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FY07 innovative proposals

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PropIDTitleSponsorProvinceSubbasinFY08FY09
200750000A New Aging Technique For Lake Trout and Northern Pikeminnow Using Allometric Relationships Between Fish Size and Otolith MassUniversity of MontanaMountain ColumbiaFlathead$86,644$28,596
200750100Adapting tree-ring techniques to reconstruct stream environmental histories from the growth increments of long-lived freshwater musselsOregon State UniversityMainstem/Systemwide $51,405$22,097
200750200Application of Innovative Acoustic Telemetry Technology to Underpin Statistically-Valid Survival Estimates for Chinook Salmon in the Nearshore Ocean Off the Mouth of the Columbia RiverPacific Northwest National LaboratoryMainstem/SystemwideSystemwide$447,928$84,752
200750300Assessment of Functional Biological Differences Between Natural and Hatchery-Raised Redfish Lake Sockeye SalmonUniversity of Idaho - Aquaculture Research InstituteMountain SnakeSalmon$199,751 
200750400Automated Scale Image Analysis (ASIA)Biopar, LLCBlue MountainGrande Ronde$153,250$45,000
200750500Catching Predator fish with commercial trapsGulf Vessel Management Inc.Mainstem/Systemwide $200,000$200,000
200750600Chiwawa River Adult Spring Chinook Otolith StudyWild Fish Conservancy (formerly Washington Trout)Columbia CascadeWenatchee$11,592$36,321
200750700Crumble-Crete Habitat Revegetation and Stability Blocks - Development of degradable bank protection/reveg block to provide temporary stability during recovery of natural bank-stabilizing vegetation.WDFW and CRITFCColumbia PlateauYakima$25,498$2,240
200750800Designing Pre- and Post-Fire Restoration Strategies For Recovery of Salmonid Habitats in a Period of Climate Change and Increased Forest Fire DisturbanceEarth Systems InstituteColumbia CascadeMethow$38,500$49,800
200750900Develop structure for implementing and maintaining a Master Sample of rivers and streams in the Columbia Basin, and develop statistical tools for analyzing Master Sample applications.Oregon State University  $188,777$198,029
200751000Development of a Low-cost Dual-Frequency Acoustic Tracking Capability for Ocean & Freshwater Components of the POST Tracking ArrayKintama ResearchMainstem/SystemwideNone Selected$330,199 
200751100DNA typing to identify native inland Oncorhynchus mykissWashington State UniversityMainstem/SystemwideSystemwide$128,705$88,659
200751200Documentation of food-web linkages in the mainstem Columbia River: towards understanding the role of invasive species and establishing a baseline trophic stateUS Geological Survey - CookMainstem/SystemwideColumbia Gorge$232,228$105,146
200751300Eelgrass enhancement and restoration in the Columbia River Estuary through innovative site selection and planting techniquesPacific Northwest National LaboratoryLower ColumbiaColumbia Estuary$180,394$72,400
200751400Effectiveness monitoring of in-stream habitat restoration using tools from population ecologyUS Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research StationColumbia CascadeEntiat$96,812$96,812
200751500Elemental analysis of fin spines: A potential tool for assessing movement of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) within the Lower and Mid-Columbia River basinOregon Department of Fish & WildlifeColumbia GorgeColumbia Gorge$42,122 
200751600Enhancing Summer Instream Flow and Reducing Temperature in Agricultural WatershedsWashington State UniversityBlue MountainTucannon$151,264$73,502
200751700Estimating abundance of white sturgeon by using visual strip-transects; an alternative to mark-recapture population estimatesUS Geological Survey - CookMainstem/SystemwideColumbia Gorge$344,027$246,898
200751800Evaluation of artificial upwelling to enhance lower Columbia River Gorge chum salmon spawningPacific Northwest National LaboratoryLower ColumbiaMainstem on the ground/Multiprovince$109,369$64,221
200751900Feasibility of using a computerized video system to estimate lamprey passage at Bonneville DamColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission  $53,797$39,735
200752000Genetic Predisposition of Smoltification in Rainbow Trout and SteelheadColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionColumbia GorgeKlickitat$44,837$45,141
200752100Improving Fish Habitat Using Innovative Strategies to Remediate Contaminated Sediments in the Columbia River BasinWashington State UniversityIntermountainCoeur d'Alene$55,534$129,578
200752200Innovative Fish Sample Gear for Reducing Stress and Mortality in the Catch and Increasing Efficiency in Monitoring the Effectiveness of Dike Removal ProjectsColumbia River Estuary Study TaskforceLower ColumbiaColumbia Estuary$6,731$1,107
200752300Innovative methods to quantify transport of hydrophilic and legacy pesticides to the riparian zones within the Yakima BasinU.S. Geological Survey- Washington Water Science CenterColumbia PlateauYakima$143,528$73,381
200752400Integrated Non-Lethal Electric Barrier and Sonar System to Deter Marine Mammal Predation on Fish in the Columbia River System: A Demonstration Project Smith-Root, IncLower ColumbiaColumbia Lower$615,691$824,792
200752500Integrating Ecological Flows into River Management on the Willamette RiverNature ConservancyLower ColumbiaWillamette$52,538$11,613
200752600Lake oxygention pilot study: Improving Redband Trout habitat quality in Twin Lakes, WAWashington State UniversityIntermountainColumbia Upper$217,990$53,644
200752700Lake Roosevelt Littoral Habitat Enhancement ProjectColville Confederated TribesIntermountainColumbia Upper$293,806$280,306
200752800Little McCormick Creek: Investigating Placer Mine Impacts to Streamflow Connectivity and Developing New Restoration TechniquesTrout UnlimitedMountain ColumbiaClark Fork$45,500$51,300
