FY 2000 proposal 20557

Additional documents

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20557 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleEvaluate Bull Trout Population Status/N.F. Clearwater R. - NPT & IDFG
Proposal ID20557
OrganizationNez Perce Tribe / Idaho Department of Fish and Game -- UMBRELLA (NPT)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameDana Weigel
Mailing address3404 Highway 12 Orofino, ID 83544
Phone / email2084769502 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinMountain Snake / Clearwater
Short descriptionEvaluate distribution, habitat use, and movment patterns of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the N.F. Clearwater River drainage, including Dworshak Reservoir.
Target speciesBull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9501600 Genetic Inventory Westslope Cutthroat Trout Assessment of a native trout species in N.F. Clearwater River Drainage-- has identified distributions of bull trout in the basin and collected incidental observations on habitat use, developed methodologies to collect habitat and fish data in the basin.
8740700 Dworshak Impacts/M&E and Bio-Int Rule Curves Assessment of reservoir operations on fish populations in Reservoir-- has compiled baseline data on fish distribution in the reservoir and identified temperature and oxygen conditions that could act as barrier to migration into upper basin.
8709900 Dworshak Impacts Assessment Assessment of entrainment- identifed the needed to assess the potential and impact of entrainment on reservoir fish associated with operations.
9405400 Bull Trout Studies in Central and N.E. Oregon Study methods and protocols between studies are similar, and thus comparison between basins may lead to identification of regional patterns.
20147 Evaluate Bull Trout Population Status / N.F Clearwater River - NPT
20148 Evaluate Bull Trout Population Status / N.F. Clearwater River - IDFG
20557 Evaluate Bull Trout Population Status / N.F. Clearwater River - NPT & IDFG

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2000 cost
Personnel see IDFG & NPT subproposals $0
Fringe $0
Supplies $0
$0
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$0
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$0
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
see IDFG subproposal $0 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Initiation of bull trout data collection is dependent on acceptance and approval of study plan and design by USFWS. A study plan and design will be submitted following ESA permit guidelines in 1999 to start fieldwork as scheduled in 2000.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
NA - Umbrella Proposal
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: NA - Umbrella Proposal

Comments: This is an umbrella project description for Bull Trout recovery efforts in the North Fork Clearwater River by the Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Three broad objectives are outlined: 1) Identify sub-populations and determine their status in North Fork Clearwater; 2) Identify how bull trout use Dworshak, and how they are impacted by operations; and 3) Develop and implement strategies to protect bull trout. Generally, the proposal makes a credible attempt to indicate how the various component projects interact, and are formulated to address the overall goals and objectives. One question that affects all projects under this umbrella is just how a sub-population is defined for purposes of the project. If sub-populations are defined as any clearly identified spawning aggregation, the data may already be available to meet this objective. If numbers of fish in each aggregation are estimated each year, at least a preliminary (and perhaps sufficient) risk assessment may be possible. A significant amount of habitat classification is identified as needed information in the proposals, but it is not clear how that data relates to one of the above objectives


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Screening Criteria: N/A

Technical Criteria: N/A

Programmatic Criteria: N/A

Milestone Criteria: N/A