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Blue Mountain | Grande Ronde | 100.00% |
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Description: Page: 10 Figure 1: Map of Lostine River drainage in Northeast Oregon and location of acclimation and release facility and adult weir and trapping facility. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 984 x 1145 Description: Page: 11 Figure 2: Lostine River Acclimation Facility. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 800 x 427 Description: Page: 12 Figure 3: Transfer of spring Chinook salmon smolts to Lostine River Acclimation facility. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 702 x 640 Description: Page: 16 Figure 4: Newly constructed Lostine River weir during testing at average winter flows. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 885 x 665 Description: Page: 17 Figure 5: View of the newly constructed adult handling area at the Lostine River hydraulic weir. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 855 x 349 Description: Page: 25 Figure 7: View looking upstream into the Lostine River adult trap. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 843 x 636 Description: Page: 25 Figure 8: New facility testing during winter flow conditions at Lostine River adult weir. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 852 x 641 Description: Page: 26 Figure 9: Lostine River adult female being spawned at Lookingglass Hatchery. Project(s): 1998-007-02 Document: P123130 Dimensions: 798 x 480 |
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Acct FY | Acct Type | Amount | Fund | Budget Decision | Date |
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FY2023 | Expense | $1,026,435 | From: BiOp FCRPS 2008 (non-Accord) | FY23 SOY Budget Upload | 06/01/2022 |
FY2024 | Expense | $1,071,598 | From: BiOp FCRPS 2008 (non-Accord) | FY24 SOY Budget Upload | 06/01/2023 |
Number | Contractor Name | Title | Status | Total Contracted Amount | Dates |
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MWH Global, Inc. | 1998-007-01 GRANDE RONDE ENDEMIC SPRING CHINOOK ACCLIMATION SITE | History | $0 | 6/15/2002 - 12/31/2002 |
Number | Contractor Name | Title | Status | Total Contracted Amount | Dates |
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4219
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-7-2 M & E, GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION | Closed | $927,292 | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2005 |
4277
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION - O&M | Closed | $1,624,938 | 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2005 |
25641
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998 007 02 GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION - LOSTINE O & M | Closed | $330,953 | 1/1/2006 - 12/31/2006 |
25587
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 GRANDE RONDE SUPP'L - LOSTINE M & E | Closed | $227,955 | 1/1/2006 - 12/31/2006 |
BPA-005574 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land/TBL - GR Supp O&M | Active | $17,265 | 10/1/2006 - 9/30/2007 |
30437
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998 007 02 GRANDE RONDE SUPP'L - LOSTINE M & E | Closed | $238,538 | 1/1/2007 - 12/31/2007 |
30616
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998 007 02 GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION - LOSTINE O & M | Closed | $327,066 | 1/1/2007 - 12/31/2007 |
BPA-003720 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Active | $12,675 | 10/1/2007 - 9/30/2008 |
35994
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Nez Perce Tribe | 199800702 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPP'L O/M | Closed | $333,673 | 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 |
35952
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Nez Perce Tribe | 199800702 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPP'L M/E | Closed | $235,824 | 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 |
BPA-004149 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Active | $14,249 | 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2009 |
39434
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Nez Perce Tribe | 199800702 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $237,861 | 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
39461
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Nez Perce Tribe | 199800702 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $448,936 | 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
BPA-004989 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Active | $13,270 | 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2010 |
44924
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Nez Perce Tribe | 199800702 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $334,974 | 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
44925
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Nez Perce Tribe | 199800702 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $243,176 | 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
BPA-005718 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Active | $20,318 | 10/1/2010 - 9/30/2011 |
50336
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $386,847 | 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011 |
50364
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $380,409 | 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011 |
55021
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $405,851 | 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012 |
55113
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $353,129 | 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012 |
BPA-007231 | Bonneville Power Administration | Land - GR Supp O&M | Active | $6,948 | 10/1/2012 - 9/30/2013 |
60107
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $391,151 | 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
60108
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $372,042 | 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
BPA-007492 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Active | $9,226 | 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014 |
