Asotin IMW Monitoring YR10
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The Asotin County Conservation District proposes to support one year of ongoing monitoring in the Asotin Cr Intensively Monitored Watershed project (Asotin IMW). The project started in 2008 and is expected to run until 2019. Funds will support i) juvenile steelhead PIT tagging and mark-recapture surveys, and ii) habitat monitoring using the Columbia Habitat Monitoring protocol (CHaMP). These two monitoring efforts are being used to assess the effectiveness of large woody debris (LWD) to increase juvenile productivity in Asotin Cr. Three tributaries will be monitored: Charley, North Fork Asotin, and South Fork Asotin Cr. Funds are needed because the current IMW monitoring budget being provided by Pacific State Marine Funding Commission (PSMFC) has been reduced in 2016 to $178,000 from an average of ~$250,000. It is critical at this stage in the Asotin IMW to maintain the basic monitoring level to ensure its goals can be completed: namely to determine the effectiveness of LWD restoration methods, determine the causal mechanisms of habitat and fish responses, and to provide recommendations for implementing LWD restoration in other watersheds. Fish monitoring occurs in 12 sites, each 300-500m long, four in each tributary. Habitat monitoring occurs in 12 CHaMP sites in Charley and North Fork Asotin Cr, each 160-200m long. This project will support ESA listed steelhead recovery. All data will be made publicly available. Data analyses will be conducted with other funds.
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work | Actual Monitoring Cost |
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Astoin (#1)
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Intensively monitored watershed (E.1.c.15)
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$111,000
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Amounts may not be complete
| | Category / Work Type / Metric | Final |
Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level) |
Monitoring |
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# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) Intensively monitored watershed (E.1.c.15.c)
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180.0
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# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) Intensively monitored watershed (E.1.c.15.a)
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25.00
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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01/01/2017
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2017
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report submitted 7/28/17
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Annual Project Billing Due
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06/30/2017
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Agreement End Date
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01/31/2018
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Final Billing Due
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02/15/2018
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Final Report Due
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02/28/2018
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more developed project summary than the PRISM Final Report which was submitted and accepted 2/7/18
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