CHaMP

Memo to NPCC Fish and Wildlife Committee members from Council Staff (June 6, 2017).

Council and Bonneville staff will provide a summary of discussions with Program habitat managers and sponsors regarding tributary habitat monitoring and evaluation and the contribution of the three BPA monitoring projects, Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP), Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP), and Action Effectiveness Monitoring (AEM). The discussions focused on understanding: 1) the current approaches used to guide habitat restoration actions and assess action effectiveness; 2) existing gaps and potential options for improving monitoring and evaluation around the region; and 3) the use of tools and products developed through CHaMP, ISEMP and AEM.

Surveying – Total Station Setup video

This assessment is intended to strengthen the technical understanding of existing physical
conditions and geomorphic processes in the basin in order to identify and prioritize habitat
restoration opportunities. Anchor QEA characterized channel and floodplain conditions,
channel confinement, and the historic channel occupations area. The source, magnitude,
and distribution of hydrologic and sediment inputs through the basin were evaluated and
characterized. This information was used to delineate discrete reaches throughout the river;
potential restoration opportunities and concepts within each reach were identified and
discussed.

Geomorphic & Network Context 2015 CHaMP Camp Advanced Workshop powerpoint

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop powerpoint

CHaMP – Advanced TIN Editing files and documents

GIS Training 2015 Intro To GIS tutorial documents and map files

Quality Assurance – Stream Temp Validating Data Upload video

Quality Assurance – Stream Temp Tool Basics video

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop Day 2 powerpoint

River Styles Framework
Adapting River Styles Framework to Support Regional Tributary Habitat Salmonid Management Needs

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop Day 1

River Styles Framework

Adapting River Styles Framework to Support Regional Tributary Habitat Salmonid Management Needs

Quality Assurance – Stream Temp Setting Status video

Quality Assurance – Stream Temp Anomalies video

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop

KMQ 3 – Tools and Products

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop Day 1 Supporting a BPA Framework to Help Meet Regional Salmonid Management Requirements

Day 1 – 04 – Key Management Question 1 – ODFW and CRITFC
Integrating Habitat and Fish Information to Inform Wise Management Decisions and Assessment of Salmon Population Recovery Actions

GIS Training 2015 TIN Editing tutorial documents and files

GIS Training 2015 Vector Editing tutorial documents and files

CHaMP Camp 2015, Advanced Modules Day 3: Fish Habitat Models and Beyond

Bridge Creek Intensively Monitored Watershed: Partnering With Beavers In Stream Restoration powerpoint

2015 CHaMP Camp: How do you account for fish habitat with a total station?

Day 2. CHaMP and ISEMP Analysis and Synthesis Workshop: A Review of CHaMP’s interoperability, study design and metrics

WorkshopDay2: GEOMORPHIC CHANGE DETECTION

2015 CHaMP Camp – Advanced Workshop

CHaMP and ISEMP Analysis and Synthesis Workshop: Salmonid Life Cycle Model power point

This document was funded by Bonneville Power Administration‟s Columbia Habitat Monitoring
Program (CHaMP; Project #2011-006) for use by BPA‟s CHaMP project. This version
incorporates comments received from the CHaMP 2015 Post Field Season Surveys.

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop: Integrating ODFW’s Aquatic Inventories Project HabRate Model with CHaMP powerpoint

This collection of tutorials (and associated datasets) are intended to teach basic GIS methods used in the CHaMP Topographic Processing Workflow.

This Tutorial guides the user through the complete processing of a survey using the 2015 CHaMP Topographic Processing Toolbar in GIS. The user should already be familiar with basic GIS concepts before working through the material presented in this Tutorial. If the user is unfamiliar with GIS basics, additional tutorials are available through the CHaMP Topo Toolbar website (http://champtools.northarrowresearch.com/). This Tutorial uses sample data, but describes all processing steps and tools that may be needed during normal CHaMP topographic survey data processing.

