B.08 Attachment 1 Sherman County The Dalles 2024-2025 Statement of Work.pdf
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This document outlines a cooperative agreement opportunity between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a state agency to manage undesirable plant species on federal lands in Sherman County, Oregon. The recipient will assist with coordination, planning, surveying, implementation and reporting for the management of plants such as rush skeletonweed, knapweed, puncturevine and flowering rush. Services include developing an annual work plan, conducting inventories and mapping, implementing integrated treatment methods including prevention, mechanical, cultural and herbicide approaches, and submitting pesticide use and completion reports. The agreement is awarded pursuant to the Federal Noxious Weed Act and the applicant must be a state department of agriculture or other agency responsible for state plant laws. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement assigned to the Management of Undersirable Plants on Federal Lands program under CFDA 12.012, with the goal of facilitating interagency coordination on plant control.
Sherman County The Dalles 2024-2025 Statement of Work
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W9127N2420005
2024-2025 Statement of Work Management of Undesirable Plants on USACE Lands
The Dalles Project Sherman County, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
Recipient will assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) with the management of undesirable plants affecting federal lands and waters managed by the Natural Resource Management section at The Dalles Project (TD Project) in Sherman County, Oregon.
1. Coordination
Assist in coordination to manage undesirable plants from a strategic regional perspective.
Manage and coordinate the actions of this Cooperative Agreement with relevant County Weed Boards, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and other political subdivisions of the state.
2. Planning
Assist in the development of a USACE-approved annual plan of work, identifying target species for inventory and management, prioritizing treatment based on regional plans, site location and level of infestation. Provide consultation to USACE on regional Best Management Practices including Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) targets, quarantine initiatives, biological control releases, and updates to the State Noxious Weed List including new classifications, changes in classification of previously listed species, and delisting of species that have become a lower priority.
3. Surveying Assist with the inventory, survey, monitoring, and/or GIS mapping of exotic, noxious, invasive, or undesirable native vegetation at the TD Project. Maps, location descriptions, data and/or GIS information will be provided to the USACE Project Natural Resource Section that will aid in the management of areas. USACE may provide a USACE-operated vessel for survey activities. Data and vessel access require coordination with the Grants Officer’s Representative (GOR).
In the Columbia River region, targets for early detection include, but are not limited to:
a. Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) is among the region’s highest priorities. It is so far absent from lands and waters managed by the TD Project. It is among the region’s highest priorities for early detection because of its potential to devastate riparian habitat.
4. Implementation
Assist in the implementation of the appropriate integrated treatment method as prescribed or approved by USACE biologists, natural resource specialists, natural resource managers, and coordinated with the GOR. Implementation will be aligned with the Portland District Pesticide Discharge Management Plan (PDMP) (Attachment 8 – Pesticide Discharge Management Plan). Treatments may employ prevention, mechanical, cultural, biocontrol or herbicide methods. Where practicable, biocontrol methods and other effective non-herbicide methods are preferred. Recipient and USACE will cooperate to identify nursery and release sites for high priority agents. USACE may provide a USACE-operated vessel for treatment activities.
Vessel access requires coordination with the GOR.
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Specific targets at the TD Project will include:
a. Rush skeletonweed, knapweed and puncturevine at Rufus Landing (8 acres)- investigate use of biocontrol agents (ex. broad-nosed knapweed seed head weevil, rush skeleton bud gall mite, puncturevine seed weevil)
b. Flowering rush, should it be found along the shoreline of Lake Celilo in Sherman County, Oregon. EDRR is critical for this species. A cultural clearance must be performed by USACE before any substrate-disturbing activity.
c. Any other infestation identified by recipient and agreed upon by the Project Natural
Resource Section, if within the scope of this agreement and funding is available.
5. Reporting If chemical methods are planned during the Period of Performance, an “Anticipated Pesticide Use” report will be submitted by the recipient to the GOR, prior to implementation. An “Actual Pesticide Use” report will be submitted by the recipient to the GOR by 15 December, outlining the actions completed each period of performance. Templates will be provided by USACE to ensure the required data outlined in the PDMP (Attachment 8) and Oregon State pesticide regulations are included.
SCHEDULE:
An initial meeting between the recipient and GOR will occur within four (4) weeks of the execution of this Cooperative Agreement. A schedule will be coordinated at that time. Additional ad hoc work within the scope of this Cooperative Agreement may be requested throughout the Period of Performance as needs arise and if funding is available. Additional work will be implemented by a bilateral modification of the cooperative agreement.
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