63319
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $400,035 | 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014 |
63320
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $367,394 | 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014 |
BPA-008234 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags/Land-GR Supp O&M | Active | $4,506 | 10/1/2014 - 9/30/2015 |
67520
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $384,649 | 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015 |
67626
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $430,062 | 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015 |
BPA-008946 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags - GR Supp O&M | Active | $4,562 | 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2016 |
71214
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $458,183 | 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016 |
71215
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $394,213 | 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016 |
BPA-009583 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags - GR Supp O&M | Active | $11,447 | 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2017 |
74668
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Closed | $463,526 | 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017 |
74548
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $394,515 | 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017 |
BPA-010030 | Bonneville Power Administration | PIT Tags - GR Supp O&M | Active | $11,447 | 10/1/2017 - 9/30/2018 |
77169
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Susan Coleman | LTAC-FF-1 | Closed | $65,000 | 10/1/2017 - 12/7/2029 |
74017 REL 8
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION/LOSTINE R.M&E | Closed | $471,769 | 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018 |
74017 REL 11
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $396,233 | 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018 |
BPA-010836 | Bonneville Power Administration | FY19 Internal Costs (lease) | Active | $0 | 10/1/2018 - 9/30/2019 |
74017 REL 42
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION/LOSTINE M&E | Closed | $497,958 | 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019 |
74017 REL 37
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION/LOSTINE O&M | Closed | $510,937 | 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019 |
BPA-012138 | Bonneville Power Administration | FY20 Lease | Active | $9,037 | 10/1/2019 - 9/30/2020 |
74017 REL 54
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M ON LOSTINE RIVER | Closed | $525,326 | 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 |
83821
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E ON LOSTINE RIVER | Closed | $496,993 | 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 |
74017 REL 76
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION- LOSTINE O&M | Closed | $465,371 | 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 |
86723
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION- LOSTINE M&E | Closed | $494,892 | 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 |
BPA-012850 | Bonneville Power Administration | FY22 Lease | Active | $0 | 10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022 |
74017 REL 95
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION- LOSTINE O&M | Closed | $593,002 | 1/1/2022 - 3/31/2023 |
89446
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP GRANDE RONDE SUPPLEMENTATION- LOSTINE M&E | Closed | $497,165 | 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022 |
BPA-013515 | Bonneville Power Administration | FY23 Land Acquisitions | Active | $5,000 | 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023 |
84044 REL 6
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP LOSTINE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Closed | $523,477 | 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023 |
84044 REL 5
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP LOSTINE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Issued | $497,958 | 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023 |
BPA-013758 | Bonneville Power Administration | FY24 Land Acquisitions | Active | $5,000 | 10/1/2023 - 9/30/2024 |
84044 REL 37
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP LOSTINE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Issued | $546,510 | 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
84044 REL 30
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Nez Perce Tribe | 1998-007-02 EXP LOSTINE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Issued | $519,868 | 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
Annual Progress Reports | |
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Expected (since FY2004): | 64 |
Completed: | 36 |
On time: | 36 |
Status Reports | |
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Completed: | 153 |
On time: | 121 |
Avg Days Early: | 3 |
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Earliest Contract | Subsequent Contracts | Title | Contractor | Earliest Start | Latest End | Latest Status | Accepted Reports | Complete | Green | Yellow | Red | Total | % Green and Complete | Canceled |
4219 | 25587, 30437, 35952, 39434, 44925, 50336, 55021, 60107, 63319, 67626, 71214, 74668, 74017 REL 8, 74017 REL 42, 83821, 86723, 89446, 84044 REL 5, 84044 REL 30 | 1998-007-02 EXP LOSTINE SUPPLEMENTATION M&E | Nez Perce Tribe | 01/01/2000 | 12/31/2024 | Issued | 76 | 303 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 362 | 89.50% | 3 |
4277 | 25641, 30616, 35994, 39461, 44924, 50364, 55113, 60108, 63320, 67520, 71215, 74548, 74017 REL 11, 74017 REL 37, 74017 REL 54, 74017 REL 76, 74017 REL 95, 84044 REL 6, 84044 REL 37 | 1998-007-02 EXP LOSTINE SUPPLEMENTATION O&M | Nez Perce Tribe | 01/01/2000 | 12/31/2024 | Issued | 77 | 256 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 281 | 95.02% | 4 |
