Coordination Project

# 2007-407-00

Heather Ray

Executive Director

Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation

(USRT)

Restore the Snake River Basin to a natural condition and facilitate tribal unity to protect and nurture all Compacting tribes rights, languages, cultures, and traditions

USRT Charter

USRT Membership

Burns Paiute TribeBurns, Oregon

Paiute-Shoshone TribeFt McDermitt, Oregon/Nevada

Shoshone-Paiute TribesDuck Valley, Idaho/Nevada

Shoshone-Bannock TribesFort Hall, Idaho

USRT Traditional Lands

Traditional Western Shoshone Lands

Traditional Eastern Shoshone & Bannock Lands

Burns-Paiute Indian ReservationBurns-Paiute Indian Reservation

Fort McDermitt Indian ReservationFort McDermitt Indian Reservation

Fort Hall Indian ReservationFort Hall Indian Reservation

Duck ValleyIndian ReservationDuck ValleyIndian Reservation

Background 1980 – Northwest Power Act

- Directed NPCC & BPA to consult with Indian tribes 1982 = first Program

2007 – Regional Coord. workgroup defined- Coordination as the “Sovereigns ability to

represent its interests and engage in process that affect those interests”

2009 – NPCC acknowledged- “knowledge of the plans and activities of other

regional participants is essential” to avoid duplication within the Program

Fish & Wildlife Program

Fish & Wildlife Programrelated projects

198906201Program Coordination and Facilitation Services provided through CBFWA 199501900Burns-Paiute F&W Coordinator Middle Snake 199701900Evaluate The Life History of Native Salmonids In The Malheur Basin 200000900Logan Valley Wildlife Mitigation Project/ O&M 200002700Malheur Wildlife Mitigation Project 198909803Salmon Supplementation Studies in Idaho- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes 198906201Annual Work Plan CBFWA 199107100Snake River Sockeye Salmon Habitat and Limnological Research 199405000Salmon River Habitat Enhancement M & E 199201000Habitat Restoration/Enhancement Fort Hall Reservation 199505702Southern Idaho Wildlife Mitigation Program 199505703Southern Idaho Wildlife Mitigation Program 199500600Shoshone-Bannock/Shoshone Paiute Joint Culture Facility 199701100Enhance and Protect Habitat and Riparian Areas on the DVIR 198815600 Implement Fishery Stocking Program Consistent With Native Fish Conservation 199501500Lake Billy Shaw Operations and Maintenance and Evaluation (O&M, M&E) 200000900Logan Valley Wildlife Mitigation 200002700 Malheur River Wildlife Mitigation 200302900Assess Upper Malheur River Above Beu 200712000Malheur Subbasin Habitat Restoration and Fish Enhancement 200717100Malheur River Subbasin Habitat 200709600Wildlife Inventory and Habitat Evaluation of DVIR 200890400 Salmon River Basin Nutrient Enhancement 200890300 ESA Habitat Restoration

Project Goals & Objectives

The facilitation and coordination of USRT assists the NPCC and BPA in achieving Fish and Wildlife Program objectives in a cost effective manner consistent with legal rights of tribes

Photos: Burns Paiute Tribe

Project Goals & Objectives USRT coordination and consolidation of common

rights protection activities reduces stress on individual Tribal governments separated by hundreds of miles within the upper Snake River Basin

USRT office in Boise, ID provides a focused location for member tribes; increases and improves communication to coordinate activities

Photos: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

AccomplishmentsUSRT Charter (‘07)Financial oversight controls (‘09)Management Operations Manual (‘10)Commission Meetings

- 7 meetings in FY’09, 5 in FY’10, 3 in FY’11 - 9-14 in attendance

Website established (‘10)Defined role and participation in CRT (‘09)Outline U. Snake River Mitigation Plan (‘09)EPA coordination-climate change funding (’10)

AccomplishmentsPresentations

- “Responding to the Global Water Crisis” (‘11) >25 in attendance

- “Missing Salmon of the Boise River” (’11) >60 Boise community members in attendance

- NPCC (’09,‘10)

Hosted CRT workshops - 30-50 in attendance (’10,‘11)- Common views, letters, policy

CBFWA (’09 -’12)

G. Basin LCC, Snake R. Recov. Plan. (’10 -’11)

Effectiveness MonitoringISRP Memorandum (2007-14)

Metrics of Output- # meetings &

participants- Degree of

representation- Information exchanged

Metrics of Impact- Change in behavior- Value to members- User evaluation of

product utility- Lack of redundancy

Future Work Coordinate Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone

Tribe participation in Program Coordinate USRT Data Management Complete Upper Snake River Mitigation Plan Additional meeting participation

Photo: Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe

Thank you

Photos: Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes