MOD | F | Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Implementation In Oregon

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 24, 2004 FBO #0880
MODIFICATION

F -- Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Implementation In Oregon

Notice Date: 4/22/2004
Notice Type: Modification
NAICS: 541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Contracting Office: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon State Office, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1300, Portland, OR, 97204-3221
ZIP Code: 97204-3221
Solicitation Number: NRCS-OR-04-02
Response Due: 5/28/2004
Archive Date: 6/12/2004
Point of Contact: Rene Walls, Contract Specialist, Phone 503-414-3212, Fax 503-414-3102,
E-Mail Address: rene.walls@or.usda.gov
Description: NRCS Oregon has received additional Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) funding for salmon habitat restoration to maintain healthy watersheds and to ensure long-term salmon survival. Oregon is one of five states eligible to use these fiscal year 2004 funds. These new funds are to help landowners with projects that restore habitat for Pacific salmon. Projects may include providing shade along streams, restoring gravel spawning beds, removing barriers to fish passages and reducing agricultural runoff. Interested parties submitting salmon habitat-related proposals for funding under the previous RFP will be considered for funding with these additional funds. This solicitation is extended through Friday, May 28, 2004. All proposals submitted by that date will be considered. Contact Bill White Program Manager at 503 414-3085 for technical questions. The attached application is for interested parties to complete and submit along with SF_254/255 or equivilant resume' to USDA NRCS, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1300, Portland, OR 97204 before 4:00PM PDST on Friday, April 23, 2004. NRCS WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM (WHIP) PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM OREGON WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2004 Application Deadline: May 28, 2004 Proposals will be competitively ranked and selected based on a point system consistent with FY04 priorities and the Oregon State Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Plan. All applicants submitting a proposal for cost share funding under the FY2004 WHIP funding are required To complete this application. Some items require narrative explanations and others ask for a checked response. Leaving questions blank may affect the ranking of this application. To provide a location map with the application indicating where the requested funds will be used. NRCS will determine the eligibility of an individual, government entity or organization to participate in WHIP. An individual (i.e., landowner or land manager who will receive WHIP payments) is ineligible for WHIP if one Cannot furnish acceptable evidence of ownership or control of the land for the duration of the cost-share agreement. Special accommodations may be provided for enrollment of tribal land, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) allotted lands, or other special cases. Not in compliance with the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended. Therefore, WHIP participants who do not participate in other USDA programs will be required to complete an AD-1026 and comply with the Highly Erodible Land Conservation / Wetland Conservation provisions. WHIP applicants who need to complete an AD-1026 should contact their respective USDA Farm Service Agency office. If you have any questions in regard to this application form, please contact: Bill White, Program Manager Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) NRCS, 101 SW Main, Suite 1300 Portland, Oregon 97204 Phone: (503) 414-3085 Fax: (503) 414-3103 Email: bill.white@or.usda.gov Part 1: Applicant Information 1. Applicant Name (s) _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Address ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Phone: _________________________________________________________________ 4. Fax: ___________________________________________________________________ 5. Email address:_______________________ ____________________________________ 6. History of experience with fish and wildlife habitat restoration planning, contract implementation, and working with private landowners. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Part 2: Project Information. 1. The land on which the WHIP funded restoration planned is (check one) a. ______ Private land, b. ______ State and/or local governmental land, c. ______ Indian Tribal land. 2. Location of the land on which the WHIP funded restoration planned: a. County ________________________ b. Township, Range and Section _______________________ 3. Size of area treated by WHIP contract (check one) a. ______ > 100 acres b. ______ 10 - 100 acres c. ______ < 10 acres 4. WHIP funds will be used on (check one): a. _______ One project site b. _______ Multiple project sites. How many sites? ________ 5. Is the parcel privately owned (check one)? a. _____ Yes, then go to Part 3. b. _____ No, then go to Question 6. 