Statement of Work
Pend Oreille Wetlands
Kalispel Tribe

FY 2005
Project# 1991-060-00
Contract # 00020768

General Administrative Information

Project Title: Pend Oreille Wetlands, Kalispel Tribe

Organization: Kalispel Tribe

Project Number: 1991-060-00

Contract Number: 00020768

Contract Renewal Date: December 1, 2004

Contract Period: 12/01/04 - 11/30/05

Administrative Contact: Ray D. Entz, Wildlife Program Manager
Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Department
1981 LeClerc Rd., P.O. Box 39
Usk, WA 99180
Phone: (509) 445-1147 ext. 278
Fax: (509) 445-5302 E-mail: rentz@knrd.org

Technical Contact: Darren Holmes, Wildlife Project Manager
                                           Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Department
1981 LeClerc Rd., P.O. Box 39
Usk, WA 99180
Phone: (509) 445-1147 ext. 277
Fax: (509) 445-5302 E-mail: djholmes@knrd.org


Project Goal

Protect and/or restore riparian and wetland habitats within the Pend Oreille River Watershed to partially mitigate for wildlife habitat losses due to the construction of Albeni Falls Dam while promoting healthy, self-sustaining wildlife populations capable of supporting traditional tribal uses.

Background

The construction of Albeni Falls Dam resulted in the loss of over 28,000 Habitat Units in wetland and riparian habitat types.  These losses occurred exclusively within the Kalispel Ceded Lands.  Through the acquisition of property rights (fee title to management agreements), property protection, and habitat restoration, the Kalispel Tribe is continuing to mitigate these losses. This project is one of many aimed at partially mitigating the habitat losses at Albeni Falls Dam through the Northwest Power Act and Northwest Power Planning Council's Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program as funded by the Bonneville Power Administration.  
The Phase, Objective and Task outline in this Scope of Work is consistent with the intent of the original project proposal.  The Planning and Development Phase Objectives and Tasks are designed to incorporate new information that becomes available during this contract period into the knowledge base developed in the previous contract year.  Operation and Maintenance Objectives and Tasks are focused at maintaining fiscal accountability and contributing to a cohesive regional mitigation effort.  Implementation of the Albeni Falls Wildlife Mitigation Monitoring and Evaluation Plan is also incorporated in this fiscal year's Objectives and Tasks.  

Project Location

The Project Area lies just north of the Kalispel Indian Reservation, which is in the eastern portion of the Pend Oreille Subbasin of the Intermountain Province of the Columbia River Basin.  The project lies within sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 in T34N, R44E (Jared Quadrangle) all within Pend Oreille County, Washington.  The Project Area covers approximately 600 acres.