Mass, EA32.2: UMASS/AMHERST 312066 0362 9013 8 raiZS Ifflf / 'J OF MASS/AMHERST LIBRARY 7 Active Federal Aid Projects, Studies (Work Plans) , Jobs and Items Under the Federal Aid Program as of 1 ,C APR 12 1990 Dingell-Johnson (D-J) Projects *$&)' Of IV, . ;■(: Depository Cc F-34-D - Statewide Fisheries Development - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 22, $236,000 ($177,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1991. Work Item No. 1 - Electric control panel and turbine pump - Sunderland Hatchery Work Item No. 2 - General repairs - Sandwich, Sunderland, Palmer and Bitzer Hatcheries Work Item No. 3 - Improve access at Squannacook, Guashnet, Swift and Mattapoisett Rivers Work Item No. 4 - Maintain boat ramp facilities at West Monponsett Pond, Baker Pond, Loon Pond, Sheep Pond, Moore's Pond, Laurel Lake, Richmond Pond, Snipatuit Pond, Great Herring Pond, Cliff Pond, and Flax Pond Work item No. 5 - Improve access to John's Pond, College Pond and Ashumet Pond; install pads at Great Herring Pond, Cliff Pond, Monponsett Pond, Tispaquin Pond and Snipatuit Pond Work Item No. 6 - Stream improvement at Swift, Squannacook, and Quashnet Rivers, Bronson Brook, Wachusett tributaries, Whalom Pond, Wequaquet Pond, and Maussert's Pond Work Item No. 7 - Post special regulations signs at Deerfield and West- field Rivers Work Item No. 8 - Investigate fish kills Work Item No. 9 - Release, rear or procure for release: landlocked salmon, Northern pike, tiger muskies, walleyed pike, smallmouth bass, smelt eggs, brown trout (sea-run) F-44-R - Fisheries Survey and Inventory - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 11, $400,000 ($300,000 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 June 1994. Study I - Quabbin Reservoir Investigations Job 1 - Smelt Stock Assessment Job 4 - Creel Survey of Quabbin Reservoir Job 6 - Effect of Muminum - Mobilization on Lake Trout Study II - Fish Survey of Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, and Brooks Job 1 - Biological Survey of Lakes and Ponds Job 2 - Biological Survey of Rivers and Brooks - • -2- Study III - Sociological Survey of Lakes, Ponds, Rivers and Brooks Job 1 - Statewide Angler Creel Survey of Inland Fisheries Study VI - Chemical Survey of Inland Waters Job 1 - Chemical Survey of Inland Waters F-45-R - Anadromous Fish Investigations - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 8, $284,000 ($213,000 Federal share), current AFA expires 30 June 1992 Study I - Connecticut River Anadromous Fish Investigations Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Job 3 - Connecticut River Technical Assistance Job 10 - Rearing Atlantic Salmon at Reed State Hatchery Massachusetts Cooperative Fishery Research Unit Job 1 - Holyoke Fish Passage Facility Job 2 - Turners Falls Fish Passage Facility Job 4 - Shad Harvest - Holyoke Job 13 - Atlantic Salmon Habitat Estimation Study II - Merrimack River Anadromous Fish Investigations Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Job 1 - Essex Dam Fish Passage Facility Job 2 - Pawtucket Dam Fish Passage Facility Job 3 - Merrimack River Technical Assistance F-46-L - Supplemental Fisheries Land and Access Acquisition - current AFA ex- pires 31 December 1993. Segment 1 - Cobb property in Falmouth - discontinued Segment 2 - Hodge property in Becket - renews 1 January; current segment for $804,000 ($603,000 Federal share), but will be reduced Segment 3 - Aikens property in Ashland - renews 1 July; current seg- ment for $544,000 ($408,000 Federal share) F-47-E - Aquatic Resources Education Project - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 4, $164,000 ($123,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1991; includes $40,000 ($30,000 Federal share) for the Divi- sion of Marine Fisheries (DMF) . Job 1 - Administration Job 2 - Volunteer Training and Motivation Job 3a- Production of Educational Material Job 3b- Project WELD Supplies Job 4 - Public Appearances and Displays Job 5 - Production of Education Material (DMF) ■3- F-48-R - Marine Recreational Fisheries Survey - renews 1 January; current seg- ment year No. 3, $138,500 ($103,875 Federal share); current AFA ex- pires 31 December 1990 (DMF) . Job 1 - Intercept Survey Job 2 - Telephone Survey Job 3 - Data Processing and Report Preparation Job 5 - Economic Survey - Analyses and Report Job 6 - Data Consolidation and Report F-49-T - Technical Assistance in Marine Recreational Fisheries Management - renews 1 January; current segment year No. 3, $242,000 ($181,500 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 31 December 1990 (DMF) . Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Recreational Fisheries Management Agencies Job 2 - Technical Assistance to Environmental, Health and Access Agencies Job 3 - Technical Assistance to Private Sector Agencies Job 4 - Technical Assistance to Administration F-50-D - Massachusetts Recreational Boating Accommodation Project - segments activated as acquisitions and/or developments occur. Current segment No. 2 - Development of Access Facility at Back River, Weymouth, $360,000 ($270,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 September 1991. F-52-R - Aquatic lexicological Assessment Program - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 3; current AFA expires 30 June 1992. State funds withheld; project inactive during current year. Study I - Assessment of Aquatic Resources at Risk to Chemical Con- tamination Job 1 - Assessment of Aquatic Resources at Risk to Chemical Con- tamination Study II - Technical Services Job 1 - Technical Services Study III - Technical Transfer Job 1 - Technical Transfer F-100-R- Connecticut River Basin Anadromous Fish Restoration, Coordination and Technical Assistance - renews 30 September; current segment year No. 6, $5,000 ($3,750 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 September 1992. Coordinator, an employee of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was transferred to Washington in March 1989 and has not been replaced. Study I - Coordination and Technical Assistance Job 1 - Coordination and Technical Assistance Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://archive.org/details/activefederalaid1989mass -4- F- -L - Land Acquisition, Rivers and Streams - inactive; AFA not yet approved; may be activated at discretion of Division administration. Anadromous Fish (AFS) Projects Program, suspended - Federal funds unavailable. Combined Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson (P-R/D-J) Projects FW-2-C - Fish and Wildlife Federal Aid Program Administration - renews 1 October; current segment year No. 13, $96,000 ($72,000 Federal share); 50% P-R, 50% D-J; current AFA expires 30 September 1991. FW-9-T - Technical Assistance in Fisheries and Wildlife - renews 1 January; current segment year No. 8; $100,000 ($75,000 Federal share); 50% P-R, 50% D-J; current AFA expires 31 December 1-93. Study I - Technical Assistance to Federal, Interstate, and State Government Agencies Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Federal, Interstate, and State Government Agencies Study II- Technical Assistance to Municipal or Town Conservation Commissions Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Municipal or Town Conservation Commissions Study III - Technical Assistance to Private Organizations or Individuals Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Private Organizations or Individuals Pittman-Robertson (P-R) Projects W-9-D - Statewide Wildlife Development - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 42, $440,000 ($330,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1990. Work Item No. 1 - Buildings Work Item No. 2 - Dams and Dikes Work Item No. 4 - Bridges Work Item No. 5 - Roads and Trails Work Item No. 8 - Public Use Facilities Work Item No. 11- Signs Work Item No. 12- Tree and Shrub Plantings Work Item No. 13- Herbaceous Seeding Work Item No. 15- Vegetation Control Work Item No. 21- Timber Management Work Item No. 22- Nest Structures Work Item No. 28- Water Level Management Work Item No. 29- Project Administration; also forest/wildlife planning (MCWRU) Work Item No. 30- Managed Public Hunts Work Item No. 31- Custodial Functions Work Item No. 34- Miscellaneous Approved Activities, including 34a - Equipment Repairs and Maintenance; 34b - Release -5- W-35-R - Game Population Trend and Harvest Survey - renews 1 July; current seg- ment year No. 32, $448,000 ($336,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1990 . Study I - Statewide Game Harvest Job 1 - Statewide Game and Furbearer Harvest Job 2 - Statewide Beaver Harvest Job 6 - Statewide Otter and Fisher Investigations Job 7 - Bobcat Harvest and Evaluation Job 8 - Coyote Investigations and Harvest Survey Job 11- Statewide Furbearer Tallies Job 13- Furbearer Population Models (MCWRU) Study II - Massachusetts White-tailed Deer Study Job 1 - Statewide Deer Harvest Job 2 - Non-hunting Deer Mortality Job 4 - Deer Management Recommendations Job 7 - Deer Habitat Evaluation Job 8 - Movements and Habitat Use of White-tailed Deer Fawns in Western Massachusetts (MCWRU) Job 9 - Mortality of White-tailed Deer Fawns in Western Massachu- setts (MCWRU) Study III - Census and Banding of Game Birds and Mammals Job 1 - Mourning Dove Census Job 2 - Bobwhite Quail Census Job 3 - Woodcock Census Study IV - Wild Turkey Restoration Study Job 3 - Turkey Range and Harvest Evaluation Study VI - Black Bear Study Job 1 - Black Bear Distribution and Harvest Investigations Job 5 - Intraspecific Behavior (MCWRU) Job 6 - Response of Bears to Habitat and Land Use Changes Study XII - Feasibility of Re-establishing and Expanding the