6. If the land is not privately owned, is the land under control of the contract participant for the life of the WHIP contract? (check one) Documentation of ownership or control is required before contract approval. a. _____ Yes. Explain and then go to Part 3: b. _____ No, then ineligible for funding. Part 3: Ecological Considerations 1. Purpose of the Project(s):___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Establishment of Native Habitat (check one) a. ______ Planting and/or management to establish and promote native vegetation b. ______ Planting and/or management to establish and promote a mixture of native and non-native species (maximum of 25% non native seeded species) c. ______ Planting and/or management to establish and promote non-native species 3. Check the State priority habitats in which the restoration, enhancement or protection will occur: Coastal estuaries and salt marsh, Streams and rivers, Riparian and flood plain, Wetlands, Native and wet prairie, Grassland Oak woodland and savanna Shrub/steppe, and Mixed coniferous - alpine 4. Contributions to sensitive species (check one) a. ______ Federal Listed Threatened/Endangered (T/E) Species ? Site is known to be used by listed T/E Species and project will directly impact recovery and/or protection of species. b. ______ Federal candidate species ? Site is known to be used by candidate species and project will directly impact recovery and/or protection of the species. c. ______ Species of Special Concern ? Site is known to be used by sensitive species and project will directly impact the recovery and/or protection of the species. d. ______ T/E species critical habitat designated 5. Habitat Diversity of area treated under a WHIP contract (check one) a. ______ 4 or more habitat types Identify:_______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ______ 2 -3 habitat types Identify:_____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ______ 1 habitat types Identify:_____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Project is within or directly adjacent to and will enhance an identified wildlife management area. a. ______ Yes. Explain ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. b. ______ No Part 4. Economic Considerations 1. Establishment or restoration cost per acre. (check one) a. ______ 0 - $100 per acre b. ______ $100 -250 per acre c. ______ > $250 per acre 2. Partnership contributions that reduce NRCS cost (financial assistance). (Check one and attach written concurrence from partnering entity if the contribution is over 25 percent) a. ______ 50 % b. ______ 25 - 50 % c. ______ < 25 % 3. Operation and maintenance cost. (check one) a. ______ LOW - practices with long life expectancy (>10 yrs.), few labor requirements (1 action/year) to operate or manage practices. b. ______ MEDIUM - practices with medium life expectancy (4 - 10 yrs.), intermittent labor requirements (2 or more actions/year) to operate or manage practices. c. ______ HIGH - practice with short life expectancy (0 - 3 yrs.), frequent labor requirements to operate or manage practices. Part 5. Social Considerations 1. Public access and educational benefits (recreation, university research occurring onsite, school outdoor education site and/or other educational opportunities). Check one and attach written concurrence a. ______ Reasonable access for public recreation and education b. ______ Access for educational purposes only, c. ______ No access available for public recreation and education . 2. Project has a positive impact on protecting and managing cultural resource areas (i.e. traditional plants) (check one) a. ______ Yes. Explain __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. b. _____ No Part 6. Other Considerations 1. Project is a part of an existing Conservation Plan for the tract or farm. a. ______ Yes b. ______ No 2. Is there a completed AD-1026, (self-certification of compliance with sodbuster and swampbuster) on file with the Farm Service Agency (FSA)? a. ______ Yes b. ______ No. When will the AD-1026 be filed? ____________________. OREGON APPROVED PRACTICE LIST FOR WHIP PRIORITY PRACTICES LIST ( minimum of one in each WHDP) 645 M UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT 644 M WETLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT 395 M STREAM HABITAT IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT 647 M EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT DEVELOPMENT/MGT 648 M RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DECLINING HABITATS ASSOCIATED PRACTICES 322 A CHANNEL VEGETATION 326 A CLEARING AND SNAGGING 327 A CONSERVATION COVER 332 A CONTOUR BUFFER STRIPS 342 A CRITICAL AREA PLANTING 350 A SEDIMENT BASIN 380 A WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT ESTABLISHMENT S 382 A FENCE S 386 A FIELD BORDER 390 A RIPARIAN HERBACEOUS COVER 391 A RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER 396 A FISH PASSAGE 410 A GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURE 422 A HEDGEROW PLANTING 472 A USE EXCLUSION 490 A FOREST SITE PREPARATION 550 A RANGE PLANTING 584 A STREAM CHANNEL STABILIZATION 589C A CROSS WIND TRAP STRIPS 603 A HERBACEOUS WIND BARRIERS 612 A TREE/SHRUB ESTABLISHMENT 638 A WATER & SEDIMENT CONTROL BASIN 646 A SHALLOW WATER MANAGEMENT FOR WILDLIFE 648 A WILDLIFE WATERING FACILITY 650 A WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT RENOVATION 656 A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND S 657 A WETLAND RESTORATION S 658 A WETLAND CREATION S 659 A WETLAND ENHANCEMENT S 666 A FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT FACILITATING PRACTICES S 430 Irrigation pipeline S 442 Irrigation sprinkler system S 587 Structure for water control S 533 Pumping plant S 378 Pond S 516 Pipeline S 614 watering facility S 587 Structure for water control S 356 Dike S 362 Diversion S 378 Pond S 587 Structure for water control M = Priority management practices A = Associated practice S = Facilitating practice to facilitate the implementation of the associated practice
Place of Performance: Address: Various locations in the state of Oregon; Zip Code: 97204; Country: USA
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