Upper Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Recovery
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1.6Overall Strategy to RecoveryThis plan is based on the best empirical information currently available and professional judgment. In order to keep this plan simple and succinct, other documents have been referenced, and tangential or irrelevant information reduced to a minimum. For those interested in detailed information, please refer to the reference section of this document for a list of source materials. This plan is based on the information in those documents and some expanded analyses (e.g., EDT analysis for the Wenatchee Subbasin). The logic path used to develop the plan is shown in Figure 1 .6 and discussed briefly below. The process of developing this plan began with identification of priority or focal species—spring Chinook, steelhead, and bull trout—based on ESA listings. Next, “independent” and “core” populations were identified based on the work of the ICBTRT (2003) and USFWS (2002) and the spatial structure of each population was then divided into geographic assessment units. Current and historical conditions of each population were described, with emphasis on VSP parameters (described above and in Section 4), and limiting factors that led to the decline of each population in the Upper Columbia Basin were identified. Appropriate actions were then selected that addressed limiting factors or threats27 to listed fish populations in the Upper Columbia Basin. Recommended actions addressed the most important limiting (primary) factor(s) and threats within each assessment unit and population. For each H (Harvest, Hatcheries, Hydropower, and Habitat), actions were linked to specific limiting factors. Using All H Analyzer, empirical and derived data, public input, and professional judgment, an assessment was completed of the cumulative effects of recovery actions integrated across the Hs and across populations. Importantly, actions will be coordinated with local stakeholders and jurisdictions that determined the feasibility of the recommended actions. The process for selecting actions differed for each of the four Hs. Harvest actions were selected based on the best available science and from frameworks of legal authorities (e.g., U.S. v Oregon). Hatchery actions were selected based on the best available science and from existing hatchery and genetic management plans (HGMPs), Biological Opinions, and the HCPs. Hydropower actions were selected primarily from existing HCPs and other processes (e.g., 2004 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion). Habitat actions were selected from other plans (e.g., NPCC subbasin plans, watershed plans, Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit [Spirit of the Salmon], The Tribal Fish Recovery Plan and the USFWS Bull Trout Draft Recovery Plan), EDT analysis, public input, and the best available science. Habitat actions identified in this plan will be refined based on input from local landowners and land managers. The last step in the process compared the benefits in VSP parameters associated with the recommended actions to the recovery criteria outlined by ICBTRT (2004b) and the USFWS (2002). It is important to note that the list of recommended actions identified in this plan represent the first step of recovery implementation. The beneficial actions identified in this plan are believed to represent a sound approach based on available information and tools, and they address the range of known threats. However, uncertainty exists for many actions because of insufficient information.28 This plan does not assume risk-free management actions with perfectly predictable results. Therefore, this plan will monitor or assess the outcomes of different recovery actions. The plan is “adaptive” in the sense that it will take this information, combined with cost estimates, and re-evaluate priorities and reasonable actions. The intent is to use the information as a means of selecting what actions will be sufficient for recovery. This plan is a “living document” that will be updated as new information becomes available. All significant modifications, especially those that change the regulatory environment or propose additional costs or restrictions on private property and water rights, shall be submitted for public review and comment by local governments and stakeholders, and approved by the UCSRB before implementation.
(i) a description of such site-specific management actions as may be necessary to achieve the plan’s goal for the conservation and survival of the species; (ii) objective, measurable criteria, which, when met, would result in a determination, in accordance with the provisions of this section, that the species be removed from the list; and (iii) estimates of the time required and the cost to carry out those measures needed to achieve the plan’s goal and to achieve intermediate steps toward that goal. Efforts currently being developed or implemented in the Upper Columbia Basin are identified in Section 7. 1.8Coordination and Public InvolvementThe three counties in the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board developed similar public participation plans that are customized for the unique qualities of each county. These plans are designed to allow the community to learn about, and participate in, the processes to discuss documents and activities and elicit feedback from stakeholders regarding the design and implementation of the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan. Methods for soliciting public involvement may include, but are not limited to, public meetings, open houses, workshops, informational sessions, brochures, advisory committees, use of websites, and of course the documents themselves. Each county shares resources, ideas, and some of the regional commonalities to provide a coordinated and cost-effective means of public participation.
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