W>; tn^.Ji ) Pic? ? fin, V Massachusetts FW-2-C UMASS/AMHERST 312066 0362 9011 0 Active Federal Aid Projects, Studies (Work Plans) , Jobs and Items Under the Federal Aid Program as of 1 July 1991 Dingell-Johnson (D-J) Projects F-34-D - Statewide Fisheries Development - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 24, $ 1,100,000 (825,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1996. ^ s* Work Item No. 1 - Work Item No. 2 - Work Item No. 3 - Work Item No. 4 - Work Item No. 5 - Work Item No. 6 - Work Item No. 7 - Work Item No. 8 - Hatchery general repairs Access improvement of selected streams Access improvement of selected ponds Maintain boat ramp facilities at selected ponds Stream improvement at selected streams and structures installed in four ponds Special regulations and unique fisheries signs Investigation of fish kills Production of landlocked salmon, northern pike and brown trout (for coastal streams) Activity Code No, 109 101 101 103 101 110 112 108 107 113 F-44-R - Fisheries Survey and Inventory renews 1 July; current segment year No. 13, $ 466,000 (349,500 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 June 1994 Study I - Quabbin Reservoir Investigations Job 1 Job '4 Smelt Stock Assessment 201 Creel Survey of Quabbin Reservoir 202 -2- Massachusetts FW-2-C Study II - Biological Survey of Lakes, Ponds , Rivers and Brooks Job 1 - Biological Survey of Lakes and Ponds 203 Job 2' - Biolgoical Survey of Rivers and Brooks 204 Study III - Sociological Survey of Lakes , Ponds , Rivers and Brooks Job 1 - Statewide Creel Survey of Inland Fisheries 205 Study VT - Chemical Survey of Inland Waters Job 1 - Chemical Survey of Inland Waters 214 F-45-R - Anadromous Fish Investigations - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 10, $300,000 (225,000 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 301 Job 10 - Rearing Atlantic Salmon at Reed Hatchery 313 Massachusetts Cooperative Fishery Research Unit Job 1 - Holyoke Fish Passage Facility 305 Job 2 - Turners Falls Fish Passage Facility 306 Job 4 - Shad Harvest - Holyoke " 314 Job 13 - Atlantic Salmon Habitat Estimation 304 Study II - Merrimack River Anadromous Fish Investigations Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Job 1 - Essex Dam Fish Passage Facility 308 Job 2 - Pawtucket Dam Fish Passage Facility 312 Job 3 - Merrimack River Technical Assistance 309 F-46-L - Supplemental Fisheries Land and Access Acquisition - current AFA expires 31 December 1993. . No currently active segments. -3- Massachusetts FW-2-C F-47-E - Aquatic Resources Education Project - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 6, $264,000 (198,000 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 June 1996; includes $104,000 (78,000 Federal share) for the Division of ' Marine Fisheries (DMF) . Study I - Outreach and Public Involvement Job 1 - Administration 70 Job 2 - Volunteer Training and Motivation 71 Job 3a - Production of Educational Material 72 Job 3b - Project WIID Supplies 75 Job 4 - Public Appearances and Displays 73 Job 5 - Production of Education Material (DMF) 74 Job 6 - Youth Education in Conservation and Marine 76 Recreational Fishing (DMF) Study II - Merrimack River Watershed Education Program Job 1 - Recruitment/Teacher Training 77 Job 2 - Data Gathering, Student Congress 78 Study III - Assessment of Program Needs Job 1 - Needs Assessment 79 F-48-R - (DMF) Marine Recreational Fisheries Survey - renews 1 January; current segment year No. 5, $128,000 (96,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 31 December 1991 Job 1 - Intercept: Survey 1001 Job 3 - Data Processing and Report Preparation 1003 Job 6 - Data Consolidation and Report 1006 F-49-T - (DMF) Technical Assistance in Marine Recreational Fisheries Management - renews 1 January; current segment year No. 5, $300,000 (225,000 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 31 December 1991. Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Recreational Fisheries 1201 Management Agencies Job 2 - Technical Assistance to Environmental, Health and 1202 Access Agencies Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://archive.org/details/activefederalaid1991mass -4- Massachusetts FW-2-C Job 3 - Technical Assistance to Private Sector Agencies 1203 Job 4 - Technical Assistance to Administration 1204 F-50-D - Massachusetts Recreational Boating Accomodation Project Segments activated as acquisitions and/or developments 1102 occur. Current segment No. 2 - Development of Access Facility at Back River, Weymouth, $360,000 ($270,000 Federal share) Current Segment No. 3 - Development of Access Facility 1103 at Cole's River, Swansea, $260,000 ($195,000 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 31 December 1991. F-55-R - Winter Flounder Management Plan Development - renews 1 September; current segment year No. 2, $'45,000 ($33,750 Federal share); current AFA expires 31 August 1991 Job 1 - Winter Flounder Management Plan Development 1211 F-56-R - (DMF) Massachusetts Fishery Resource Assessment renews 1 January; current segment year No. 1, $249,000 ($186,750 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 31 December 1994 Job 1 - Fishery Resource Assessment, Coastal Massachusetts 1221 Job 2 - Winter Flound Year-Class Strength 1222 F-100-R - Connecticut River Basin Anadromous Fish Restoration, Coordination and Technical Assistance renews 1 October; current segment year No. 8, $5,000 ($3,750 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 September 1992. Coordinator is an employee of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Study I - Coordination and Technical Assistance Job 1 - Coordination and Technical Assistance 300 -5- Massachusetts FW-2-C F-102-R - Cooperative Striped Bass Research , Coordination and Planning renews 1 July 1991; current segment year No. 2, $10,000 ($7,500 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 June 1993. Job 1 - Organization of Monitoring and Stock Assessment Work- shops Job 2 - Integration of Findings into Management Planning Job 3 - Coordination and Administration of Management Planning 1240 1241 1242 F - L - Land Acquisition, Rivers and Streams inactive; mav be activated at discretion of Division administration Pittman-Robertson (P-R) Projects W-9-D - Statewide Wildlife Development - renews 1 July; current segment year No. 44, $ 600,000 ($450,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 30 June 1995, 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 l i Work Item No. 11 - Signs and Boundary Markers Work Item No. 12 - Tree and Shrub Plantings Work Item No. 13 - Work Item No. 15 - Work Item No. 21 - Herbaceous Seeding Vegetation Control Timber Management; includes forest/wildlife planning - (MCWRU) Work Item No. 22 - Nest Structures Work Item No. 28 - Water Level Management Activity Code No. ■ - - — 601 602 603 604 606 607 608 609 611 612 614 615 -6- Massachusetts FW-2-C Work Item No. 29 - Project Mministration 616 Work Item No. 30 - Managed Public Hunts 617 Work Item No. 31 - Custodial Functions 618 Work Item No. 34 - Miscellaneous Approved Activities, including 34a - Equipment Repairs and 619 Maintenance; 34b - Release and Prune 620 Apple Trees; 34c - Gate repair 621 W-35-R - Game Population Trend and Harvest Survey renews 1 July; current segment year No. 34, $466 , 000 ($349, 500 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 June 1995 Study I - Statewide Game Harvest- Statewide Beaver Harvest 702 Statewide Otter Investigations 703 Bobcat Harvest and Evaluation 704 Coyote Investigations and Harvest Survey 705 ■ Statewide Furbearer Tallies 706 • Furbearer Population Models (MCWRU) 728 - Fisher Harvests 729 - Fox Harvest Investigations 730 • Furbearer Management Surveys 731 - Mink Harvests Investigations 732 - Massachusetts White-tailed Deer Study