Riparian Vegetation Rectuitment Tool for Assessing River Management Flexibility

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Riparian Vegetation Rectuitment Tool for Assessing River Management Flexibility: Existing hydraulic and ecological models for the South Fork Boise River have provided detailed information on flow, elevation, and connectivity that promote areas of native cottonwood recruitment. However, little data exists to validate the model results owing to little pre-fire disturbance that would allow for seedling recruitment and growth. A fire in 2013 has provided a unique opportunity to examine the reduction in competition and subsequent success of riparian seed recruitment along the river corridor. This proposal seeks to leverage the recovery of a riparian vegetation community subject to a recent forest fire and the existing numerical models along the South Fork Boise River to provide a rule-based decision-making tool for native riparian species in a post-fire setting. Field surveys of native riparian plants with similar life histories, like cottonwood and willows, will be used to validate a seedling recruitment model for the characteristic bioclimate region. This tool will then be used to evaluate average flow conditions based on irrigation deliveries, as well as extreme flood conditions from a recent record snowpack. The University of Idaho's activities to be funded through this action include: 1. Employ the existing burn severity maps to identify areas prone to vegetative regrowth vs. seedling recruitment within the riparian corridor. 2. Validate a riparian seedling recruitment model through field surveys of the dominant substrate and various age classes of native willows and cottonwoods along a study reach of the South Fork Boise River. 3. Establish new rules for the bioclimatic region to assess cottonwood recruitment success. 4. Calibrate the model to assess the success of each year's hydrograph since the 2013 fire in recruiting seedlings within the burned riparian area. 5. Evaluate the role of last year's record flood in reestablishing floodplain and riparian recruitment outside the narrow band available during average hydrologic years. 6. Assess historic aerial photos for historic vs. current field conditions and compare with model results.
Federal Grant Title: Riparian Vegetation Rectuitment Tool for Assessing River Management Flexibility
Federal Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR)
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Continuation
Funding Opportunity Number: BOR-PN-18-N025
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 15.560
CFDA Descriptions: Information not provided
Current Application Deadline: July 17th, 2018
Original Application Deadline: July 17th, 2018
Posted Date: July 9th, 2018
Creation Date: July 9th, 2018
Archive Date: August 16th, 2018
Total Program Funding: $40,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $40,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $40,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Last Updated: July 9th, 2018
Category Explanation
Secure Water Act Research Agreement
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Grant Announcement Contact
Nathan Moeller
Grantor
Phone 208-378-5211
primary
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