200752900Loss of salmon and steelhead productivity due to barriers in the Lower Columbia River ESUWashington Department of Fish and WildlifeColumbia GorgeWind$101,250$57,076
200753000MADS Weir Demonstration Project in Walla Walla Subbasin (MADS - Modular Arch Drop Structure)Steward and Associates (in conjunction with the Walla Walla County Soil and Water Conservation District)Mainstem/SystemwideWalla Walla$103,050$15,700
200753100Microbial Assessment of Thermal Impacts of Dworshak Reservoir ReleasesWashington State UniversityMountain SnakeClearwater$108,368$57,105
200753200Molalla-Pudding Sub basin Assessment; utilizing the new EPA Watershed Assessment of the River Stability and Sediment Supply(WARSSS)procedural methods to increase anadromous fish survivabilityMolalla River WatchLower ColumbiaWillamette$166,217$105,005
200753300Monitoring fine sediment delivery to fish habitat in the Entiat River subbasinPNW Research Station -- WenatcheeColumbia CascadeEntiat$220,550$74,450
200753400Performance comparison of a stationary PIT tag antenna array in Lookingglass Creek, OregonConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationBlue MountainGrande Ronde$31,733$16,096
200753500Physical and Biological Field Testing of a Flow Velocity Enhancement System (FVES)Natural SolutionsMainstem/SystemwideCowlitz$318,310 
200753600Piloting StreamBank™ Web Tool and permitting efficiencies to achieve Middle Fork John Day River Channel Reactivation and Floodplain Restoration.Oregon TroutColumbia PlateauJohn Day$327,742$27,199
200753700Population specific in-season forecasts of Columbia River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) returns for allowing selective in-river fisheriesColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionMainstem/SystemwideColumbia Gorge$66,508$33,254
200753800Predicting the future effects of climate-induced stream warming on spring Chinook salmon and their predators in the John Day River BasinUniversity of WashingtonColumbia PlateauJohn Day$161,802$53,157
200753900Promote Kokanee Repopulation in Lake Pend Orielle using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for Location and Verification of Lake Trout Spawning Areas.University of Idaho - Microelectronics Research & Communications Institute (MRCI)IntermountainPend Oreille$363,476$36,701
200754000Quantitative Assessment Sampling for Pacific Lamprey in Cedar Creek (Lewis River Subbasin), WashingtonUS Fish & Wildlife ServiceLower ColumbiaLewis$95,127$44,873
200754100Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project to support ecosystem function using build-in-the dry and 3 yrs revegetation to encourage channel dynamics, habitat formation and natural sediment managementSouth Central Washington Resource Conservation and DevelopmentColumbia PlateauYakima$400,307$28,000
200754200Shad for Nutrient Enhancement -- Demonstration of Fishery Supply, Disease Evaluation, Product Type and Potential UseWashington Department of Fish and WildlifeMainstem/SystemwideColumbia Lower$96,526$66,874
200754300Simmons Dike Removal feasability studyUmatilla Basin Watershed Council Umatilla$39,800$3,200
200754400Spawning Channel for Chum Salmon at Beaver Creek HatcheryWashington Department of Fish and WildlifeColumbia EstuaryElochoman$372,500$25,500
200754500Stock specific run timing and upstream migration mortality of adult Chinook salmon and steelhead through genetic stock identification and PIT tagging at Bonneville DamColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionMainstem/SystemwideSystemwide$101,534$21,616
200754600Test of protocols and validation of estimates derived with traditional and new methods for steelhead adults, smolts, and parr using an instream PIT-tag interrogation systemUS Geological Survey - CookColumbia GorgeWind$155,853$80,932
200754700The Natural Tag - TNTBiopar, LLCMainstem/Systemwide $170,238$59,050
200754800The use of cDNA microarrays to develop biomarkers of environmental stress in salmonids and other fishesUS Geological Survey - CookMainstem on the ground/MultiprovinceSystemwide$284,065$288,287
200754900Toppenish Creek Well Modification ProjectYakama NationColumbia PlateauYakima$337,821$13,602
200755000Toxics as a limiting factor for salmon recovery throughout the Columbia River Basin: understanding the enhanced toxicity of pesticide mixturesNorthwest Fisheries Science CenterMainstem/SystemwideSystemwide$162,493$36,751
200755100Use of a novel technique to compare of Pre-and Post-migratory energy storage and use in upriver coho salmon: How much change can can occur with intense selective pressure.Yakama NationMainstem/Systemwide $29,012$20,233
200755200Use of LA-ICPMS and fin ray microchemistry to examine historic and present movement patterns in Upper Columbia River white sturgeonMinistry of Environment  $54,900$20,625
200755300Using acoustic telemetry to evaluate the behavior, habitat use, and survival of tagged juvenile salmonids in the John Day ReservoirUS Geological Survey - CookMainstem/SystemwideJohn Day$844,848$132,487
200755400Using advanced technologies to help reduce the impacts of global warming on anadromous and resident fish populations in the Columbia BasinUS Forest Service - Rocky Mt Research StationNone SelectedSystemwide$187,466$106,836
200755500Using otolith microchemistry and microstructure to assess the causes and consequences of alternative life history strategies for Snake River fall ChinookNorthwest Fisheries Science Center Systemwide$295,787$277,465
200755600Water Stargrass Demonstration and Management in the lower Yakima River for Spawning Habitat, Water Quality and Beneficial Uses (WiSDoM)Benton Conservation DistrictColumbia PlateauYakima$314,570$57,880
200755700What was old is new again: evaluate traditional gears for selective harvest Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeLower ColumbiaColumbia Lower$333,728$111,243
200755800Willamette MitigationThe Nature ConservancyLower ColumbiaWillamette$187,558$90,086