Statewide Deer Harvest 707 Non-hunting Deer Mortality 708 Deer Fertility Studies 740 Deer Management Recommendations 709 Deer Habitat Evaluation 721 Movements and Habitat Use of White-tailed 722 Deer Fawns in Western Massachusetts (MCWRU) Mortality of White-tailed Deer Fawns in 723 Western Massachusetts (MCWRU) Study III - Census and Banding of Game Birds and Mammals Job 1 - Mourning Dove Census 710 Job 2 - Bobwhite Quail Census 711 Job 3 - Woodcock Census 712 Study IV - Wild Turkey Restoration Study Job 3 - Turkey Range and Harvest Evaluation 713 Job 2 - Job 6 - Job 7 - Job 8 - Job 11 • Job 13 • Job 14 • Job 15 • Job 16 • Job 17 • itudj 7 II Job 1 - Job 2 - Job 3 - Job 4 - Job 7 - Job 8 - Job 9 - -7- - • Massachusetts FW-2-C Study VI - Black Bear Study Job 1 - Black Bear Distribution and Harvest Investigations 715 Job 6 - Response of Bears to Habitat and Land Use Changes 733 (MCWRU) . ..; Study VTI - Trap Study Evaluation Job 2 - Trap Standards Committee 734 Study XXIII - New England Cottontail Restoration Job 1 - Trap and Transplant of New England Cottontails 717 Job 2 - Cottontail Distribution and Harvest 739 Study XXV - Furbearer Habitat Research Job 1 - Wetland/Beaver Complex Management 735 Job 2 - Important Furbearer Habitat Investigation 736 Study XXVI - Investigation in Reduction of Wildlife/Human Conflicts Job 1 - Wildlife Predation on Domestic Stock 737 Study XXVII - Investigations of Wildlife Pathogens and Epizootics Job 1 - Investigation of Parasitic, Viral and Bacterial 738 Agents W-40-R - Cooperative Waterfowl Banding Project - renews 1 January; current segment No. 27, $ 6,500 ($4,875 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 31 December 1995 851 W-42-R - Massachusetts Waterfowl Research Program renews 1 April; current segment year No. 25, $192,000 ($144,000 Federal share) , current AFA expires 31 March 1995 Study II - Coastal and Inland Waterfowl Banding Job 3 - Preseason Banding 802 Study IV - Wood Duck Population Study Job 8 - Wood Duck Production Survey 805 Job 9 - Experimental Box for Low-use Areas 820 -8- ' Massachusetts FW-2-C Study VIII - Waterfowl Inventory Flights Job 1 - Waterfowl Inventory Flights 'i 806 Study IX - Atlantic Waterfowl Council Activities Job 1 - Atlantic Waterfowl Council Activities 808 Job 2 - Atlantic Waterfowl Council Special Projects 813 Study XII - Massachusetts Experimental Waterfowl Season Job 2 - Evaluation of Zoned Experimental Waterfowl Seasons 809 Job 3 - Experimental Black Duck Harvest Restrictions 815 Study XVI - Waterfowl Production Study Job 2 - Mallard-Black Duck Breeding Survey - pilot study 821 Job 3 - Mallard-Black Duck Productivity 827 Study XVII - Project Administration Job 1 -' Project Administration 810 Study XVIII - Canada Goose Population Study Job 1 - Canada Goose Parts Collection Survey 811 Job 2 - Canada Goose Banding 816 Job 5 - Canada Goose Migration Survey 819 Job 6 - Late Season Goose Harvests 822 Study XIX - North American Waterfowl Management Plan Job 1 - Habitat Venture 824 Job 2 - Black Duck Venture 825 Job 3 - Sea Duck Venture 826 W-43-D - Hunter Education Training Center Development renews 1 January; current segment year No. 7 , $144,000 ($108,000 Federal share); current AFA expires 31 December 1994 Work Plan I - Renovate the Main Building Job 5 - Install Janitorial Services Contract Job 8 - Repair Plumbing and Refurbish Lavatory System -9- • Massachusetts FW-2-<: Job 9 - Install Office Equipment, Copy Machine, Dark Room and Laboratories a. Copy Machine Rental b. Purchase Computer Job 12 - Install Security System a. Intruder Detection System c. Intruder Detection System on Firearms Vault Work Plan II - Recondition the Dormitory Building Job 1 - Upgrade Heating System a. Install New Hot Water Heater b. Other Plumbing and Heating Job 2 - Repair Roof, Gutters and Windows Job 3 - Repair and Upgrade Lavatory and Shower System Job 5 - Conform with Safety Codes