BPA-5574 | PIT Tags/Land/TBL - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2006 | 09/30/2007 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-3720 | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2007 | 09/30/2008 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-4149 | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2008 | 09/30/2009 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-4989 | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2009 | 09/30/2010 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-5718 | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2010 | 09/30/2011 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-7231 | Land - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2012 | 09/30/2013 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-7492 | PIT Tags/Land - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2013 | 09/30/2014 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-8234 | PIT Tags/Land-GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2014 | 09/30/2015 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-8946 | PIT Tags - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2015 | 09/30/2016 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-9583 | PIT Tags - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2016 | 09/30/2017 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-10030 | PIT Tags - GR Supp O&M | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2017 | 09/30/2018 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-12138 | FY20 Lease | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2019 | 09/30/2020 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-12850 | FY22 Lease | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2021 | 09/30/2022 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-13515 | FY23 Land Acquisitions | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2022 | 09/30/2023 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
BPA-13758 | FY24 Land Acquisitions | Bonneville Power Administration | 10/01/2023 | 09/30/2024 | Active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Project Totals | 153 | 559 | 32 | 0 | 52 | 643 | 91.91% | 7 |
Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-NPCC-20230310 |
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Project: | 1998-007-02 - Grande Ronde Supplementation Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on Lostine River |
Review: | 2022 Anadromous Fish Habitat & Hatchery Review |
Approved Date: | 4/15/2022 |
Recommendation: | Implement with Conditions |
Comments: |
Bonneville and Sponsor to address condition #1 (objectives) and #2 (adjustments) in project documentation. This project supports hatchery mitigation authorized under the Northwest Power Act (Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program) and the Water Resource Development Act (Lower Snake River Compensation) for the Grande Ronde Supplementation program. See Policy Issue I.b., II.a. and II.b. [Background: See https://www.nwcouncil.org/2021-2022-anadromous-habitat-and-hatchery-review/] |
Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-ISRP-20230413 |
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Project: | 1998-007-02 - Grande Ronde Supplementation Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on Lostine River |
Review: | 2022 Anadromous Fish Habitat & Hatchery Review |
Completed Date: | 4/13/2023 |
Final Round ISRP Date: | 2/10/2022 |
Final Round ISRP Rating: | Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified) |
Final Round ISRP Comment: | |
This project provides important monitoring and evaluation data to partners in the Grande Ronde Basin Endemic Spring Chinook Supplementation Program (GRESCSP). Results from the project’s monitoring actions are designed to explicitly test numerous assumptions about the benefits and potential costs of using hatcheries as agents of salmonid conservation. Consequently, project findings are also of interest and value to other groups engaged in spring Chinook supplementation efforts throughout the Columbia Basin. The proposal is well written and generally uses graphs and tables effectively to communicate prior results and plans for the next project period. Broadly, this is an important project that not only benefits spring Chinook salmon in the Grande Ronde basin but also produces information of interest to fishery managers throughout the Columbia River Basin. The ISRP’s recommended Conditions are listed below. The proponents need to assist with development of an M&E Matrix during the response loop (September 24 to November 22, 2021) and to provide information to address the other following Conditions in future annual reports and work plans. 1. SMART objectives. Place expected time bounds on the implementation tasks (e.g., repetitive annual tasks, and one-time actions that may need several years to complete). 2. Project evaluation and adjustment. Describe the overall project adjustment process used by the project and specifically the process used to appraise its own actions to make any necessary changes to fieldwork protocols, data collection, analyses, etc. 3. M&E matrix - support. As habitat projects and monitoring projects are not presented as part of an integrated proposal or plan, the need for a crosswalk to identify the linkages between implementation and monitoring is extremely important for basins or geographic areas. The ISRP is requesting a response from the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Project (199202601) to summarize the linkages between implementation and monitoring projects in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha geographic area. During the response loop, we ask this project to assist them in creating the summary and provide information to them about what is being monitored by this project and where and when the monitoring occurs. A map or maps of locations of monitoring actions would be helpful in this regard. Q1: Clearly defined objectives and outcomes The proposal clearly defines the primary purpose of the project—to help operate and evaluate whether a spring/summer Chinook supplementation program occurring in the Lostine River is meeting its four overall goals. Under each of the project’s four goals, the proponents list one to four general objectives. Altogether, ten general