Oxbow Conservation Area
2005 Statement of Work and Budget

BPA Project Number:  2000-015-00
BPA Project Title:
Contract Number: 00021253
Contract Title: Oxbow Ranch Middle Fork John Day River
Performance/Budget Period: February 1, 2005 to January 31, 2006

Brian Cochran
Habitat Manager
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
68073 Hwy 26
Prairie City, OR 97869
541-421-3931/fax 541-820-4523
oxbowca@ortelco.net

Brad Houslet
Fisheries Program Manager
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Natural Resources Department
P.O. Box C
Warm Springs, OR 97761
541-553-2039 / fax 541-553-1994
bhouslet@wstribes.org

Lori Switzler
Contract Analyst
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Finance Department
P.O. Box C
Warm Springs, OR 97761
541-553-3487 / fax 541-553-3256
lswitzler@wstribes.org

John Baugher
Contracting Officer Technical Representative
Bonneville Power Administration
Fish & Wildlife--EWN-4
P.O. Box 3621
Portland, OR  97208
503-230-4512/ fax 503-230-4564
jrbaugher@bpa.gov



Project Goals: Management of property as a fish and wildlife conservation area.  The general activities are to maintain and enhance habitat values on the property through ongoing operations, maintenance, resource monitoring, and restoration/enhancement projects.

Discussion:  The project will partially mitigate fish and wildlife impacts for the John Day Dam as outlined in the Northwest Power Planning Council's (NPPC) Wildlife Program (NPPC 1994, §11.1, §7.6).  The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Department of Natural resources will manage, plan and coordinate with other natural resource cooperators.  Results of project restoration and enhancement activities will be monitored and evaluated using widely accepted scientific methods.  The project will compliment several ongoing protection and restoration efforts in the John Day Basin.  

Location:  The Oxbow Conservation Area (OCA) is located approximately twenty five miles from Prairie City, Oregon, along Grant County Road 20.  It is completely surrounded by the Malheur National Forest, with the closest private lands being the Nature Conservancy's Dunston Ranch one mile downstream and the Middle Fork Forrest Conservation Area 4.2 miles upstream, which is also managed by the Tribe.  The 1,022-acre property has 10.6 miles of boundary and contains 4.1 river miles.