Status of fish and wildlife innovative projects recommended for funding under the Council's program

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Project ID	Project Title	Agency Name	Funding Award	Start Date	End Date	Comments	Summary Description
PROJECTS INITIATED DURING FY 1998
199800402	Assessment of Impacts Of Development And Operation Of The Columbia River Hydroelectric System On Mainstem Riverine Processes And Salmon Habitats	Battelle Pacific Northwest	$160,000	03-Aug-98	COMPLETED	Alan Ruger (BPA 503-230-5813) >FINAL REPORT June 2000	The overall goal of this project is to assess the extent of riverine habitat lost to development and operation of the Columbia River hydroelectric system, identify the types of ecological modifications that have occurred, and suggest areas or actions with particular potential for restoration of riverine habitat and processes.
199800403	Assessment Of Population Structure In Columbia River Chinook Salmon And Steelhead And Its Application To Existing Populations	Univ. Of Idaho	$99,949	03-Aug-98	8/31/2000 EXTENDED	Greg Baesler (BPA 503-230-7637) > GB 7/31/01. Draft final report under peer review. > GB 11/01. Still no final report, originally expected by 10/99. > GB 1/4/02. Still no final report. > GB 2/11/02. DRAFT final report under peer review. >3/20/02. Review comments sent to author. > GB 6/5/02. Still no final report. BPA checking status.	Assess the application of theories, such as the metapopulation concept, to chinook salmon population structure in the Columbia River and the relationship to habitat structure and variation. It would also examine how population structure concepts would apply to fish recovery efforts in the Columbia River Basin.
See Comment	Impact Of Hydroelectric Development And Operation On The Columbia River Estuary And Nearshore Plume	NMFS	$150,000	01-May-98 Also see comment	30-Apr-03	Alan Ruger (BPA 503-230-5813) > NOTE: This project was folded under project 199801400 (NMFS), as per Council decision on April 1998. > AR 2/5/01. NMFS intends to publish report as a book by UW Press. > AR 1/4/02. UW Press publication a no go. Will publish a NOAA Technical Memo by 3/02 instead and also a peer reviewed article. > AR 6/5/02. BPA is requesting final report delivered by 8/1/02.	This project would provide (1) an assessment of the importance of the estuary to fish and wildlife recovery efforts, and (2) an analysis of the impacts of the construction and operation of the Columbia river hydroelectric system on the hydrology, habitats and ecology of the Columbia river estuary and plume and opportunities for management action related to the estuary.
		TOTAL FY98	$409,949
PROJECTS INITIATED DURING FY 2000
199803500	Watershed Scale Response Of Stream Habitat To Abandoned Mine Waste	Univ. Of Washington	$164,682	15-Mar-00	14-Mar-03	John Piccininni (BPA 503-230-7641) > JP 1/7/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > JP 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Seasonal fluctuations of mine drainage effects will be analyzed. Heavy metal loading in forest soils, Alder Creek, and the mainstem of the Methow River will be measured. Metal uptake, transfer, and hazards in the stream food web will be determined.
200004800 (was proposal 20006)	Yakima Basin Benthic Index Of Biotic Integrity	Washington Trout	$189,005	15-Jun-00	30-Sep-04	David Byrnes (BPA 503-230-3171) > DB 1/7/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > DB 6/3/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Develop a multimetric Index of Biotic Integrity for the upper Yakima/Naches Basin using Benthic Macroinvertebrates to detect ranges of human impact on aquatic resource health.
200004900 (was proposal 20076)	Diet,Distribution & Life History Of Neomysis mercedis In John Day Pool	Univ. Of Montana	$180,539	01-May-00	30-Jun-02	Andy Thoms (BPA 503-230-5827) > AT 1/7/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > AT 1/15/02. Issued 5-month no cost time extension to allow sponsor to submit report to journal Rivers: Research and Appplication.	Quantify key variables describing the ecology of the exotic mysid Neomysis mercedis that has recently invaded mainstem Columbia reservoirs. Determine the potential N. mercedis has for negatively affecting food web structure in the Columbia River.
200005000 (was proposal 20057)	Riparian Recovery: Plant Succession And Salmon	Oregon State Univ.	$199,995	01-Jul-00	30-Jun-02	Greg Baesler (BPA 503-230-7637) > GB 3/4/02. No cost time extension was granted to 6/30/02. > GB 6/5/02. All goes OK. Final report expected at the end of 6/02. Two manuscripts will be delivered for publication during summer 2002.	Determine the role of riparian plant diversity, structure and density on fish diet and habitat. Examine temporal and spatial dynamics of riparian inputs and their use by aquatic invertebrates and salmonids.
200005100 (was proposal 20102)	Research/Evaluate Restoration Of NE Oregon Streams	Oregon State Univ.	$140,000	01-Jun-00	30-Jun-02	Greg Baesler (BPA 503-230-7637) > GB 3/4/02. No cost time extension was granted to 6/30/02. > GB 6/5/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. Final report expected at the end of 6/02.	Research/evaluate approaches to the restoration of freshwater salmon and riparian wildlife habitats. Quantify the biophysical responses of both passive and active restoration projects. Establish reference reaches of value for the normative river concept.