objectives are described. To determine if progress is being made in meeting these objectives, the proponents developed 27 questions that their monitoring effort is addressing. Forty-one specific implementation objectives were developed to answer the management and monitoring questions presented in the proposal. The ISRP commends the proponents for developing monitoring questions that are largely applicable and useful to salmonid supplementation projects throughout the Columbia River Basin. Additionally, results from the project’s previous monitoring efforts were presented along with lessons learned. The data, figures, and discussion in the proposal unambiguously show the value of the O&M and M&E work being done. The project’s implementation objectives, however, are not presented in a SMART objective format. Many appear to be reoccurring annual tasks, but others, such as the creation of a population model specific to Lostine Chinook, will likely take longer to complete and are not on an annual cycle. Consequently, the ISRP is uncertain about when tasks will occur and be completed. We ask that the proponents indicate when each of their implementation tasks will be completed and whether they occur annually. Q2: Methods The proposal provides adequate general descriptions of the methods being employed. Standard and well-established protocols are followed when collecting field data. New field data are entered electronically and downloaded into databases for further analysis. A table in the proposal links the project’s implementation objectives to the MonitoringResources.org website, where further details on the methods are described. Q3: Provisions for M&E Data and findings produced from the project are used by the GRESCSP in an adaptive management cycle. Cooperators in the GRESCSP (Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Umatilla tribes, ODFW, and USFWS) develop Annual Operating Plans that are informed and modified by project data. The proposal presents examples of the how the Lostine spring Chinook project has changed its operations due to monitoring results in the proposal’s “Lesson Learned” segments. Several questions regarding how adaptive management proceeds, however, need to be addressed. First, does the project have its own internal adaptive management process? Seemingly, such a process would allow the proponents to regularly review whether specific tasks were performed as expected and if any changes in objectives or methods are needed. Second, the proposal lacks a general description of the adaptive management process used by the GRESCSP, which should include a brief description of the process being used, how frequently it occurs, and how decisions are documented for long-term reference. The proponents mention that a supplementation workshop occurs every five years—is this when the GRESCSP evaluates progress and determines if any changes need to occur? If so, are those results summarized and reported somewhere? Q4: Results – benefits to fish and wildlife Quantitative findings produced by the project are clearly presented in the “Progress to Date” part of the proposal. For example, the project has met its goal of acclimating and annually releasing 250,000 spring Chinook smolts into Lostine River for 9 out the past 10 years. Additionally, adult returns from HOR smolts have consistently been greater than for NOR adults, indicating that the hatchery program is providing a demographic boost to the Lostine population. However, the most important contribution of the project may be the testing of key assumptions associated with supplementation. Data on HOR and NOR spring/summer Chinook are being used to examine a broad suite of assumptions about the benefits/costs associated with supplementation. These range from assessing and comparing HOR and NOR juvenile and adult survival rates, relative reproductive success, age-at-maturation, maturation timing, spawning ground distribution, productivity, genetic diversity, straying rates, and so on. Results are also being used to parameterize life cycle models. |
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Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-ISRP-20100623 |
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Project: | 1998-007-02 - Grande Ronde Supplementation Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on Lostine River |
Review: | Fast Track ISRP Review 2010 |
Completed Date: | 10/14/2013 |
Final Round ISRP Date: | 4/15/2010 |
Final Round ISRP Rating: | Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified) |
Final Round ISRP Comment: | |
General Comments Comments on Responses to Specific ISRP Questions 2. “Provide in the proposal the goals and objectives for hatchery and natural production in the Lostine River that are components of the NEOH Master Plan. How do the objectives relate to AHA and the HSRG recommendations?” - Objectives for hatchery and natural production in the Lostine River that are components of the NEOH Master Plan are now more clearly identified (Table 1). The proponents evaluated HSRG recommendations based on AHA for the Wallowa/Lostine and concluded that NEOH goals for the Wallowa/Lostine, TRT abundance recommendations, and obligations of the LSRCP were inconsistent with the suggested goals of the HSRG. Thus, the proponents have not adopted those goals. They are, however, using AHA as a complementary tool to assess various management scenarios. This approach appears reasonable and the proponents are wisely keeping in mind the assumptions and limitations of AHA identified in RIST. The proponents propose to "Manage population [presumably Wallowa/Lostine] for ... (PNI) of 0.67." and "Manage Lostine population for PNI of 0.5". These estimates need to be reconciled. Specifically, is the 0.67 level attainable if the PNI for Lostine only reaches 0.5? 