Files and documents

2015 CHaMP Workshop: Structural Equation Modeling of Fish Habitat Relationships power point

2015 CHaMP Camp: CHaMP Data to Fish Management power point

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop: Flume Demonstration power point

We are progressing through a geomorphic assessment of the Tucannon watershed using a modified version of the River Styles framework. The River Styles framework is a hydrologic and geomorphic classification system which provides tools for interpreting river character, behavior, geomorphic condition, and recovery potential (Brierley and Fryirs, 2005). It consists of a series of four stages that includes 1) an identification of the unique suite of River Styles (i.e., reach types) within the watershed, 2) an assessment of the current condition of the watershed, given the historical context, 3) predictions about the recovery potential and finally 4) implications for watershed management and restoration planning. This framework is widely used by watershed managers in Australia and New Zealand and is gaining traction in the Columbia River Basin. Our geomorphic assessment of the Tucannon River Watershed does not strictly adhere to the River Styles framework in that we do not explicitly incorporate all elements of Stages 2 – 4 (e.g., measured cross sections) and we bolster the condition assessment with spatially explicit network based models of riparian and floodplain condition.

Macroinvertebrate Sampling Update poweropint

Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program A day in the life powerpoint

Why CHaMP? powerpoint about the background of CHaMP program

CHaMP DEM based protocol powerpoint

STATUS OF GEOMORPHIC CHANGE DETECTION OF 2011 TO 2012 SURVEYS powerpoint

Tucannon Monitoring Meeting powerpoint

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop: CHaMP Invertebrate Monitoring powerpoint

Modeling the Food Web Response to Restoration in the Methow River Using CHaMP Data powerpoint

This manual is an introduction to Champ Survey equipment and methodology. The manual is
designed to be utilized as a precursor to Champ Camp. The student is expected to read and study
all of the material contained herein prior to arrival at Champ Camp. The Champ Camp
Topographic training modules will support and supplement this information.

This Tutorial guides the user through the complete processing of a survey using the CHaMP Topographic Processing Toolbar in GIS. The user should have completed or already be familiar with the concepts presented in the ForeSight and GIS Tutorials before working through the material presented in this Tutorial.

CHaMP 2013 Post Season Workshop: Geomorphic Unit Derivation powerpoint

Introduction to CHaMP Hydraulic Modeling powerpoint

CHaMP Introduction and What’s New powerpoint

The Snake River Salmon Recovery Board (SRSRB) is coordinating the development of restoration designs
and implementation of restoration actions in the Tucannon River primarily focused on ESA listed spring
Chinook. A Geomorphic Assessment and Habitat Restoration study of the Tucannon mainstem has been
completed to assess historic and current conditions, and to assess and prioritize restoration actions best
suited to address ecological concerns identified in the Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan (AQEA 2011,
SRSRB 2011). Priority restoration actions identified during the Tucannon Assessment began in 2011. The
main restoration actions proposed are levee removal/setbacks, side-channel reconnection, and the
addition of large woody debris (LWD).

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop: Extrapolating Across a Stream Network powerpoint

Lemhi River Effectiveness Monitoring (ISEMP/CHaMP): Using Fish and Habitat data in the ISEMP Watershed
Model to evaluate the Lemhi Conservation Plan

Evaluation of Solmetric SunEye vs. Heat Source Insolation Measurements as a Means to Monitor Trends in Riparian Canopy power point

CHaMP Camp 2015: Why are we sampling where we are and what will CHaMP data be used for? powerpoint

Development of a Rapid Geomorphic Assessment Procedure powerpoint

CHaMP Camp 2015: An Introduction to CHaMP Sampling and Data Analysis powerpoint

CHaMP Camp 2015: CHaMP data availability: finding what you need powerpoint

CHaMP Camp 2015: CHaMP Stream Temprature Models powerpoint

CHaMP and ISEMP State of the Science Workshop: Net Rate of Energy Intake powerpoint

CHaMP Camp 2015: Airborne Lidar & CHaMP Surveys powerpoint

Exploring CHaMP Temperature Logger Data powerpoint

CHaMP site Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) / Hydraulic modeling powerpoint

CHaMP Site CFD Modeling: Modeled results and Validation Data Comparisons

CHaMP Camp 2015: Measurements to Metrics to Models powerpoint

CHaMP Camp 2015: BPA Action Effectiveness Monitoring powerpoint

CHaMP – ISEMP Analysis and Synthesis Workshop: Welcome Powerpoint

Workshop Purpose:

To review how CHaMP-ISEMP habitat and fish data, analyses, and synthesis products could be used to support the FCRPS BiOp management community’s needs.

