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CFWEP Funding & Garrity Mountain WMA

Stumptown Addition Trustee Restoration Council Meeting

May 12, 2020

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Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP)

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Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP) Agenda

Background Scope of Work and Budget

FY21 – FY22 Future Funding CFWEP Program

Accomplishments NRDP Staff Recommendation AC Vote

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CFWEP Background

Mission: CFWEP fosters environmental stewardship and scientific decision-making through place-based learning and direct experiences.

Provide sustainable, hands-on field science program to children in the Upper Clark Fork River Basin Watershed.

Target school teachers receive professional development to further increase the number of teachers and students reached.

The Education Fund was created in FY 2014 per the 2012 Process Plan Addendum.

Contracts are for a two-year period and require AC and TRC approval. 5

CFWEP Scope of Work Highlights

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○ Restoration Education Program (REP): 5th through 8th

graders in 18 districts at up to 25 elementary and middle schools in the Basin:• Deer Lodge (Anaconda)• Granite (Philipsburg, Hall, Drummond• Lewis and Clark (Lincoln School)• Powell (Deer Lodge, Garrison, Gold Creek, Avon, Elliston)• Silver Bow (Butte, Butte Central, Ramsay)• Missoula (Bonner, Clinton)

CFWEP Scope of Work HighlightsContinued

o Beaver mimicry high school programming for Butte High School and the Webster Alternative School

o Missoula/Milltown component: 5th graders at 9 Missoula County Public Schools, 1 Bonner school, and 1 Clinton School (6th graders)

o Bird’s Eye View Education Program

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FY21 and FY22 Budget Highlights

NRDP contract to account for no more than 50% of the total CFWEP budget. Butte CFWEP Program Salary and Wages

• Cost of living increase of 2.5% • Education Outreach Coordinator position being replaced with a Public Outreach

Coordinator position Requesting $318,340 for FY21 and $323,225 for FY22 for a combined total of $641,565.Missoula CFWEP Program Salary and Wages

• Moved salaries between staff working on contract Requesting $203,081 for FY21 and FY22 for a combined total of $406,161.

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Proposed Budget

Fiscal Year Amount Percent Increase over Previous Year

FY21 $521,420 -0.2%FY22 $526,306 0.9%

FY21-FY22 Total $1,047,726

FY19-FY20 Total $1,044,390

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Fund Balance and Future Funding

Education Fund Balance as of April 15, 2020 $1,339,819.74

Amount Remaining on FY19-FY20 Contract $269,455.22

Requested Contract Amount for FY21-FY22 $1,047,726.00

Approximate Education Fund Balance at End of FY22 $22,600.00

Fall 2020, NRDP will bring forward its recommendation for a vote on future funding for CFWEP to come out of unencumbered UCFRB Fund grants allocation. 10

MT Tech CFWEPGo to CFWEP’s presentation

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NRDP Funding Recommendation

NRDP recommends funding CFWEP for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 for

a total of $1,047,726.

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Stumptown Addition to GMWMA

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Stumptown Land Purchase Benefits

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o Replacing injured terrestrial wildlife resources and protecting lands through public acquisitions;

o Conserving high priority habitats that maintain landscape connectivity;

o Gaining access for wildlife-related recreational use; ando Purchasing large tracts that have multiple resource benefits.

Purchase meets the goals of the Terrestrial Restoration Plan by:

Stumptown Land Purchase Benefits

600 acres – 1.5 miles from Anaconda0.7 miles of Warm Springs Cr. with 80 acres of river habitatBig game winter range; adjacent FWP lands (GMWMA)A replacement project in close proximity to injured areasFWP will manage this property with GMWMA and pay taxesTotal costs $1,740,600; $1,465,600 from NRDP, $100,000 from RMEF,

$100,000 from FWP habitat Montana, $75,000 from MT. Fish and Wildlife Cons. Trust.

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Graveley Conservation Easement 8,000 acres

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600 acres total42% Grassland27% conifer 11% floodplain & riparian

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FWP & NRDP shared a public comment period that ran from November 8th to December 11th, 2019. 19

Public Comments – FWP & NRDP 18 comments total

Supportive:o This property has many recreational opportunities ranging from hunting

and fishing to mountain biking and wildlife viewing.o Acquiring this parcel would open fishing access to Warm Springs Creek

which has been closed in this area for years.o A great piece of property to add to the existing WMA. It not only will add

to the hunting opportunities in the area but has some fishing as well. Looks like a win/win in all areas for the public to enjoy.

o A nice area with access to the creek where the grandkids can go fishing close to town. Support letter by all ADLC county Commissioners. 20

Public Comments – FWP & NRDP 18 comments totalContinued

Non-Supportive:o I support the land being accessible for use by the public, but if you

are just buying another piece of land to put a lock on the gate, I will not support that.

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o Acquiring this parcel would secure a calving ground, winter grazing, and an important nursery area for elk. Numerous whitetail deer use this area also.

Supportive Cont.:

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Advisory Council amendment to NRDP funding recommendation:

Amend motion to include the condition that NRDP and FWP will consider trail and access development compliant with ADA standards.

FWP and NRDP agreed language:

NRDP and FWP will consider trail and access development compliant with ADA standards when access features are developed at this property and if trails are developed to access the area north of Stumptown Road in the future.

Funding Recommendation

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The NRDP recommends funding of this project for $1,545,600 ($1,465,600 for the land and $80,000 for maintenance) based on the following funding conditions:

1. NRDP and FWP will consider trail and access development compliant with ADA standards when access features are developed at this property and if trails are developed to access the area north of Stumptown Road in the future.

2. NRDP and FWP approve and agree on the closing land documents.

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