3. “Present the results for each year of operation for each goal and objective related to natural and hatchery production, perhaps patterned after the NPT presentation at the supplementation workshop/symposium held in Orofino, ID. These results can be reported in a couple of pages with a table. We are not expecting and exhaustive report, but a manageable additions.” - Reporting of results was improved considerably over the original proposal. They were more detailed and included a betterdescription of life history performance results and assessments of how well the project has met its goals to date. Management assumptions (Table 5), which in effect are objectives, could be more closely associated with defined project objectives (Table 4). How do the two relate? Can management assumptions be considered sub-objectives? 4. “Provide a self-assessment of meeting the goals. In particular, the proponents should rigorously evaluate and present convincing evidence that natural production could consistently meet or exceed escapement goals and in what time frame.” - The proponents provided a reasonable self-assessment of how well established project goals have been met. Some short-term goals have been met and other midor longer-term goals either have not yet been met or data is insufficient to determine whether they have been met. The proponents still did not define time frames for short, mid-, and long-term goals. Nor did they present evidence or a reasonable discussion of whether natural production could consistently meet or exceed escapement goals and in what time frame. This is admittedly difficult to assess, but it appears from the data presented that at this point in time, due to variability in population parameters, the likelihood that long-term goals can be met is unknown. The proponents definitely should provide time estimates for short, mid- and long-term goals. Otherwise they have little meaning and could be interpreted (or misinterpreted) in multiple ways. It is worth pointing out that the fish production that this project is evaluating is conducted under the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) and negotiated in the US. v. Oregon production and harvest. The LSRCP anticipates a step-wise review of spring Chinook in December 2010, and steelhead and fall Chinook in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The sufficiency of the data collection and further evaluation of whether the overall effort is achieving the objectives of the subbasin plan and LSRCP will take place in that review. This project supports the NEOH monitoring design previously reviewed and supported by the ISRP. After the NEOH monitoring was designed the ISRP and ISAB further elaborated on monitoring supplementation projects, and the Ad Hoc Supplementation Workgroup has produced recommendations for standard monitoring of supplementation. The proposal states that monitoring in the Lostine, using the NEOH design, is consistent withrecommendations for monitoring supplementation. However, in the data and monitoring designinformation presented in the proposal, there was an absence of discussion of whether abundance ofnatural-origin adults in the supplemented streams was contrasted to reference streams. The 2007 LSRCPannual report states that evaluation of spring Chinook supplementation in the Grande Ronde was unableto demonstrate a benefit to natural-origin adults. This is a critical evaluation that needs to take place inthe Lostine. Figure 16 shows a trend line for annual redd abundance in the Lostine in contrast to theMinam. This contrast appears to be total redds. The appropriate contrast needs to account for reddsproduced from hatchery and natural spawners. 5. “Clearly identify the BiOp VSP parameters that are to be determined by this project and how precision will be established for the methods to be employed to estimate the parameters.” - VSP parameters were identified. The proponents, however, did not adequately discuss how precision of the methods for evaluating VSP parameters will be established, but instead referred to other documents. Assuming this documents adequately address the precision issue a brief summary or synthesis would complement the response. |
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Qualification #1 - Measure abundance
The project evaluation needs to include an explicit measure of whether supplementation is leading to an increase in abundance of natural-origin female spawners.
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First Round ISRP Date: | 2/24/2010 |
First Round ISRP Rating: | Meets Scientific Review Criteria - In Part |
First Round ISRP Comment: | |
The project is important to efforts aimed at conserving/restoring spring Chinook salmon. It provides an opportunity to assess and evaluate how well artificial production succeeds/contributes to restoring a previously depressed local population. If successful, the population could be an important mid-basin component of the ESU. The project provides an M&E program that could be of both short term (prevent extirpation) and long-term (meet escapement goals for natural production) benefit to anadromous fishes in the Lostine basin. The fast track portion to upgrade and operate the weir is justified. However, the remainder of the project needs a response in the form of a revised narrative. In the response the proponents should: 1. Clearly identify additions to this proposal from the basinwide RME strategy 2. Provide in the proposal the goals and objectives for hatchery and natural production in the Lostine River that are components of the NEOH Master Plan. How do the objectives relate to AHA and the HSRG recommendations? 3. Present the results for each year of operation for each goal and objective related to natural and hatchery production, perhaps patterned after the NPT presentation at the supplementation workshop/symposium held in Orofino, ID. These results can be reported in a couple of pages with a table. We are not expecting an exhaustive report, but a manageable addition. 4. Provide a self assessment of meeting the goals. In particular, the proponents should rigorously evaluate and present convincing evidence that natural production could consistently meet or exceed escapement goals and in what time frame. 5. Clearly identify the BiOp VSP parameters that are to be determined by this project and how precision will be established for the methods to be employed to estimate the parameters. 