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Development of Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments

This proposal aims to address the current challenges in the Fish and Wildlife Program by linking regional goals to SBP goals, developing recovery goals, defining BPA obligations, and improving the role of managers. It also seeks to address funding issues, establish a coordination strategy, and involve managers in decision-making.

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Development of Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments

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  1. Development of Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments

  2. Current Situation • Regional goals not linked to SBP goals • Recovery goals not developed • Undefined BPA obligations • Undefined role for managers for wildlife O&M-M&E Output Input • Missing F&W Priorities • Inadequate funding level • Non-explicit coordination strategy • Managers left out of decision making • Reduced funding for wildlife projects

  3. CBFWA Vision • Regional goals linked to SBP/Recovery goals • Defined BPA obligations • Defined role for managers Output Input • F&W Priorities Addressed • Adequate Funding • Regional commitment to mitigation • Explicit coordination strategy

  4. Members Action: • CBFWA Members direct the Technical Committees to evaluate the existing Program: • Define and Clarify terms (i.e., focal populations, objectives, how to express limiting factors, etc.) • Confirm population level biological objectives • Ensure that priorities of all plans affecting fish and wildlife are captured in this process • Validate current limiting factors including out-of-basin affects • Review and build on strategies and actions necessary to • reduce the limiting factors. • Complete by August 2007 Identify core wildlife indicator populations? Tie to State Conservation Strategies and tribal plans? Confirm existing projects and identify remaining needs?

  5. Linking Subbasin and Regional Objectives Province? Subbasin Objectives Regional Objectives Establish measurable biologic objectives that define BPA’s mitigation obligations Management Plans BPA Obligations

  6. Potential Action: Members Advisory Group CBFWA Members direct the Members Advisory Group to: • Link subbasin population objectives to • regional Program goals - Identify BPA’s obligations CBFWA Members interact with the Council and regional utilities to educate and develop an understanding of the linkages and obligations

  7. Wildlife Program Objectives(From NPCC Fish and Wildlife Program) • Quantify wildlife losses • Develop and implement habitat acquisition and enhancement projects • Coordinate with fish mitigation • Maintain existing and created habitats • Monitor and evaluate habitat and species responses to mitigation Province level objectives based on core populations?

  8. Priority WAC Activities • Confirm status of Habitat Unit Ledger, • Develop provincial and regional-scale biological goals and objectives (similar in structure to State Conservation Strategies), • Define and develop appropriate wildlife M&E based on biological goals and objectives, • Develop operational loss assessments, and • Coordinate with NPCC, BPA and IEAB to evaluate cost effective implementation of Wildlife Program.

  9. Schedule for Future Decisions Affecting Fish and Wildlife 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Council 07-09 Funding Recommendations BPA 07-09 Rate Case Fish and Wildlife Manager Program Evaluation Council Amendment Process Council Power Plan Development BPA 2010 Rate Case Development BPA 2010-? Rate Case Council 2010 Project Selection Process Council 2010-? Funding Recommendations

  10. Schedule for Technical Committees Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Coordinate with IEAB WAC Develop schedule Complete remaining tasks

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