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Manage e o e m nt of the

Habitat Restoration Program 

U.S. Department of the Interior

Program Managers

Dan Strait Dan Strait - BOR Caroline Prose BOR Caroline Prose - 
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 “...in the course of developing and 

implementing this program the Secretimplementing this program the Secret

shall make all reasonable efforts consi

with the requirements of this section twith the requirements of this section t

address other identified adverse 

environmental impacts of the CVP noenvironmental impacts of the CVP no

specifically enumerated in this section
Program Program Vision & Objecti

Program Vision

& Objecti

Objecti

 VISION: Fund a balanced set of conservation 

improve conditions for federally listed CVP-i

species

 OBJECTIVES:

 Protect and restore native habitats im

p 

ac

CVP

 Stabilize and im

p pp 

rove 

p

o

pulations of nati

impacted by the CVP
P F di d P j t 

Program 

Funding an

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Projec

t

 Currently funded at $1.5 million/year ~$29M spent on 111 different projects from 1 Project types:

 Land before

acquisition 

 Habitat

before

after

Ohm Ripar

 Habitat

restoration

 Research 

after

 Captive Breeding
Priorities for Funding

Priority Project Area 

Consolidated Place of Use & CVP Impact AConsolidated Place of Use

& CVP Impact A

Priority Species, Habitats & Geographi

B d ase

d on recovery-rel t d it i i R 

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in 

Recover

& extent of CVP impacts

Priority Actions Priority Actions

Determined annually with Sacramento F

Field Office
Priority Actions Priority Actions

Reflect current evaluation of 

high priority species needs &

Lange’s 

metalmark 

butterfly high priority species needs

&

habitat trends

Account for historical levels of investment 

Account for historical levels of investment, 

threats to specific ecosystems, CVP impacts

C li t th Complimen

t other on-goi ti b th 

ing actions 

by othe

within Priority Project area of the Central 
High Priority Species and Ha

Serpentine Vegetation

Central Valley Ve

Bay checkerspot butterfly Vernal pool fairy 

shrimp

C

Metcalf Canyon Jewelflower

.
High Priority Species and Habitats 

Alk li S b/G l d

Riparian/Aquat

Alkali

Scrub/Grass

lan

ds L B ll’ Least 

B

ell’s 

vireo

Gi t t San Joaquin 

kit fox Tipton kangaroo rat

Gian

t garter 

snake
High Priority Species and Habitats 

Chaparral River

Pine Hill ceanothus

Pine Hill flannelbush Lange’s met
FY 2011 A li h 

FY 2011

Accompli

s

hmen

Peek Ranch Conservation Easement $Kelsey Ranch Conservation Easement

* $

P Vi t P H bit t R t ti $

Panorama Vi

s

ta 

Preserve 

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abit

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t

Res

toration $

Serpentine Soils Grazing Study* $Vernal Pools Mapping Project $C ti R i f L ’ M t l k B tt fl $

Captive 

Rear

ing o

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Lange’s 

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Program Administration $

$1

*Also being funded by the CVP Conservation Program**Includes end Includes end

-of-year funds deobligations and carry year funds, deobligations, and carry

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FY 2012 Activities

 2012 Budget Summary 2012 Budget Summary 2012 Proposal Solicitation  Project Selection Process
Projected HRP Budget Tab

For Fiscal Year 2012

1

TASKS

(BOR & FWS) 

(BO

Labor

Program Management Program, Technical, & Environmental 

Compliance Support

Contracts

Land acquisition projects Habitat restoration projects Habitat restoration projects Research projects Ca

p g tive Breedin

g & Reintroduction 

Total labor & contracts 1See the FY 2012 AWP for the HRP for more detail on budget numb
2012 S li it ti 2012 Solicitation

 Funding Opportunity Application (FOA) post

www.grants.gov (9/16/11 – 12/9/11)

 Integrated with CVP Conservation Program App ca ts ust add ess CV e at o s p a 

licants must address CVP relationship an

evaluation criteria

 Specific format (Budget, Species Lists, GIS Da

Specific format (Budget, Species Lists, GIS Da

required

 Receive ~25 proposals/year (total value $6 25 proposals/year (total value $6-$10 

$10 

 22 eligible proposals received for FY 2012
Project Selection Proces

 Technical Team Evaluation

 Proposal ranking based on 

quantitative criteria (13) quantitative criteria (13)

 CVP “nexus”/level of CVP 

im

pacts determination

 Added technical (“peer”) 

review for research

 Field visits to proposed 

acquisition/restoration sites

 Benefits to listed species Benefits to listed species Level of partnering
Overall Overall Accomplishments to 

Overall Accomplishments Accomplishments to 

before

 105,617 acres protected 8 055 acres restored

before



8

,055 acres restored

 Total: 113,672 acres

ft

 Oversight & evaluation of past projects for compliance

a er

past projects for compliance

& benefits to CVP species
C t t I f ti Con

tac

t

I

n

formation

Dan Strait, BOR:

E-mail: dstrait

@ g usbr.

gov

ph # 916-978-5052

Caroline Prose, FWS:



E

-mail: caroline prose@fws.gov caroline

_prose@fws.gov

ph # 916-414-6575

HRP webpage: www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp
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