Proposal for Whooping Crane Monitoring

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locate, or attempt to locate, these possible crane groups from the ground while the aircrew continues the survey. Once the air survey is complete, the aircrew will assist ground personnel in searching for each crane group seen during the aerial survey, if it has not been located. When a crane group is located on the ground, project personnel will conduct the movement tracking, activity monitoring, and use site measurements. The contractor will provide a draft report from each survey period for Technical Committee review before final reports are presented. Budget Estimate: The estimated budget for protocol implementation in fa112002 and fa112003 is $76,650 and $89,190 for spring 2003. These budgets will be adjusted accordingly based on any cooperator assistance. The budgets anticipates that the contractor will conduct field studies, compile the data, enter data into an Access database provided to them, and develop draft and final reports after each survey period. The Executive Directar's office will supervise the contractar and update the Cooperative Agreement's master whooping crane database under their existing contract. The Executive Director's office will not write a report(s). Estimated Budget for Fall Whooping Crane Monitoring (assumes having crew availabfe, after training, October 9-November 10) Estimated Contractor and Tec hnician Budget Personnel Units CostiUnit Cost Detectin /Locatin Whoo in Crane Sto overs Technicians 7 ersons, 20hrs/week, 5 weeks 700 25 $17,500 Movement Trackin /Use Site Measurements Technicians 7 ersons, 20hrs/week, 5 weeks 700 25 $17,500 Field Mana ement/Su ervision 220 60 $13,200 Data Anal sis/Re ort 120 60 $7,200 Subtotal $55,400 Direct Costs Dail Fli hts 2 lanes, av 2.5hrs/ lane/da 165 80 $13,200 Vehicles 10000 0.345 $3,450 Technician Housin 3 650 $1,950 Communications $500 Fax/Co ies $150 Ma s/Aerial Photos/Surve Photos $1,000 E ui ment $1,000 Subtotal $21,250 Total Estimated Fall Budget $76,650