Objectives: 

• Present options for converting monitoring data and analyses into usable and consumable products to help answer BPA Key Management Questions (KMQs).
• Gather feedback from managers and policy decision-makers, monitoring practitioners and others on the proposed approaches.

CHaMP Camp 2015: Modeling relationships between CHaMP metrics and landscape characteristics in the Upper Grande Ronde River basin powerpoint

Objective: summarize fish habitat data at various spatial scales

Utilize CHaMP data collected during 2011 and 2012 pilot field seasons

CHaMP 2014 Stream Temperature
Quality Assurance Protocol

Tucannon River Monitoring powerpoint

HARNESSING DEMS FOR QUANTIFYING FISH HABITAT power point

Net Rate Energy Intake (NREI) Model powerpoint

Quality Assurance – Side Channels 2014

Quality Assurance – Guidelines 2014

Watershed Production Model Development Update – December 4, 2013 powerpoint

The Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP) and its companion
project, the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP), provide long term monitoring of
anadromous salmonid population and habitat status in the Columbia River Basis. These
monitoring programs extensively utilize probability based survey designs, such as Generalized
Random Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) designs, that enable efficient sampling of a spatially
correlated resource, such as fish density by location in a stream network. The R package
spsurvey includes a set of analysis tools created specifically for design based analysis of
probability samples such as those obtained by GRTS designs.
This manual is intended as a user’s guide, specifically geared toward users of ISEMP / CHaMP
data sets, for using the spsurvey tools to analyze and draw inference from sampled data. It is
assumed that the readers, while having some experience using R, are not R experts, nor
statisticians.

Fish-Habitat Modeling Update – December 4, 2013 power point

Habitat Suitability Models powerpoint

ISEMP-CHaMP Work Session
Dec. 4, 2013

Site and Watershed Standard Errors vs. Measurement Protocol Changes powerpoint

Site & Watershed Level Standard Errors Vs.
Measurement Protocol Changes

All presentation abstracts from 2015 CHaMP Camp

CHaMP Metric Evaluation Framework – December 5, 2013 powerpoint

CHaMP Workshop: Fish Habitat Modeling
November 27-29, 2012

powerpoint

A hitch is simply defined as a collect of sites visited by an organization during a set of days or weeks.
Hitches can be as short as one day or as long as thirty days. Each hitch must be assigned to one crew and
as a result one organization. Planning and monitoring hitches will help crew supervisors balance
workload, ensure implementation of the study design, and ensure that field data are being consistently
processed through-out the summer. During 2012, hitches were most useful when they extended the
duration of one month. Setting up distinct hitches for each month (June, July, Aug, Sept and Oct hitches)
was a good balance to the benefits of having defined sprints of work. Establishing hitches throughout
the field season is an effective way to establish goals for the crew, track progress toward completion,
keep up-to-date on data processing, and make adjustments to help stay on track.

Development Progress Update: Shear Zones – December4, 2013 powerpoint

Measurements to Indicators – December 5, 2013 powerpoint

This session of “CHaMP Camp”, the 10-day field training designed to teach collection of standardized salmonid habitat data using the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) protocol, marks the start of the final year of data collection under the three year CHaMP pilot project (BPA Project# 2011-006-00). The Day 1 agenda generally outlines the topics that will be presented in the morning. In the afternoon, attendees will tour sites along Catherine Creek for streamside CHaMP protocol demonstrations and to participate in discussions about fish ecology, freshwater tributary habitat, and related topics with project staff and collaborators.

HOBO TidbiT Directions for: Activation/Setup, Download, Export Data as a .csv or .xls and Deactivation Instructions

2012 Program Recap Status and Trend Highlights
Data Analysis Highlights 2013 Planning

The CHaMP Data Management System was built to meet the needs of the CHaMP program. Anyone who is engaged in implementing the CHaMP program will need an account on the CHaMP website, www.CHaMPMonitoring.org. Additionally, anyone who is interested in the progress or products produced by the program may want to register for an account

The ability to visualize a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) is important in order to understand the topographic features it represents. Since the process of surveying a sampling site can introduce errors, blunders or mis-interpolated topography, it is important to recognize the characteristics and features of a clean TIN so that these errors can be easily recognized. This tutorial is designed to guide the user though the features of a relatively clean (error-free) TIN representing a surveyed stream channel.

Variance Decomposition powerpoint

This document contains a set of plots and a large table summarizing the status and trend results for selected CHaMP metrics from 2011−2014, as discussed in the Status and Trend Summary report within the annual CHaMP−ISEMP report.

CHaMP 2013 Post-season Workshop Introduction powerpoint

CHaMP Camp 2015 workshop: June 3, Presentation 1 – River Bathymetry Toolkit powerpoint

Temperature criteria have been developed to protect various species and life stages of salmonids (U.S. EPA 2003). Maximum temperatures, which typically occur in the summer, have the most potential impact on salmonids (U.S. EPA 2003). Criteria based on weekly maximum temperatures (7dAM) are the basis of water quality standards implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as many other state and federal agencies (IDEQ, ODEQ 2008, U.S. EPA 2003, WDC). Weekly maximum temperature rolling averages are used because they fluctuate less, and represent a longer time frame than daily statistics (ODEQ 2008).

CHaMP Camp 2015 workshop – Final agenda and June 2-4 sessions: Science Supporting the Summary Products: Vignettes & Status Updates powerpoint

CHaMP Study Design Summary: Design Types powerpoint

This document details the monitoring design, procedures and quality assurance steps necessary to document and report the effectiveness of Instream Habitat Projects at the Project site scale.

Wenatchee CHaMP geodatabase

Minam CHaMP geodatabase

South Fork Salmon CHaMP Geodatabase

Tucannon CHaMP Geodatabase

Entiat CHaMP geodatabase

Big Navarro-Garcia CHaMP Geodatabase

Big Creek Middle Fork Salmon CHaMP Geodatabase

UGRR Restoration Activities at CHaMP Sites

List of all Salmon populations within CHaMP watersheds

Yankee Fork CHaMP Geodatabase

Tucannon Site List Data Information

Asotin CHaMP GDB package

Monuments data collection form (blank)

Channel Units data form (blank)

Discharge data sheet (blank)

Drift Invertebrates Form (blank)

Large woody debris form (blank)

Marker and control points data form (blank)

Riparian structure form (blank)

Air and Water Temperature Data Form (blank)

Benchmark Form (blank)

October 26, 2016 CHaMP meeting video

Pebble Count Form (blank)

Transect Photos data collection sheet (blank)

Pool Tail Fines data collection sheet (blank)

Oct 12, 2016 Meeting video

October 21, 2015 Meeting video

October 14, 2015 Meeting video

December 3, 2014 Meeting video

Reviewing metrics in the CHaMP_Workbench: CHaMP QA 2016

ArcGIS/ForeSight User Guide

This document describes the process for repairing a CHaMP survey that has errors in Z values due to a
processing bug in versions of the CHaMP Processing Toolbar (5.09 and older). Surveys with only a few
points (20 or fewer) should use these instructions to modify an already processed survey. Surveys with a
greater number of points should be reprocessed completely.

CHaMP 2014 Stream Temperature
Quality Assurance Protocol

CHaMP Topographic Processing Quick Guide 2017

This document provides guidance on performing end-of-season quality assurance using the
functionality on CHaMPMonitoring.org. The quality assurance process will be most efficient
if you first ensure that auxiliary and topographic data for all of your sites has been uploaded to
CM.org using the Data Broker.

In 2014, CHaMP modified how side channels are delineated during topographic post-processing by
adding a multi-threaded centerline in the main channel and all qualifying wetted side channels. The
objective of this document is to outline the steps used to check the accuracy of side channel delineation
within the topographic survey.

ForeSight Processing Guide 2013

This section describes the necessary steps for editing SunEye images and transferring data from
the SunEye to the CHaMP database. For more specific instructions, the user’s manual can be
downloaded here: Solmetric SunEye User Guide.pdf

End of Day
Transfer from Field Devices to Laptop Data Broker

This section describes the necessary steps for editing SunEye images and transferring data from
the SunEye to the CHaMP database. For more specific instructions, the user’s manual can be
downloaded here: Solmetric SunEye User Guide.pdf

The Data Broker operates on the laptop and serves as a broker to move files between CHaMPMonitoring.org website,
the broker, and the iPads. You will use the broker to receive scouting information for the sites you plan to visit, to check
in data after visiting a site, and publish data sets for upload by CHaMPMonitoring.org. Typically, you will use the broker
at the beginning of the week to prepare for field data collection and at the end of the week to check data in.

Stream Temperature Logger Locations

video of validating stream temp quality assurance

CHaMP Quality Assurance meeting November 11, 2017

Quality Assurance meeting October 31, 2017

Video setting status stream temprature

Video Stream Temperature Anomalies

Video Stream Temperature Tools Basics

Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program: 2013—Third Year Lessons Learned Project Synthesis Report

ISEMP/CHaMP. 2015. Combined Annual Report for the Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program and Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program: 2014. Prepared by ISEMP and CHaMP for the Bonneville Power Administration. Published by Bonneville Power Administration. XX pages.

CHaMP’s primary objectives were to describe the status and trends of habitat attributes that are important for Endangered Species Act listed (ESA-Listed) Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and anadromous steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss growth and survival. To efficiently meet the data collection and analysis needs of the program, CHaMP applied a common spatial-temporal design framework to the selection of monitoring sites in each CHaMP watershed, standardized habitat monitoring methods across the subbasins, employed an integrated, web-based system for documenting methods and designs, implemented a web-based system for data management, and collaborated with other agencies conducting habitat monitoring in these subbasins to leverage existing designs and locations.

This report presents an update on the implementation of Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP; BPA Project 2003-017-00) and the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP; BPA Project 2011-006-00) during 2016. The work conducted under ISEMP and CHaMP covers key populations within the Upper Columbia River Spring-Run Chinook ESU and steelhead DPS, the Snake River Spring/Summer-Run Chinook ESU and steelhead DPS, and the Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS.
ISEMP/CHaMP. 2017. Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP) and Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) Annual Combined Technical Report, January – December 2016, BPA Projects 2003-017-00 and 2011-006-00, 93 Electronic Pages.

BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION OF THE COLUMBIA HABITAT MONITORING PROGRAM
This document provides a brief overview of a proposed Columbia Basin-scale fish habitat monitoring program including program elements, map, and budget estimates. The Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) is being proposed by the Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP) and eight collaborating agencies1 to help Bonneville Power Administration meet the requirements of the 2008 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion (BiOp, RPA 56.3). This program will provide information on the status/trends in habitat conditions, and will support habitat restoration, rehabilitation and conservation actions, performance assessments, and the adaptive management requirements of the 2008 FCRPS BiOp.

Presentation to ISAB/ISRP – Status Report update on the pilot project

Presentation to ISAB/ISRP on ISEMP-CHaMP fish-habitat relationship development

Presentation to Federal Caucus: A comparison of two stream habitat monitoring programs, PIBO and CHaMP.
Why was this project undertaken?
•Data comparability–Are these data of similar quality/reliability?
•Determine if there are ways to more efficiently collect these data
•Can these data be used together to make statements about the conditions of streams?

This document is a summary of the lessons learned from work conducted by the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) in the 2012 pilot year.

The focus of this document is to address comments received on the CHaMP Salmonid
Habitat Protocol Version 1.0. In addition to the comments on the CHaMP Habitat Protocol, described below, principle recommendations from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) regarding the
entire CHaMP program from their Research, Monitoring and Evaluation and Artificial Production Project Review Decision Document June 2011 are included.

The CHaMP 2011 Pilot Year Lessons Learned Project Synthesis Report is organized into three main chapters:(1).Lessons Learned: KMQs, Principles, ISRP concerns, and Project Implementation; (2) Data Review: What we learned from the 2011 data; (3) Implementation Review: What we learned from project implementation and how it could it be made more effective

On December 11, 2018 the Council completed a progress review of 25 projects engaged in research activities under the Fish and Wildlife Program. The Council’s recommendations to Bonneville regarding these projects are detailed in the attached document and summarized here.

The list of project recommendation includes the NPCC recommendation to BPA on the closing out of CHaMP (BPA project 2011-006-00)