Jessica Strickland Trout Unlimited

Printed On: 25 June 2018 Upper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund 1

Sequoia Prioritized Meadows Restoration ProjectUpper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund

Trout UnlimitedBrian Johnson PO Box 7399Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

jstrickland@tu.orgO: 8305159917M: 4153850796

Ms. Jessica Dee Strickland PO Box 7399Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

jstrickland@tu.orgO: 8305159917M: 8305159917

Jessica Strickland Trout Unlimited

Printed On: 25 June 2018 Upper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund 2

FollowUp Form

Question GroupProject Name* Name of Project.

Sequoia Prioritized Meadows Restoration Project

Grant Amount* 50,000

Accounting Upload* Please Upload a detailed accounting of used funds. Word or Excel formats are acceptable.

KernCommunityFoundationFinanceSheet.pdf

Project Description Please briefly describe the project funded through your received grant and how it benefits the fisheries in the Upper Kern Basin.

This project's goal is to restore meadow ecosystem function and services across the Sequoia National Forest, specifically to designed to improve habitat/water quality and water availability for Kern River rainbow trout and California golden trout. The Sequoia National Forest staff prioritized 10 meadows for restoration in 2016, and Trout Unlimited worked to receive funding to complete environmental compliance, permitting and design to implement restoration of these meadows. The grants money received were used to purchase and implement pre-implementation water quality and quantity monitoring equipment, primarily ground water wells. Groundwater monitoring wells serve to determine if late season water quantity is increased, thus improved fisheries habitat, occurs due to meadow restoration. All wells were installed utilizing the funds made available through the Upper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund.

Did you encounter any obstacles in achieving the intended outcome? If so, what?

There was some delay in groundwater well installation due to environmental factors out of our control. The 2016-2017 winter was a record-breaking winter which delayed access into meadow sites to late June/July. Groundwater well installation was then set for mid-July and had to be postponed due to a large forest fire, the Schaeffer Fire. We were still able to install all wells in October and November 2017, completing the project.

Jessica Strickland Trout Unlimited

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Were all granted funds expended? Yes

If no, please give additional detail.

Picture Upload IMG_0045.JPGField work, Little Horse Meadow, Sequoia National Forest.

Picture Upload IMG_0049.JPGField work, Troy Meadow, Sequoia National Forest

Picture Upload IMG_0034.JPGField work, Powell Meadow, Sequoia National Forest

Jessica Strickland Trout Unlimited

Printed On: 25 June 2018 Upper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund 4

File Attachment SummaryApplicant File Uploads• KernCommunityFoundationFinanceSheet.pdf• IMG_0045.JPG• IMG_0049.JPG• IMG_0034.JPG

Staff Days Rate* TotalProjectCostProjectManager 10 $200 $2,000

$2,000

$14,935

$12,907

$4,000

$31,842

$1,271$3,424$2,802$1,297

$8,795

PrintMaterialsforSurveys $62Travel(Mileage,Hotel,Meals)forSurveys $327

$389

$43,025

IndirectCharges $6,974

$50,000

ArcheologicalServices-Solano

BiologicalServices-ToddSloat/Plumas

BotanyServices-OverlinBiologicalConsulting

MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENTWaterTemperatureLoggers

SubtotalSubcontractorCosts

SubtotalMaterialsandEquipment

OPERATINGEXPENSES(travel,printing,etc.)

YSI-WaterQualityMonitorSoftwarePipingforGWWells

SubtotalMaterialandEquipmentCosts

SubtotalTotalProjectCosts

16.12%

GRANDTOTAL

SUBCONTRACTS

KernCommunityFoundationExpenseDocumentation$50,000Award

PERSONNELSERVICES,includingofficeexpenses

SubtotalPersonnelExpenses

*Personnelratesinclude:salary,benefits,workers'comp,andfinancialadministration;plusofficeexpensesincludingrent,utilities,phoneandIT