Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 934 |
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| Citation | ICF International. 2013. OBMEP/EDT Habitat Status and Trends Report for the 2009 Monitoring Cycle: Okanogan Summer Steelhead. Prepared for Colville Confederated Tribes. |
| Organization | Colville Confederated Tribes |
| URL | http://www.colvilletribes.com/media/files/2013SteelheadHabitatStatusandTrendReport_ElectronicOnly.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) and ICF International (ICF) have collaboratively developed a customized habitat status and trend analysis and reporting tool for the Okanogan subbasin. This tool integrates the Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment Model (EDT) with quantitative habitat status and trend monitoring data collected by the Okanogan Basin Monitoring and Evaluation Program (OBMEP). The integrated platform uses quantitative and qualitative OBMEP habitat metrics to estimate habitat potential for salmon and steelhead at subbasin, tributary watershed, and reach scales. These results allow for characterization of habitat status and trends in terms of the change over time in the ability of the habitat to support a species of interest. This report presents the results of the initial analysis produced by the OBMEP/EDT integration platform for the Okanogan River population of summer steelhead (Oncorhychus mykiss gairdnerii). Okanogan steelhead are part of the Upper Columbia River steelhead distinct population segment (DPS), which was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on August 24, 2009 (74 FR 42605). The goal of OBMEP/EDT integration is to make the extensive and complex body of habitat monitoring data collected by CCT more useful for decision making, and transform this data into information about habitat status and trends that is more easily communicated to stakeholders and the public. Specifically, OBMEP/EDT integration will inform and support fisheries management decision making and the identification and prioritization of habitat protection and restoration needs. Additionally, OBMEP/EDT integration will effectively communicate the results of long-term habitat status and trend monitoring efforts in terms that are meaningful to regional species conservation interests. This document is organized as follows. ? Introduction ? A description of the Okanogan Subbasin ? OBMEP program mission, goals, and objectives ? Introduction to the EDT life-history model ? Description of the OBMEP/EDT integration platform ? Data sources and methods ? EDT reach and diagnostic unit structure ? Development of the 2009 habitat scenario ? Data sources, integration methods, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures, and data quality documentation ? Information used to configure the EDT life-history model for this analysis ? A user guide for interpreting OBMEP/EDT results ? Steelhead habitat status and trends ? EDT life-history model input data quality assessment ? Habitat status and trend assessments by population and diagnostic unit for the U.S. and Canadian portions of the Okanogan subbasin ? Summary and conclusions ? Success achieving OBMEP/EDT integration objectives ? Overview of steelhead habitat status and trends results ? Data quality summary and recommendations ? Next steps for OBMEP/EDT integration |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
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| Project status | complete |
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