200005200 (was proposal 20064)	Upstream Migration of Pacific Lampreys in the John Day River: Behavior, timing	USGS Bio Res Div, CRRL	$199,495	17-Apr-00	COMPLETED	Debbie Docherty (BPA 503-230-4458) >FINAL REPORT April 2001	Determine timing and movement patterns of upstream migrating Pacific lampreys using radiotelemetry and tagged lampreys. Measure the physical characteristics of overwintering and spawning habitats of Pacific lampreys in the John Day River Basin
200005700 (was proposal 20054)	Evaluate Hydraulic Turbulence On Migratory Fish	US DOE-Oak Ridge National Lab.	$200,000	15-Aug-00	COMPLETED	Kim Fodrea (BPA 503-230-3702) > Tom Vogel former BPA COTR until 8/01. >KF 1/8/02. Final report is now due and will be available in a few days. >FINAL REPORT March 2002	Design, construct, and operate a laboratory apparatus to study effects of turbulence on fish survival and swimming performance. Intensities and scales would be the same as within hydroelectric turbines, fish bypass systems, spill, and vessel passage.
200005800 (was proposal 20067)	Supersaturated Water Effect On Adult Salmonids	USGS Bio Res Div, CRRL	$149,818	01-May-00	COMPLETED	John Skidmore (BPA 503-230-5494) > JS 7/27/01. No cost time extension to 10/01/01 > JS 10/29/01. Will check w/ sponsor and ask for final report. >FINAL REPORT December 2001	Determine in-situ exposures of adult salmonids to total dissolved gas supersaturation (TDGS) and conduct laboratory assays to determine the effects of TDGS exposure on their reproductive performance.
200006800 (was proposal 20034)	Flow Effects On Cottonwood Ecosystems	Bioquest Intntl. Consulting	$200,000	16-Jun-00	COMPLETED	Tom Morse (BPA 503-230-3694) > TM 7/27/01. No cost time extension to 9/30/01. >FINAL REPORT October 2001	Determine the explanation of the distribution of cottonwood within the floodplains of selected reaches of the upper Kootenay and Yakima River basins prior to European settlement. Map current distribution of cottonwoods and other riparian types.
200007100 (was proposal 20045)	Analyzing Behavioral Changes During Salmonid Domestication	Washington State Univ.	$199,996	01-Mar-02	29-Feb-04	Jeff Gislason (BPA 503-230-3594) > JG 1/29/01. Sponsor faced difficulties obtaining Section 10 permit for spring chinook and steelhead work. Thought it could get coverage under Nez Perce permit, but NMFS demanded getting their own. Permit should appear in Federal Register in August 2001. Contract signing will be possible after public comment (if any) is addressed. > JG 10/29/01. Section 10 permit not issued by NMFS yet. > JG 12/12/01. NMFS permit drafted. Expects final permit to be issued by 1/1/02. >JG 1/4/02. Permit completed but probably to be signed in about 2 weeks. Expects contract in place by 2/1/02. > JG 2/25/02. NMFS Section 10 permit and NEPA requirements completed. Sponsor will initiate work as scheduled. > JG 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Analyze behavioral changes occurring during domestication in chinook salmon and steelhead trout by comparing behavioral and physiological measures of performance between juvenile salmon and steelhead with varying histories of hatchery rearing.
200007200 (was proposal 20106)	Heritability Disease Resistance & Immune Function	USFWS	$199,974	01-May-01	01-Dec-02	Debbie Docherty (BPA 503-230-4458) > Tom Vogel former BPA COTR until 8/01. > TV 8/4/00. Project Leader on leave through 8/00 which hindered progress to initiate procurement actions in late FY2000. > TV 9/00: sponsor and BPA decided not to begin project funding or research activities until 5/1/01 because of the need to capture spring chinook which return to Abernathy Hatchery in August. > DD 1/4/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > DD 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Determine heritability of disease resistance and immune function of spring chinook salmon with special reference to infectious bacteria and bacterial kidney disease or bkd.
		TOTAL FY00	$2,023,504
PROJECTS INITIATED DURING FY 2001
200008000 (was proposal 22001)	A Feasibility Study For Pacific Ocean Salmon Tracking (Post)	Kintama Research Corp.	$228,600	01-May-01	28-Feb-02	Alan Ruger (BPA 503-230-5813) > AR 1/4/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > AR 6/5/02. Final report nearing completion. No cost time extension will be granted to 8/1/02.	Evaluate new acoustic tracking technology to verify its capabilities for use on the West Coast; and design an acoustic monitoring network to track movement of salmon smolts into the ocean and along the continental shelf to areas of ocean residency.
