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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSAVANNAH RIVER ECOLOGY LABORATORY AND ARC AGREEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDA nON, INC. SAVANNAH RIVER ECOLOGY LABORATORY AND AUGUSTA - RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA Effective, January 1,2009, the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, hereinafter called the "University", accepts from Augusta - Richmond County, a political subdivision of the state of Georgia through its Board of Commissioners, hereinafter called the "Sponsor", a research grant, the conditions of which are as follows: I. Objectives: There are six objectives of this research grant. First, the University will continue to develop and add to a previously-established aerial survey database describing the abundance and distribution patterns of waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans), wading birds (herons, egrets, ibises, wood storks), other waterbirds (American coots, grebes, gallinules, cormorants, anhingas, gull species), raptors, and avian species of special interest (bald eagles, ospreys) using man-made wetlands in the vicinity of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, hereinafter called the "Airport". Specifically, additions to this database will continue to describe use by the aforementioned species of the nearby Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant's artificial wetlands and Merry Land and Investment Company's Brickyard Ponds. Second, the University will continue to conduct ground-based bird movement surveys at both the Airport and the adjacent artificial wetlands. These ground-based surveys are designed to provide time-and ' location-specific information regarding the daily patterns of movement, altitude, and behavior of flocking bird species such as blackbirds and larger-bodied bird species including waterfowl, wading birds, and birds of prey. Third, the University will continue to serve as a resource to Airport personnel by providing assistance for the purpose of identifying birds involved in collisions with aircraft at the Airport and otherwise consulting with Airport personnel on bird issues. Fourth, the University will continue to examine historical and updated bird strike data from the Airport to identify patterns that may be associated with the construction and operation of the artificial wetlands. Fifth, the University will evaluate the Sponsor's use of controlled burns, vegetation cutting, or other types of vegetation alteration and/or the use of various deterrence techniques (e.g., sound, lasers, pyrotechnics, etc.) to reduce seasonal roosting by blackbirds in the wetland vegetation during the fall/winter months. Sixth and finally, the University will summarize the above data in a manner so as to provide Airport officials useful information for identifying potential bird hazards in the vicinity of the Airport, guiding bird control efforts, and gauging the effectiveness of bird control measures over time. II. Programs: The principal contractor/investigator, Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr., Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, will direct the programs. The contractor/investigator will be assisted by certain technical consultants. Commitments as to the extent of the obligations of these investigators will be the responsibility of the principal investigator, within the scope of the work 2 plans approved by the Sponsor. Work plans for accomplishing each ofthe objectives listed above are attached. III. Funds: (a). For the work accomplished by the University during the grant period from January 1,2009 - September 30,2009 (total cost - $75,039), the Sponsor will pay the University $75,039 upon submission of an invoice and upon receipt of evidence approved by the Sponsor that the work programs are well underway. Budgets for the research programs are attached. (b). If this research grant is terminated prior to the end of the grant period, payments by the Sponsor shall be provided based on the actual incurred and/or obligated expenditures as of the date of termination. (c). Expenditures shall be made at the discretion of the principal investigator in conformity with the approved budgets and work plans and in relation to the fiscal policies of the University. IV. Liability: To the extent provided by Georgia law, each party agrees to be responsible for any and all liability including claims, demands, losses, costs, damages, and expenses of every kind and description, or damages to persons or property, arising out of or in connection with, or occurring during the course of this contract, where such liability is founded upon or grows out of the acts or omissions of any of the officers, employees, or agents of the party. The University assumes no responsibility for its interpretation of the data collected under these studies, with regard to aircraft accidents occurring as the result of bird strikes at the Airport. V. Reports: The principal investigator will submit eight (8) copies of a final report to the Sponsor on November 1, in the year of the investigation's completion, covering all aspects of these investigations, in accordance with the conditions defined in the work plan agreed to by the University and the Sponsor. Interim presentations summarizing the results to date of the study, as described above, may be provided to the Sponsor if requested. VI. Records: The University agrees to abide by the General Services Administration Federal Management Circular O.M.B. A-21 in regard to accounting for staff workloads. VII. Publications: (a). The University shall have freedom of publication of the research conducted under this contract. (b). All manuscripts written for publication will be a collaborative effort between the principal investigator and a designee ofthe Sponsor. In the event that