FY 2001 Ongoing proposal 199206200

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

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Yakama Nation - Riparian/Wetlands Restoration
Proposal ID	199206200
Organization	Yakama Nation (YN)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Tracy Hames
Mailing address	P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948
Phone / email	5098656262 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project	Dr. William Bradley
Review cycle	FY 2001 Ongoing
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Yakima
Short description	Continue implementation of YN Wetlands/Riparian Restoration Project by protecting and restoring native floodplain habitats along anadromous fish-bearing waterways in the agricultural area of the Yakama Reservation (~2,500 acres/year).
Target species

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
1991	Completed initial project plan including Habitat Evaluations Procedures (HEP) estimates for the project area.
1992	Obtained predesign funding for implementation plan.
1993	Developed implementation plan and identified 15 priority areas for inclusion into the project (total 27,000 acres).
1993	Project programmatic NEPA work completed, FONSI signed.
1994	Acquired Priority Area Number 1 (430 acres).
1995	Acquired Priority Area Number 2 (3,800 acres).
1995	Restored wetlands on Priority Area 1 (200 acres).
1996	Acquired Priority Area 3 (660 acres).
1996	Began restoration activities on Areas 2 and 3, began native grass restoration on Area 1.
1997	Began land securing process for all or portions of Priority Areas 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, and 15.
1997	Finished native habitat restoration of Areas 1 and 3, continued restoration of Area 2.
1998	Acquired portions of Areas 5, 10, 11, 12, and 15 (total 3,415 acres).
1998	Completed wetlands restoration on Area 2 (2,000 acres).
1999	Acquired Area 4 (2,500 acres).
1999	Restored Areas 5, 10, 11, 12, and 15.
2000	Acquired Area 6 (2,000 acres).
2000	Completed wetland restoration on Area 10 (500 acres).

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost
1. Acquire Priority Area properties for restoration and long-term management (2,000-3,000 acres per year).	a. Plan annual activities to determine the properties selected for acquisition.	30	$15,690
	b. Conduct pre-acquisition activities (ownership research, appraisals, etc.).	30	$31,380
2. Protect, restore and/or enhance secured lands to realize an increase in wildlife habitat values.	a. Develop site-specific restoration plans for secured properties according to procedures outlined in project implementation plan.	40	$15,690
	b. Adjust restoration plans according to results achieved in monitoring activities.	40	$5,230
3. Adaptively manage properties to ensure permanent wildlife habitat value.	a. Develop site-specific operations and management plans.	60	$15,690
	b. Adjust site-specific management plans according to results achieved in monitoring activities.	60	$5,230
4. Monitor wildlife habitat conditions to ensure the desired mitigation level is reached and maintained.	a. Develop monitoring and evaluation plans; both site-specific and at landscape scale.	60	$10,460
	b. Adjust monitoring plans according to information gathered each year.	60	$5,230

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2002	FY 2003
$120,000	$125,000	$110,000	$115,000

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor
1. Acquire Priority Area properties for restoration and long-term management (2,000-3,000 acres per year).	a. Secure land in perpetuity with appropriate procedure outlined in project implementation plan (purchase, easement or lease).	30	$1,009,427
2. Protect, restore and/or enhance secured lands to realize an increase in wildlife habitat values.	a. Implement restoration activities identified in site-specific restoration plan.	40	$341,425	Yes

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2002	FY 2003
$1,210,000	$1,170,000	$1,310,000	$1,250,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost	Subcontractor
1. Adaptively manage properties to ensure permanent wildlife habitat value.	a. Manage habitats according to site-specific plans.	60	$190,684
	b. Adjust management activities according to results achieved in monitoring activities.	60	$47,671

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2002	FY 2003
$350,000	$380,000	$270,000	$320,000

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 cost
1. Monitor wildlife habitat conditions to ensure the desired mitigation level is reached and maintained.	a. Perform baseline and periodic HEP analysis to measure habitat responses to management activities and to monitor mitigation levels achieved.	60	$5,619
	b. Develop and perform habitat response monitoring according to restoration goals set out in the site-specific management plans.	60	$16,858
	c. Perform wildlife surveys on selected populations to ensure that habitat responses are resulting in wildlife responses.	60	$16,858
	d. Perform landscape-scale habitat and population surveys according to plans developed.	60	$16,858

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2002	FY 2003
$70,000	$75,000	$60,000	$65,000

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2001 cost
Personnel	FTE: 1.6	$60,000
Fringe	@ .25 of personnel line	$15,000
Supplies		$6,700
Travel		$3,000
Indirect	@ .235 of all previous lines.	$19,900
Personnel	FTE: 3.8	$112,000
Fringe	@ .25 of Personnel	$28,000
Supplies		$50,000
Indirect	@ .235 of all previous lines	$44,650
Capital	Nearly all is spent on land acquisition, with some minor amounts spent on farm equipment.	$1,016,202
Subcontractor		$100,000
Personnel	FTE: 4.0	$113,000
Fringe	@ .25 of Personnel	$28,250
Supplies		$51,750
Indirect	@ .235 of above lines	$45,355
Personnel	FTE: 0.7	$26,000
Fringe	@ .25 of Personnel	$6,500
Supplies		$10,000
Travel		$3,000
Indirect	@ .235 of above lines	$10,693
		$1,750,000

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$1,750,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$1,750,000
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$1,750,000
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:

Date:
Jul 14, 2000

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 8, 2000

Comment:

Recommendation: This project should not be funded from the anadromous fish budget because it is not an ongoing project, nor from the wildlife budget because the Washington Lower Columbia dams wildlife losses have been mitigated.

Background: This project was submitted and processed as a wildlife project. The Wildlife Committee did not budget FY01 funds for this project because of a crediting issue. The Washington portion of the wildlife losses for the Lower Columbia Dams have been mitigated for. CBFWA subsequently moved this project into the Anadromous Fish category commenting that it is a wildlife project with important benefits to fish. MMG agreed to fund from anadromous budget if not credited toward wildlife mitigation.

BPA comments: That position is inconsistent with BPA policy of receiving wildlife credit for permanent protection of habitat using anadromous budget. Please refer to our earlier comments on wildlife crediting.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 13, 2000

Comment:

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 13, 2000

Comment:

Previously funded as a wildlife project - YN comment requested Council reconsideration.

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:
$1,514,545	$1,514,545	$1,514,545

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website