Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation USRT Coordination Project

Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation (USRT) Coordination Project # 2007 -407 -00 Heather Ray Executive Director

USRT Charter Ø Restore the Snake River Basin to a natural condition and facilitate tribal unity to protect and nurture all Compacting tribes rights, languages, cultures, and traditions

USRT Membership Ø Burns Paiute Tribe Burns, Oregon Ø Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Ft Mc. Dermitt, Oregon/Nevada Ø Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley, Idaho/Nevada Ø Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fort Hall, Idaho

USRT Traditional Lands Burns-Paiute Indian Reservation Traditional Eastern Shoshone & Bannock Lands Fort Hall Indian Reservation Duck Valley Indian Reservation Fort Mc. Dermitt Indian Reservation Traditional Western Shoshone Lands

Background Ø 1980 – Northwest Power Act - Directed NPCC & BPA to consult with Indian tribes 1982 = first Program Ø 2007 – Regional Coord. workgroup defined - Coordination as the “Sovereigns ability to represent its interests and engage in process that affect those interests” Ø 2009 – NPCC acknowledged - “knowledge of the plans and activities of other regional participants is essential” to avoid duplication within the Program

Fish & Wildlife Program

Fish & Wildlife Program related projects Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø 198906201 199501900 199701900 200000900 200002700 198909803 198906201 199107100 199405000 199201000 199505702 199505703 199500600 199701100 198815600 199501500 200000900 200002700 200302900 200712000 200717100 200709600 200890400 200890300 Program Coordination and Facilitation Services provided through CBFWA Burns-Paiute F&W Coordinator Middle Snake Evaluate The Life History of Native Salmonids In The Malheur Basin Logan Valley Wildlife Mitigation Project/ O&M Malheur Wildlife Mitigation Project Salmon Supplementation Studies in Idaho- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Annual Work Plan CBFWA Snake River Sockeye Salmon Habitat and Limnological Research Salmon River Habitat Enhancement M & E Habitat Restoration/Enhancement Fort Hall Reservation Southern Idaho Wildlife Mitigation Program Shoshone-Bannock/Shoshone Paiute Joint Culture Facility Enhance and Protect Habitat and Riparian Areas on the DVIR Implement Fishery Stocking Program Consistent With Native Fish Conservation Lake Billy Shaw Operations and Maintenance and Evaluation (O&M, M&E) Logan Valley Wildlife Mitigation Malheur River Wildlife Mitigation Assess Upper Malheur River Above Beu Malheur Subbasin Habitat Restoration and Fish Enhancement Malheur River Subbasin Habitat Wildlife Inventory and Habitat Evaluation of DVIR Salmon River Basin Nutrient Enhancement ESA Habitat Restoration

Project Goals & Objectives Ø The facilitation and coordination of USRT assists the NPCC and BPA in achieving Fish and Wildlife Program objectives in a cost effective manner consistent with legal rights of tribes Photos: Burns Paiute Tribe

Project Goals & Objectives Ø USRT coordination and consolidation of common rights protection activities reduces stress on individual Tribal governments separated by hundreds of miles within the upper Snake River Basin Ø USRT office in Boise, ID provides a focused location for member tribes; increases and improves communication to coordinate activities Photos: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Accomplishments Ø USRT Charter (‘ 07) Ø Financial oversight controls (‘ 09) Ø Management Operations Manual (‘ 10) Ø Commission Meetings - 7 meetings in FY’ 09, 5 in FY’ 10, 3 in FY’ 11 - 9 -14 in attendance Ø Website established (‘ 10) Ø Defined role and participation in CRT (‘ 09) Ø Outline U. Snake River Mitigation Plan (‘ 09) Ø EPA coordination-climate change funding (’ 10)

Accomplishments Ø Presentations - “Responding to the Global Water Crisis” (‘ 11) >25 in attendance - “Missing Salmon of the Boise River” (’ 11) >60 Boise community members in attendance - NPCC (’ 09, ‘ 10) Ø Hosted CRT workshops - 30 -50 in attendance (’ 10, ‘ 11) - Common views, letters, policy Ø CBFWA (’ 09 -’ 12) Ø G. Basin LCC, Snake R. Recov. Plan. (’ 10 -’ 11)

Effectiveness Monitoring ISRP Memorandum (2007 -14) Ø Metrics of Output - # meetings & participants Degree of representation Information exchanged Ø Metrics of Impact - Change in behavior Value to members User evaluation of product utility Lack of redundancy

Future Work Ø Coordinate Fort Mc. Dermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe participation in Program Ø Coordinate USRT Data Management Ø Complete Upper Snake River Mitigation Plan Ø Additional meeting participation Photo: Fort Mc. Dermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe

Thank you Photos: Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes