FY 2000 proposal 199902000

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
199902000 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Analyze the Persistence and Spatial Dynamics of Snake River Chinook Salmon
Proposal ID	199902000
Organization	U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (USFS)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Russell F. Thurow
Mailing address	316 E. Myrtle Boise, ID 83702
Phone / email	2083734377 / rthurow/[email protected]
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	FY 2000
Province / Subbasin	Mountain Snake / Salmon
Short description	Emerging conservation theory suggests that recolonization and persistence of widely ranging species may be strongly influenced by the spatial geometry of remaining habitats. The relevance of these concepts to the persistence of declining stocks of chinook
Target species	Snake River Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

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
1995	Drainage-wide redd count. Begin aerial mapping of spawning patches.
1996	Drainage-wide redd count. Aerial and ground mapping of spawning patches. Measures of patch characteristics.
1997	Drainage-wide redd count. Continue aerial and ground mapping of spawning patches. Continue measures of patch characteristics.
1998	Drainage-wide redd count. Continue aerial and ground mapping of spawning patches. Continue measures of patch characteristics.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
8909800	Idaho Supplementation Studies	Collaborative, information sharing
9107300	Idaho Natural Production Monitoring/Evaluations (ESA)	Collaborative, information sharing
	Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation (Nez	Collaborative, information sharing

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2000 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2000 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2000 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2000 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 2000 cost
Personnel	Four temporary field Technicians, one week of Helicopter Manager’s salary, five months of permanent	$38,500
Fringe	20.55%	$7,910
Supplies	Equipment for aerial and ground-based surveys.	$5,000
Operating	Helicopter rental for aerial surveys, fixed-wing aircraft rental for access during ground-based surv	$31,000
Travel	Crew perdiem	$5,600
Indirect	18%	$15,840
		$103,850

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2000 cost	$103,850
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2000 budget request	$103,850
FY 2000 forecast from 1999	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
RMRS	5 months of permanent biologist salary	$19,700	unknown
RMRS	Office space, administrative assistance	$8,400	unknown
RMRS	Computer hardware and software for data compilation, word processing, communication with cooperators, and analysis	$5,100	unknown
RMRS	GPS units for ground and aerial surveys, GPS and GIS software	$18,650	unknown

Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: If water conditions limit the accuracy of redd counts, additional years of research may be required.

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 99-2)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund. OK for a multi-year review cycle, look at in two years (medium priority)

Comments: The proposal describes work intended to assess the spatial distribution of spawners via aerial counts. The proposal is a strong, well-written one with exceptionally qualified staff. The work is academically interesting, but is already quite well understood. We did not feel the proposal adequately described how results of this analysis might be used to increase the protection or enhancement of chinook populations. In general, we were supportive of the portion of this proposal that examines the accuracy of aerial redd counts. However, aerial redd counts have been ground-truthed for decades, but no summarization of those results was presented. Groundwater effects should probably also be considered.

There is no justification of why one month's time for each of the two cooperating scientists is needed or how it would be utilized, nor is there explanation of why FY2000 budget is doubled from that of FY99. Use of subcontractors is not adequately described.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Nonwatershed Technical Group Comments

Recommendation:

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Technical Criteria 1: Met? Yes -

Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? No - Objectives 1 and 2 are not objectives

Milestone Criteria 3: Met? Yes -

Resource Criteria 4: Met? Yes -

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Subregional Team Comments

Recommendation:

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

This project is needed, however, we recommend funding at a reduced rate to meet other management priorities in this region. Continue to pursue in house funding sources specifically for Objectives 2 and 3 for future years. Objectives stated in Project #20055 are important and could be included within this project in future years.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation (NWPPC 2000-6)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]

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:
$160,491	$0	$0

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website