater videography. 5 $35,000
b. Estimate the number of adult fluvial bull trout entering Shitike Cr. using a weir and fish trap. 5 $15,000
c. Determine the adult per redd ratio in Shitike Cr. and Warm Springs R. and estimate the abundance of spawners from redd counts. 5 $4,000
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
1. Monitor trends in relative abundance of juvenile bull trout (Age I-III) in the Deschutes subbasin. 2003 2006 $80,000
3. Monitor trends in adult bull trout abundance using redd surveys in Warm Springs River and Shitike Creek. 2003 2006 $92,000
4. Determine escapement of adult fluvial bull trout in the Warm Springs R. and Shitike Cr. 2003 2006 $148,000
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006
$117,000$117,000$117,000$117,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2002 cost
Personnel FTE: 1, 4 seasonal technicians $59,100
Fringe @ 23% $13,591
Supplies Underwater video system and picket fence weir supplies, field sampling supplies (waders etc.) $18,000
Travel Vehicle rental, mileage and insurance, groceries for field work, travel to meetings $6,700
Indirect @41.4% $37,009
Other Office operations (phone service and utilities) $2,600
$137,000
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2002 cost$137,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2002 budget request$137,000
FY 2002 forecast from 2001$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Reason for change in estimated budget

No budget projections were made for 2002. During FY 2001 $92,064 was allocated to CTWSRO.

Reason for change in scope

The objectives for the CTWSRO portion of project 9405400 will be met by the end of FY 2001. The proposed budget will fund new objectives and tasks submitted in this proposal.

Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
CTWSRO project oversight $6,000 in-kind
CTWSRO electrofishing gear and Shitike fish weir $10,000 in-kind
USFS-Rocky Mountain Research Station Sampling efficiency protocol crew training and data analysis $10,000 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 2001-6)
Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate
Date:
Jun 15, 2001

Comment:

Fundable if adequate responses are given to ISRP concerns. The stated objective is to test night snorkeling efficacy versus day snorkeling or electrofishing is likely not necessary. Night snorkeling is generally recognized as an efficient method for detecting bull trout. There may be logistical reasons to explore to the relationship between detections based on day snorkeling and day electrofishing, however the proposal could have described this need more compellingly. Thus, the need for tasks associated with this objective need to be better justified to support funding. For the purposes of management of bull trout in the Deschutes basin, it is doubtful that the precision generated by the methods comparison is necessary. Relative abundance and trend data probably give sufficient resolution for most management level questions.

The proposal implies that part of the rationale for the comparison of sampling methods is the inclusion of the Deschutes data into a larger regional bull trout dataset being assembled by Russ Thurow and colleagues at the USFS Rocky Mountain Experiment Station in Boise. The presentation amplified this relationship. The proposal needs to provide additional documentation on the linkage to the USFS regional protocol and the involvement of Thurow et al., even if no funding is allocated to the Boise station.

Study reaches need to be selected in cooperation with Projects #25088 and #25010.

Use of index reaches (Objective 1 and 3) or survey of known spawning ground surveys (Objective 3) have proven to be unacceptable in most fisheries monitoring and evaluation programs, e.g., the Oregon Coastal Coho surveys where they have been replaced by probabilistic sampling procedures developed by the EPA\EMP program. Selection of long-term sampling reaches for this project should be selected in cooperation with Projects #25088 and #25010. "Index sites" could be used for development of subsampling procedures, but they should be part of a systematic sample of collocated sites if possible.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-8)
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 10, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. Adequate response. It is encouraging to note that the Oregon interagency monitoring committee (see response to ISRP from 199801600) has this project under its purview because it is important that long-term sampling sites for this project be selected in cooperation with other projects (#s 25088, 25010, 199801600). "Index sites" may be appropriate but the methods of data collection at them should be compatible with those of basin-wide monitoring programs so that inferences can be drawn about changes observed in the subbasin in the context of changes occurring in the larger region. (high priority)
REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jan 3, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 6, 2002

Comment: