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Project Summary

Project 1996-077-03 - Restore Fishing To Bear Creek
Project Number:
1996-077-03
Title:
Restore Fishing To Bear Creek
Summary:
This is a holistic watershed restoration project targeting anadromous and resident fish in the upper Lochsa Drainage Basin. Project work focuses on reducing sedimentation, reconnecting habitat, and reducing water temperature in fish bearing tributaries of the Upper Lochsa River. Implementation includes road removal, road improvement, culvert replacement, and weed treatment. Focal species are spring chinook, ESA listed Snake River Steelhead, ESA bull trout, and all wildlife.
Proposer:
None
Proponent Orgs:
Nez Perce Tribe (Tribe)
Starting FY:
1996
Ending FY:
2011
BPA PM:
Stage:
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Mountain Snake Clearwater 100.00%
Purpose:
Habitat
Emphasis:
Restoration/Protection
Focal Species:
All Anadromous Fish
All Anadromous Salmonids
Bass, Largemouth
Bass, Smallmouth
Carp, Common
Catfish
Crappie, Black
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope
Freshwater Mussels
Kokanee
Perch, Yellow
Pikeminnow, Northern
Trout, Brook
Trout, Brown
Trout, Bull
Trout, Interior Redband
Trout, Rainbow
Whitefish, Mountain
Wildlife
Species Benefit:
Anadromous: 100.0%   Resident: 0.0%   Wildlife: 0.0%
Tags:
None
Special:
None
BiOp Association:
None

Description: Page: 5 Figure 1: Location of Analysis Area.

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 677 x 523

Description: Page: 6 Figure 2: Detail of the 5th order watershed that comprise the Analysis Area.

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 1056 x 816

Description: Page: 9 Figure 3a: Full recontour - Before excavator

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Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 368 x 255

Description: Page: 9 Figure 3b: Full recontour - After work

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 368 x 255

Description: Page: 11 Figure 4: Road Improvement (slump repair) in Wendover-Badger.

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Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 640 x 480

Description: Page: 15 Figure 5: Setting up transects with exclosures.

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Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 640 x 480

Description: Page: 17 Figure 6: Excavator Operator uses bucket to drag duff from undisturbed area above decommissioned road onto the decommissioned road.

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 425 x 201

Description: Page: 17 Figure 7: Vegetation transplanted by excavator along stream crossing.

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 680 x 391

Description: Page: 18 Figure 8: Native slash placed by excavator along a decommissioned road.

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 728 x 496

Description: Page: 21 Figure 10: Goats along an obliterated road in Parachute Creek.

Project(s): 1996-077-03

Document: 00023606-1

Dimensions: 640 x 480


Summary of Budgets

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No Decided Budget Transfers

Pending Budget Decision?  No


Actual Project Cost Share

Current Fiscal Year — 2025
Cost Share Partner Total Proposed Contribution Total Confirmed Contribution
There are no project cost share contributions to show.
Previous Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year Total Contributions % of Budget
2007

Contracts

The table below contains contracts with the following statuses: Active, Closed, Complete, History, Issued.
* "Total Contracted Amount" column includes contracted amount from both capital and expense components of the contract.
Expense Contracts:
Number Contractor Name Title Status Total Contracted Amount Dates
4505 SOW Nez Perce Tribe 199607703 PROTECT & RESTORE THE BEAR TO FISHING CREEK WATERSHEDS History $1,620,545 1/1/2001 - 5/31/2005
23606 SOW Nez Perce Tribe 1996 077 03 PROTECT AND RESTORE FISHING TO BEAR CR ANALYSIS AREA History $368,746 6/1/2005 - 5/31/2006
27779 SOW Nez Perce Tribe 1996 077 03 BEAR CREEK WATERSHED RESTORATION History $364,346 6/1/2006 - 5/31/2007



Annual Progress Reports
Expected (since FY2004):2
Completed:2
On time:2
Status Reports
Completed:9
On time:2
Avg Days Late:21

                Count of Contract Deliverables
Earliest Contract Subsequent Contracts Title Contractor Earliest Start Latest End Latest Status Accepted Reports Complete Green Yellow Red Total % Green and Complete Canceled
4505 23606, 27779 1996 077 03 BEAR CREEK WATERSHED RESTORATION Nez Perce Tribe 01/01/2001 05/31/2007 History 9 33 0 0 4 37 89.19% 0
Project Totals 9 33 0 0 4 37 89.19% 0


The table content is updated frequently and thus contains more recent information than what was in the original proposal reviewed by ISRP and Council.

Review: FY07-09 Solicitation Review

Council Recommendation

Assessment Number: 1996-077-03-NPCC-20090924
Project: 1996-077-03 - Restore Fishing To Bear Creek
Review: FY07-09 Solicitation Review
Approved Date: 10/23/2006
Recommendation: Fund
Comments:

Independent Scientific Review Panel Assessment

Assessment Number: 1996-077-03-ISRP-20060831
Project: 1996-077-03 - Restore Fishing To Bear Creek
Review: FY07-09 Solicitation Review
Completed Date: 8/31/2006
Final Round ISRP Date: None
Final Round ISRP Rating: Meets Scientific Review Criteria
Final Round ISRP Comment:
This proposal is for road decommissioning and culvert removal in a context of declining fish numbers. The data on results, taken from sources outside the project, are the sort of material that ISRP expected to see in the original proposal narrative.

The response addressed the issues raised by the ISRP in their preliminary review of this project. At issue remains the need to develop an acceptable biological monitoring effort in this project. The nature of the habitat rehabilitation is arguably difficult to adapt to a treatment and control approach and a fish response, given that this work deals primarily with road deactivation, culvert improvement, and some riparian work. Nonetheless, consideration should be given to selection of stream and tributary sections that might act as treatment and control areas.

The ISRP recognizes that some assistance may be required to establish this type of investigation, and this may not be an ideal area for such research. However, given that this area is also part of intensive supplementation studies, and that parr monitoring occurs within the related project 199107300, some attempt at development of a monitoring and assessment framework seems possible. Funding should be contingent on making this attempt. The response included some data on steelhead and Chinook redds, and juvenile densities, which served to indicate that with further analysis and comparison (e.g., estimates of parr density/spawner), a monitoring program is possible, and one that is much needed for the basin.

For full comments on "restore and protect" type projects, please see heading "General comments concerning Nez Perce Tribe proposals to protect and restore various watersheds" at the beginning of the ISRP comments on project # 199607702, Protect & Restore Lolo Creek Watershed.
Documentation Links:

Legal Assessment (In-Lieu)

Assessment Number: 1996-077-03-INLIEU-20090521
Project Number: 1996-077-03
Review: FY07-09 Solicitation Review
Completed Date: 10/6/2006
In Lieu Rating: No Problems Exist
Cost Share Rating: None
Comment: Road decommissioning, culvert removal, erosion control; assume it occurs on National Forest lands and is covered by BPA-FS MOU.

Capital Assessment

Assessment Number: 1996-077-03-CAPITAL-20090618
Project Number: 1996-077-03
Review: FY07-09 Solicitation Review
Completed Date: 2/27/2007
Capital Rating: Does Not Qualify for Capital Funding
Capital Asset Category: None
Comment: None

Project Relationships: This project Merged To 2007-395-00 effective on 7/2/2007
Relationship Description: All work & budgets from projects 1996-077-03, 2002-074-00 and 2007-255-00. This new combined effort will follow the ISRPs recommendations of integrated weed control and management.


Name Role Organization
Rebecca Lloyd (Inactive) Project Lead Nez Perce Tribe
David Kaplowe Project Manager Bonneville Power Administration
Kimberly St Hilaire (Inactive) Env. Compliance Lead Bonneville Power Administration
David Forestieri Technical Contact Nez Perce Tribe
Jeremi Syron (Inactive) Technical Contact Nez Perce Tribe
Paul Krueger (Inactive) Supervisor Bonneville Power Administration