CALL FOR PROPOSALS
FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN MANAGED FORESTS
RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR FY2016
Proposals are invited for approximately $134,000 of Harvest Tax funds to improve our understanding of
fish and wildlife habitat within Oregon's actively managed forests. Funding for new research, technology
transfer, and service activities will be available July 1, 2015. As examples, technology transfer activities
could include workshops or manuals; potential service activities could include development and
management of a database.
Submissions must be consistent with the Program’s mission. Priorities favor efforts that improve the
science base supporting the Oregon Forest Practices Act and also Oregon's actively managed federal
forest lands. See: http://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/fish-and-wildlife-habitat-managed-forests-researchprogram for more information about the Program’s mission, history and current activities. This Program
will become an element of the new CoF/FRL Institute for Working Forest Landscapes, with most projects
likely associated with the Resilient Ecosystems or Intensively Managed Forests Research Themes.
Below are the topics recommended by the Program advisory committee as high priority for new research
and outreach in FY2016.
1. Water quality standards
a. How to tailor to a local area
b. How to make relevant to beneficial uses
c. How to incorporate natural variability
2. Chemicals used in Forestry
a. Quantify direct and indirect effects on fish and wildlife species:
i.
from the frequency, magnitude, and duration of exposure expected during a typical forest
management cycle.
ii.
in watershed or landscape contexts
3. Roads/ water/ sediments
a. Scoping and development of BMPs to reduce sediment delivery from the subset of roads that
connect to live water
b. Routing and storage of road-generated sediment
c. Linkages between road-generated sediment and beneficial use impacts
4. The response of fish and wildlife to forest management
a. Indicators of habitat quality/quantity, especially for species of conservation concern:
i.
ODFW T&E species
(http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/diversity/species/threatened_endangered_candid
ate_list.asp)
ii.
Federal T&E, Proposed T&E, Candidate T&E species, or Species of Concern
(http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Lists/Documents/OregonSpeciesStateList.pdf)
iii.
Oregon Species of Concern
(http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/diversity/species/sensitive_species.asp)
iv.
ODFW Conservation Strategy Species
(http://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/contents.asp#spec
b. Early seral habitat
c. Effects of treatments for fuels management, restoration, forest health
d. Organism passage/population connectivity
e. Ecological responses to disturbance (natural or human-induced)
5. Streamside management
a. Development and testing of alternatives that balance resource protection with economic values
For all priority research topics, the committee emphasized the need for work at the landscape/watershed
scale wherever feasible, with explicit consideration for characterization of natural variability. The
committee also encourages multidisciplinary proposals that address complex topics.
Outstanding proposals focused on topics not listed may be funded upon the recommendation of the
advisory committee and the discretion of the Dean.
Proposals will be reviewed by the Program advisory committee on February 5, 2015, and
recommendations for funding will be forwarded to the Dean for final decisions. PIs should be available to
make a short presentation and engage in a discussion with the committee. The Dean will approve funding
promptly to facilitate recruitment of graduate students associated with selected projects.
Proposal Requirements
A. Project Description: Include the following information (maximum length – one-page, double sided)
1. Title
2. Names of investigators
3. Relevance of topic to program mission
4. Objectives
5. Basic overview of approach/methods
6. Timeline
B. Optional – Bibliography and references cited (maximum length - one-page, single-sided)
C. Budget: Use a CoF provided FWHMF budget form found at
http://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/research/useful-tools-and-information, to present a detailed
budget. An additional worksheet in the budget form asks for identification of a required CoF point-ofcontact as well as further explanation of budgeted costs in some categories. The CoF Research
Office can provide you with salary and OPE and must review your budget prior to submission.
Note: The 0.05FTE CoF PI essential salary requirement has been eliminated. PIs can budget salary
which can be used for summary salary or salary savings. In addition, no tuition should be included in
the budget; however we need to account for tuition costs in the spreadsheet for tracking purposes.
For selected projects, yearly progress reports and a presentation of results to the advisory committee will
be required.
One goal of this funding is to provide seed money to help initiate studies or provide proof of concept work
that will enable successful competition for other funding that leverages the CoF/FRL support.
Documentation of potential for leveraging is requested and valued.
For further information contact Steve Tesch, Claire Montgomery (FERM DH),Troy Hall (FES DH) or
Laurie Schimleck (WSE DH). Advisory committee members welcome interaction in the development of
the proposals. See the list of members and their contact information on the Program website.
Deadline: Submit proposals electronically to Steve Tesch (steve.tesch@oregonstate.edu) by COB
January 22, 2015. Proposals will be compiled and distributed to the committee members prior to the
meeting for review.