1. Technical Justification, Program Significance and Consistency, and Project Relationships Lostine River spring Chinook have declined significantly in recent decades and now are a component of the Snake River spring/summer Chinook ESU listed as Threatened in 1992. This project is directed at preventing extirpation and increasing abundance of Chinook salmon in the Lostine through supplementation and is deemed by NOAA-Fisheries to be important for recovery of Snake River and Grande Ronde River Chinook salmon. The project also proposes to monitor status and trends of steelhead and bull trout populations in the Lostine basin. Apparently, little information on steelhead abundance and productivity is available for the Lostine River. Specifically, the program is to operate an adult trapping weir, support juvenile rearing at Lookingglass Hatchery and a smolt acclimation and volitional release program on the Lostine. The Grande Ronde Supplementation project (including Lostine O&M and M&E components) is an ongoing project that has been reviewed previously by the ISRP. The projects have received favorable reviews by the ISRP largely because they effectively integrate scientific monitoring directly into program designs. Recent "Qualifications" of the Grand Ronde project stated in the previous ISRP review are of particular relevance for the review of this proposal. These qualifications include: 1) need for enhanced (adequate) presentation of analyzed data and results (especially for adult return rates), 2) the need for the M&E portion of the project (project # 200713200) to be funded to justify the O&M portion, and 3) enhanced decision criteria that complement program assumptions in order to fully consider various potential management alternatives. The proponents point out that the Lostine project is a component of the Northeast Oregon Hatchery program, established through US v. Oregon and the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan. NEOH has undergone an ISRP Three-Step Review under the Fish and Wildlife Program. As well as a component of NEOH, the project is related to many other ongoing projects in the Snake Basin. Because so many of the projects are closely related, a better approach than reviewing projects individually might be to review the whole set of interrelated projects. The technical justification for the project could be improved. The problem description should have summarized the abundance of natural and hatchery fish in the watershed before the program began as well as trends to the present. The background section should clearly identify the new elements in the proposal that put it in the fast track portfolio. The proposal identifies BiOp RPAs and other action agency documents that recommend implementation of an M&E program and expect the project, at a minimum, to reduce the risk of extirpation of the extant natural Chinook population. Although the proposal provides some data that documents the depressed status of Chinook salmon in the Lostine River basin, it should present more comprehensively the data and analyses that support this conclusion. 2. Project History and Results The description of Project History is adequate. The project has been ongoing since 1994 and funded by BPA since 1998. To date, the project has been successful in achieving some of its objectives (Table 3 in proposal). The proponents state that NOAA-Fisheries concluded that the project prevented extirpation of the Lostine spring Chinook stock. It has met the short-term goal of maintaining escapement of combined hatchery and naturally spawning Chinook at above 250 fish. It has also enabled harvest by a tribal fishery. Its success at achieving the mid-term objective of maintaining an escapement of 500 naturally produced fish is less certain. This level of escapement appears to have been achieved, but only marginally, in five of eight of the most recent years (2001-2009). There is no clear trend of a sustained increase in escapement toward the long-term goal of 1716 naturally spawning adult Chinook, although positive trends toward the long-term escapement objective may require a longer time to manifest. It would be helpful if the proponents provided the time frame since inception of the project for achieving short-, mid-, and long-term goals. Given the above uncertainty, is it likely that the project is only going to be able to prevent extirpation through continued supplementation or is recovery of an unsupplemented naturally spawning population a real possibility? A useful exercise might be to determine whether the population would remain viable if current escapement trends (marginally meeting or below the goal) continue. The proponents should also seriously consider terminating planting of hatchery adults above the weir to determine if natural production can be sustained without augmentation or, alternatively, provide justification for continued augmentation. Presentation of results of the project should be improved. A primary "Qualification" of past ISRP reviews has been the evaluation of the program's success by robust data analysis and reporting of results (relative to biological objectives, work elements, and hypotheses). The current proposal gives a first level of these required/qualified analyses in that return rates, harvest rates, escapement, etc. are provided. However, the ISRP remains interested in deeper analyses that demonstrate how well the program is meeting its goals and expectations. Therefore, this remains a qualification. The project also should clearly state the objectives and goals as established in the NEOH Master Plan and the FY07 project proposal. It was sometimes difficult to distinguish NEOH M&E goals and objectives from the objectives of this proposal as, apparently, they overlap. Clarification of this distinction and relationship would be helpful. Last January the ISRP attended a supplementation workshop/symposium held in Orofino, ID, sponsored by the NPT. In the symposium the presenters laid out the goals and objectives for fish culture (broodstock collection, spawning, egg hatch, etc) and post release goals. They then compared each of their projects to the program goals. The symposium included the Lostine project. The type of summary presented at that symposium needs to be included in the results section of this proposal. The ISRP also suggests looking at the presentation of results by the Warm Springs Tribe for Hood River steelhead and Chinook in their draft revised Master Plan. The presentation need not be ponderous, but it should be thorough. 