b. Update Electrical Wiring and Heating System Work Plan III - Improve Accessibility of Training Center Job 1 - Repair and Recondition Access Road Job 2 - ■ Post Directional Signs to Center Work Plan IV - Instruction and Improvement in Use of Hunting Weaponry Job 1 - Small-bore Rifle Range - inactive Job 2 - Trap Range Development - inactive Job 3 - Archery Range Complex Development - inactive Job 4 - Simulated Hunting Experience Development W-43-S - Hunter Education Program renews 1 July; j current segment year No. 21, $440,000 ($330,000 Federal share) ; current AFA expires 30 June 1992 Job 1-1 - Administration, Statewide Job 1-2 - Staff Recruitment, Training and Region Evaluation 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 -10- Massachusetts FW-2-C W-48-L - Supplemental Wildlife Land and Access Acquisition Project AFA effective 1 January 1989 and will expire 31 December 1993; no currently active segments Combined Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson (P-R/D-J) Projects FW-2-C - Fish and Wildlife Federal Aid Program Administration 50 renews 1 October; current segment year No. 15, $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. 10; $140,000 ($105,000 Federal share); 20% P-R, 80% D-J; current AFA expires 31 December 1993 Study I - Technical Assistance to Federal, Interstate and State 51 Government Agencies Job 1 - Technical Assitance to Federal, Interstate and State Government Agencies Study II - Technical Assistance to Municipal or Town Conservation 52 Commissions Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Municipal or Town Conservation Commissions Study III - Technical Assistance to Private Organizations or 53 Individuals Job 1 - Technical Assistance to Private Organizations or Individuals E-l - Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program renews 1 January; current segment year No. 9, $36,000 ($29,500 Federal share); current AFA expires 31 December 1995 Study VT - Investigations of Endangered Species, Candidate Endangered Species, etc. Job 1 - Bog Turtle 529 Job 2 - Banded Bog Skimmer 528 Job 3 - Regal Fritillary 528 -11- Massachusetts FW-2-C Study X - Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle Study 2 Job 1003 - Population Monitoring and Reconnaissance 405 Study XII - Piping Plover Studies Job 1201 - Piping Plover Management Inventory 403 Job 1202 - Piping Plover Management Study 3 404 Study XIII - American Burying Beetle Study Job 1301 - American Burying Beetle Statewide Inventory 522 Study XIV - Roseate Tern Study Job 1404 - Ram Island Management 521 Study XV - Sandplain Gerardia Study Job 1501 - Sandplain Gerardia Census 524 Job 1502 - Soil Scarification Experiment 525 Study XVI - Investigation of Endangered Tiger Beetle Species Job 1601 - Puritan Tiger Beetle Investigations 523 Job 1602 - Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle Investigations 526 2 Work includes $5,000 contract with private investigator 3 Work conducted under contract with Massachusetts Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit -12- Massachusetts FW-2-C Federal Funds Encumbered in Active Agreements as of 1 July 1991 Agreement Total Amount Federal Share Dingell-Johnson Program DFW Fisheries Program $ 2,191,000 $ 1,643,250 Marine Fisheries $ 836,000 $ 627,000 Acess-DFW and DMF $ 630,000 $ 472,000 DFW-Land Acquisition $ 3,657,000 $ 2,742,750 Pittman-Robertson Program Hunter Education $ 584,000 $ 438,000 Wildlife Management $ 1,399,000 $ 1,049,250 $ 1,983,000 $ 1,487,250 Endangered Species Program Endangered Species $ 36,000 $ 29,500 Total amount of Federally- aided project agreements and Federal funds obligated as of 1 July 1991 i $ 5,676,000 $ 4,259,500 Prepared by '// <-^ R. Stewart McCaig Federal Aid Program Administrator Date: t?/?/?/ / APPROVED °^/J 0.2,.£gr SUPERINTENDENT BUREAU WILDLIFE RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT MASS. DIVISION FISHERIES & WILDLIFE