200100800 (was proposal 22013)	Genetic Sex Of Chinook Salmon In The Col. River Basin	Univ. Of Idaho	$99,736	01-May-01	31-Mar-03	Debbie Docherty (BPA 503-230-4458) > Tom Vogel former BPA COTR until 8/01. > NEPA CX issued 9/24/01. > DD 1/4/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > DD 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Determine with molecular tests whether wild chinook salmon are correctly expressing their genetic sex, and assess the incidence of males with abnormal numbers of Y-chromosomes. Over the 4-year sampling period assess these effects on breeding populations.
200105500 (was proposal 22047)	Influences Of Stocking Salmon Carcass Analogs On Salmonids In Col. River Tributaries (was "Salmonid response to fertilization: an experimental evaluation of alternative methods of fertilization")	WDFW, Bio-Oregon, Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, NMFS, Yakama Nation, Weyerhauser Co	$399,829	01-May-01	04-Sep-01	Peter Lofy (BPA 503-230-4193) > PL 7/31/01. Final draft SOW has been received; but not all budgets are in yet. BPA is still negotiating final contract. BPA also decided to fund a Fertilization Evaluation project ($400,000) sponsored by NMFS; but declined by the Council. This is funded as part of the 2000 FCRPS BiOp. Therefore the money will come from the ESA placeholder. The innovative project and NMFS' project were pooled together as one. > PL 10/24/01. Contract w/ ShoBans still pending. > PL 1/3/02. ShoBans currently signing contract. All other agencies have contract in place and ready to start. >PL 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Restore salmonid populations by increasing food available to salmonids. The efficacy of using salmon carcass analogs to benefit salmonid populations will be tested in three sub-basins of the Columbia River.
200101000 (was proposal 22022)	Using Induced Turbulence To Assist Downstream-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids	Washington State Univ.	$219,923	01-May-01	31-Dec-02	Kim Fodrea (BPA 503-230-3702) > KF 1/8/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > KF 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Turbulence in salmonid-bearing streams will be reproduced in experimental facilities and used to test whether juvenile salmonids follow turbulent "trails" that could lead to dam surface bypass collection systems.
200101100 (was proposal 22050)	Habitat Diversity In Alluvial Rivers	Conf. Tribes Of The Umatilla Indian Reservation	$318,255	14-May-01	30-Sep-02	Peter Lofy (BPA 503-230-4193) > PL 1/3/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. >PL 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Developing innovative remote sensing and modeling tools for quantitative functional assessment of aquatic habitats by integrating spatial/temporal interactions between channels, floodplain and groundwater.
200101200 (was proposal 22033)	Evaluate New Methodologies For Monitoring Pacific Salmon And Steelhead: Methods For Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Restoration And Recovery Programs	USFWS	$216,170	14-May-01	30-Sep-02	Pat Poe (BPA 503-230-4043) > PP 1/2/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > PP 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Assess new methodologies for monitoring survival and migration of naturally spawned juvenile salmonids. These methods will be demonstrated by assessing the status and life history characteristics of coho salmon and steelhead trout in Abernathy Creek.
200101300 (was proposal 22042)	Evaluate The Effects Of Nutrient Supplementation On Benthic Periphiton, Macroinvertebrates, And Juvenile Sturgeon In The Kootenai River	Kootenai Tribe Of Idaho	$165,303	15-Jun-01	30-Sep-02 EXTENDED	Charlie Craig (BPA 503-230-3430) > On leave until 1/16/02. > CC 2/28/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > CC 5/31/02. No cost time extension was granted to 9/30/02.	Analyze the effects of nitrogen and phosphorous additions on primary, secondary and tertiary productivity in a mesocosm to collect baseline data that will aid in determining if a large-scale fertilization effort would benefit the Kootenai River ecosystem.
200101400 (was proposal 22057)	Waterbody And Aquatic Habitat Characterization Utilizing High Resolution Satellite Imagery And Aerial Imagery	Teasdale Environ. Assoc.	$126,325	25-Jun-01	30-Nov-02	David Sill (BPA 503-230-3543) > DS 1/2/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. > DS 5/31/02. No problems reported. All goes OK.	Demonstrate the practical use of new commercial high resolution satellite and aerial imagery in the assessment of waterbody physical habitat, geomorphology and water quality impairment potential. Develop a guidance manual for field and office use.
200101500 (was proposal 22010)	Echo Meadow Project - Winter Artificial Recharge To Cool Rivers	IRZ Consulting	$264,906	01-May-01	COMPLETED	Peter Lofy (BPA 503-230-4193) > PL 7/31/01. Draft SOW and budget have been received. BPA is still negotiating final contract. > PL 10/17/01. Contract signed 10/5/01. > PL 1/3/02. No problems reported. All goes OK. >FINAL REPORT January 2002	Document the linkages between winter artificial recharge of groundwater to the return flows and river temperature cooling in a 13000 acre study area. Collect & analyze data that shows this method may be the surest way to reduce river water temperature.
		TOTAL FY01	$2,039,047