Purple Martin Population in Massachusetts Job 1 - Censusing of Purple Martin Populations, Housing Unit Construction, Installations, and Monitoring Study XXIII - New England Cottontail Restoration Job 1 - Trap and Transplant of New England Cottontails Study XXIV - River Otter Job 1 - Movements, Habitat Population Characteristics Job 2 - Habitat, Population Structure and Modeling -6- W-40-R - Cooperative Waterfowl Banding Project - renews 1 January; current segment No. 25, $4,500 ($3,375 Federal share), current AFA expires 31 December 1990. W-42-R - Massachusetts Waterfowl Research Program - renews 1 April; current segment year No. 23, ($188,000 ($141,000 Federal share), current AFA expires 31 March 1990. Study II - Coastal and Inland Waterfowl Banding Job 3 - Preseason Banding Study IV - Wood Duck Population Study Job 7 - Biological Tagging Job 8 - Wood Duck Production Survey Job 9 - Experimental Box for Low-use Areas Study VTII - Waterfowl Inventory Flights Job 1 - Waterfowl Inventory Flights Job 3 - Aerial-Ground Count Comparisons Study IX - Atlantic Waterfowl Council Activities Job 1 - Atlantic Waterfowl Council Activities Job 2 - Atlantic Waterfowl Council Special Projects Study XII - Massachusetts Experimental Waterfowl Season Job 2 - Evaluation of Zoned Experimental Waterfowl Seasons Job 3 - Experimental Black Duck Harvest Restrictions Study XVT - Waterfowl Production Study Job 2 - Mallard-Black Duck Breeding Survey - pilot study Study XVTI - Project Administration Job 1 - Project Administration Study XVT I I - Canada Goose Population Study Job 1 - Canada Goose Parts Collection Survey Job 2 - Canada Goose Banding Job 5 - Canada Goose Migration Survey Job 6 - Late Season Goose Harvests Study XIX - North American Waterfowl Management Plan Job 1 - Habitat Venture Job 2 - Black Duck Venture Job 3 - Sea Duck Venture -7- W-43-D - Hunter Education Training Center Development - renews 1 January; current segment year No. 5, $136,800 ($102,600 Federal share); current AFA expires 31 December 1989 Wbrk Plan I - Renovate Main Building Job 1 - Update and Test Heating System Job 7 - Ceiling, Lights, Blinds - Main Office Job 8 - Plumbing and Lavatory Job 11- Safety Codes - Fire Escapes, Sprinkler System, Back-up Generator Job 12- Security System Job 13- Handicapped Accommodations Work Plan II - Dormitory Job 2 - Roof, Gutters, Windows Job 5 - Safety Codes - Wiring, Lights Work Plan III - Access Job 1 - Repair Road W-43-S - Hunter Education Program - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 19, $388,000 ($291,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1992 Job 1-1 - Administration, Statewide Job 1-2 - Administration, Regional Job 2 - Volunteer Instructor Recruitment, Training and Evaluation Job 3 - Student Recruitment, Training and Evaluation Job 4 - Public Awareness Job 5 - Training Facilities Job 6 - Advanced Training — Bowhunting; Black Powder; Trapping; Map, Compass and Survival; Waterfowl Identification; and Steel Shot W-48-L - Supplemental Wildlife Land and Access Acquisition Project - AFA lapsed as of 30 June 1988; renewal AFA submitted to become effective 1 January 1989 and will expire 31 December 1993; no currently active segments . Endangered Species Program E-l - Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program - renews 1 January; current segment year No. 7 , $24,445 ($21,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 31 December 1990. Study X - Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle Study (75% reimbursable) Job 1003 - Population Monitoring and Reconnaissance Study XII - Piping Plover Studies (90% reimbursable) Job 1202 - Piping Plover Management Study (MCWRU) r» • -8- Study XIV - Roseate Tern Study (90% reimbursable) Job 1402 - Roseate Tern Census Job 1403 - Bird Island Banding Study Job 1404 - Ram Island Management Job 1401 - Roseate Tern Recovery Team Study XV - Sandplain Gerardia Study (90% reimbursable) Job 1502 - Sandplain Gerardia Census Job 1502 - Soil Scarification Experiment Federal Funds Encumbered in Active Agreements as of 1 July 1989 Agreement Total Amount Federal Share Dingell-Johnson Program DFW Fisheries Program Marine Fisheries Access - DFW & DMF DFW - Land Acquisition $ 1,147,000 $ 420,500 $ 360,000 $ 1,348,000 $ 860,250 $ 315,375 $ 270,000 $ 1,011,000 $ 3,275,500 $ 2,456,625 Pittman-Robertson Program Hunter Education Wildlife Management $ 524,800 $ 1,178,500 $ $ 393,600 883,875 Endangered Species Program Endangered Species Total amount of Federally- aided project agreements and Federal funds obligated as of 1 July 1989 $ 1,703,300 $ 24,445 $ 1,277,475 $ 21,000 $ 5,003,245 $ 3,755,100 Prepared by 77/ c~ APPROVED La*/ J 0^£ DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS MASS. DIVISION FISHERIES & WILDLIFE R. Stewart McCaig Federal Aid Program Administrator Date: 1 July 1989