3. Objectives, Work Elements, and Methods The objectives, work elements, and methods have largely remained unchanged. This is appropriate at this point to avoid complicating the design until a thorough evaluation and robust analysis of the data are performed to warrant adapting the program. The proposal would be strengthened considerably by a more comprehensive presentation of methods, particularly those related to collection of data on life history performances. More specifics are needed on how the proponents are going to achieve the data precision standards that are called for in the Comprehensive M&E strategy. The proponents have made an effort to quantify out-of-basin effects on adult returns to the Lostine. They are currently developing a model that will incorporate ocean conditions. To help determine the impact of out-of-basin factors and assess efficacy of supplementation in the Lostine basin, the proponents should consider comparing patterns and trends in abundance of the Lostine stock to reference streams such as the John Day which has been little influenced by hatchery introductions compared to other Columbia Basin rivers. An element of the objectives focuses on extended weir operation for steelhead. Although it is a minor element (opportunistic because the weir is already operated and maintained), it will provide tangible and logical support for the proponent's objective of monitoring adult steelhead returns. 4. M&E The program has a strong M&E component built into the O&M part of the project. The objectives for this project tie directly into broader GRESCSP and NEOH program objectives, as well. The M&E components of the proposal are critical to evaluating the Lostine portion of the Grande Ronde Chinook Supplementation program. The details regarding assurance that the methods will achieve BiOp RPAs and basinwide M&E for VSP parameters could be improved. To date, the project has been successful in achieving some of its short- and mid-term objectives, which is encouraging. Nevertheless, continued monitoring is necessary, especially to assess adult returns of naturally spawning Chinook. The results of the supplementation effort in regard to natural Chinook production are mixed. In some years returns of natural spawners have marginally met the established escapement goal. In other years it has been well below the goal. Escapement is variable, as would be expected, but the concern is that even the best adult returns appear to have barely exceeded the escapement goal and no sustained increase in escapement is evident. Modified by Dal Marsters on 10/14/2013 10:26:47 AM. |
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Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-NPCC-20101220 |
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Project: | 1998-007-02 - Grande Ronde Supplementation Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on Lostine River |
Review: | RME / AP Category Review |
Proposal: | RMECAT-1998-007-02 |
Proposal State: | Pending BPA Response |
Approved Date: | 6/10/2011 |
Recommendation: | Fund (Qualified) |
Comments: | Implement per April-May 2010 Council decision documents for Fast Track projects through 2016 with condition: Implementation subject to Lower Snake Comp Review process and the hatchery effects evaluation process described in programmatic recommendation #4. |
Conditions: | |
Council Condition #1 Programmatic Issue: RMECAT #4 Hatchery Effectiveness—subject to regional hatchery effects evaluation process | |
Council Condition #2 As per the April-May fast track decisions - The Council recommends this project for implementation. The qualification regarding measuring of natural-origin spawners needs to be addressed and confirmed in a regional approach to ensure adequacy of the current monitoring in the Grande Ronde subbasin |
Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-BIOP-20101105 |
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Project Number: | 1998-007-02 |
Review: | RME / AP Category Review |
Proposal Number: | RMECAT-1998-007-02 |
Completed Date: | None |
2008 FCRPS BiOp Workgroup Rating: | Supports 2008 FCRPS BiOp |
Comments: |
BiOp Workgroup Comments: No BiOp Workgroup comments The BiOp RM&E Workgroups made the following determinations regarding the proposal's ability or need to support BiOp Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RME) RPAs. If you have questions regarding these RPA association conclusions, please contact your BPA COTR and they will help clarify, or they will arrange further discussion with the appropriate RM&E Workgroup Leads. BiOp RPA associations for the proposed work are: ( 62.5 63.1 64.1 64.2) All Questionable RPA Associations ( ) and All Deleted RPA Associations (50.6 50.7 ) |
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Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-NPCC-20090924 |
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Project: | 1998-007-02 - Grande Ronde Supplementation Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on Lostine River |
Review: | FY07-09 Solicitation Review |
Approved Date: | 10/23/2006 |
Recommendation: | Fund |
Comments: | See discussion of Programmatc Issue: supplementation m&e. The NEOH Lostine component will not be complete by 2008. Thus, this budget would increase from proposed in 2008 because of lack of hatchery completion and this project accommodating both O&M and M&E. |
Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-ISRP-20060831 |
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Project: | 1998-007-02 - Grande Ronde Supplementation Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on Lostine River |
Review: | FY07-09 Solicitation Review |
Completed Date: | 8/31/2006 |
Final Round ISRP Date: | None |
Final Round ISRP Rating: | Meets Scientific Review Criteria (Qualified) |
Final Round ISRP Comment: | |
See ISRP comments on the set of NEOH projects under proposal 198805301.
This project conducts supplementation of Lostine River spring Chinook salmon toward avoiding extinction of this much-reduced stock and, in the longer term, achieving its recovery. It is one of several projects that compose the Grande Ronde Endemic Spring Chinook Supplementation Program (GRESCSP). This project operates a smolt acclimation facility and an adult trapping station on the Lostine River tributary of the Grand Ronde River. Adults are spawned at the station; the fertilized eggs are then transferred to hatcheries elsewhere for raising until the young are brought back to the Lostine smolt acclimation site. The project monitors and evaluates the results in terms of population abundance and life history performance. There will be side benefits to other species such as steelhead via monitoring at weirs. The proposal makes a strong case for continuation and funding as part of the GRESCSP. The authors are to be complimented on a clear, well-organized presentation that is thorough in most details. The project's biological objects are truly stated as biological objectives. Much of this proposal could serve as an example for other projects' proposals. Project history and summary results to date are well presented, but future proposals for this project need to show more results in terms of return rates. There is no evidence so far that benefit from supplementation is occurring. The proposal gives well-warranted recognition that long-term prospects for the population depend on the remediation of habitat problems by related projects in the watershed. Biological objectives are described with well-articulated and designed hypotheses to permit robust adaptive management. It would be logical to add an objective of terminating the project when M&E determines either that it is not working or that the target population recovers. A response was needed describing such a decision tree. The sponsors responded well to most of the few questions that the ISRP had relating to this strong proposal. They reiterated the nature of the hypotheses and biological metrics. The Fundable (Qualified) recommendation is for two reasons: (1) Scientific justification for the project depends on the funding of the M&E proposal 200713200. (2) In its initial review, the ISRP requested a decision tree, which would describe a path of adaptive management. For each of the project's eight management objectives, the sponsors responded with a list of hypotheses or criteria, which they term "management assumptions." They regard the resultant outline a "decision framework" for guiding the decision process of NEOH adaptive management. The array is based on the NEOH M&E Conceptual Plan (Hesse and Harbeck 2000). In addition to this framework of assumptions, a decision tree would require statements of reasonably foreseeable alternative adjustments of management (scenarios, including project termination) that would depend on whether the assumptions are borne out. (See the decision tree provided under proposal 199800704.) |
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Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-INLIEU-20090521 |
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Project Number: | 1998-007-02 |
Review: | FY07-09 Solicitation Review |
Completed Date: | 10/6/2006 |
In Lieu Rating: | No Problems Exist |
Cost Share Rating: | None |
Comment: | Lostine River adult acclimation facility. |
Assessment Number: | 1998-007-02-CAPITAL-20090618 |
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Project Number: | 1998-007-02 |
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 2025-002-00 effective on 10/1/2024 Relationship Description: Work and budgets from projects: 1983-350-03 Hatchery RM&E, 1996-043-00 Johnson Cr Artificial Prod M&E, 1997-015-01 Imnaha R Steelhead Monitoring, 1998-007-02 Grand Ronde Supplementation M&E, and 2010-057-00 Snake Basin Steelhead Assessments are merging to become project 2025-002-00. This project Merged To 2025-003-00 effective on 10/1/2024 Relationship Description: Work and budgets from projects: 1983-350-00 NPT Hatchery O&M, 1996-043-00 Johnson Creek Artificial Prop. O&M, and 1998-007-02 Grand Ronde Supplementation O&M are merging to become project 2025-003-00. |
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Name | Role | Organization |
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Rick Zollman | Project Lead | Nez Perce Tribe |
Rebecca Johnson | Supervisor | Nez Perce Tribe |
Jay Hesse | Supervisor | Nez Perce Tribe |
James Harbeck | Technical Contact | Nez Perce Tribe |
Katey Grange | Interested Party | Bonneville Power Administration |
William Young | Technical Contact | Nez Perce Tribe |
Shane Vatland | Technical Contact | Nez Perce Tribe |
Peter Lofy | Supervisor | Bonneville Power Administration |
Jason Vogel | Supervisor | Nez Perce Tribe |
Martin Allen | Project SME | Bonneville Power Administration |
Eric McOmie | Project Manager | Bonneville Power Administration |
Kristina Eilts (Inactive) | Env. Compliance Lead | Bonneville Power Administration |
Sandra Islas | Administrative Contact | Nez Perce Tribe |
Brian Simmons | Project Lead | Nez Perce Tribe |