no Sponsor collaborator is designated, the Sponsor will be provided two (2) courtesy copies of any manuscripts written by the principal investigator prior to publication. (c). In the event that the Sponsor elects to provide data collected by the University under this research program to a third party for publication purposes, the principal investigator shall have the following options in regard to such publications: (1) The principal investigator and/or other University staff involved in the work may choose to be co-author(s) of the publication, with editorial privileges and/or (2) The principal investigator shall be allowed the option of 3 having a disclaimer appear in the publication claiming no responsibility for the use and interpretation of data collected by the University. VIII. Duration: (a). The period of performance shall be from January 1,2009- September 30, 2009. (b). This research grant may be terminated at any time upon 30 days written notice by either party. (c). The contract covering these research programs shall be renewable on an annual basis upon agreement of both the Sponsor and the University. IX. Equal Opportunity Employment: During the performance of this contract, the University/Contractor agrees not to discriminate in its employment practices or subcontracts with regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin or disability. X. Inventions: Investigators/Contractors shall comply with the stipulations of P .L.96-517. PRINCIP AL CONTRACTOR/INVESTIGATOR BY: DATE: Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr., Senior Ecologist Emeritus (Savannah River Ecology Laboratory) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. BY:'J~,J:~~~ DATE: IllNDb r_ / Assistant Dj~~~~r ~ ~ Dr. David C. Lee, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost AUGUSTA - RICHMOND COUNTY BY: (J2 -=-(';(/ ~ David S. Copenhaver, Mayor DATE: ~ ~~ Attes . tHr 4 General Scope of Work for a Bird Study at Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Constructed Wetlands Project To effectively monitor bird populations that mayor may not pose a hazard to air traffic operations, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) proposes to continue aerial survey coverage of: (1) the artificial wetlands (i.e., Constructed Wetlands Project) constructed to process effluents from the Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant, and (2) the Merry Land and Investment Company Brickyard Ponds. Continuation of minimal aerial bird surveys at only those two wetlands mentioned above is based upon prior weekly survey results (1998-2001) from a larger wetland complex indicating that these are the wetlands in the vicinity of Bush Field Airport that consistently attract the largest numbers of heavily-bodied birds such as geese, other waterfowl, wading birds, and flocking blackbirds to the vicinity of the airport where such species are of particular concern from the perspective of a potential aircraft-bird strike hazard. We will continue the minimal aerial bird surveys by maintaining the reduced frequency of these surveys at bi-weekly. While limiting the extent of aerial surveys as described above, we also propose to continue ground-based bird movement surveys at both the airfield and the adjacent constructed wetlands. These ground-based surveys are designed to provide time- and location-specific information regarding the daily patterns of movement, altitude, and behavior of the larger-bodied bird species including waterfowl, wading birds, and birds of prey, as well as flocking blackbirds. This specific information will provide the type of detail that will allow airport management and flight controllers to continue to predict times, locations, and conditions of increased bird-strike hazard potential that would be of particular consequence to aircraft in the area. Furthermore, in the event that active bird dispersal activities (e.g., custom-trained harassment dogs, pyrotechnics, or acoustics) are initiated at the artificial wetlands, these ground-based bird movement surveys would have the further importance of evaluating the success of such a bird dispersal program and identifying any new problematic bird movement patterns that might be created by such bird disturbances. This contract period will include a study of the utility of using controlled burns (fire), vegetation cutting, or other types of vegetation alteration within the Constructed Wetlands Project to reduce nighttime roosting by blackbirds. Earlier ground-based bird movements surveys described above have identified particular aircraft safety concerns associated with millions of blackbirds roosting within and around the artificial wetlands during the fall and winter each year. Many of these blackbirds have been documented to fly directly over Bush Field while in route to/from the artificial wetlands. In this study, the Augusta Utilities Department will alter (by controlled burning, cutting, or other means) standing vegetation in wetland cells. Then, based on whether the vegetation alteration takes place in all 12 wetland cells or in only a selected number of wetland cells fewer than 12, SREL will either collect data on blackbird roosting in all 12 of the altered wetland cells or in altered versus unaltered wetland cells (experimental pairings), respectively. 5 In order to keep the cost of this work as low as possible, we propose to continue to provide an annual report to Augusta that is similar in detail to the previous year's (2008) version that includes a comprehensive, yet simplified approach of summarizing the results primarily in tabular and graphical form (excluding detailed statistical analyses), with an accompanying Executive Summary explaining the meaning and importance of the data that have been collected. We will be available however to verbally discuss our findings with Augusta Utilities Department and Bush Field officials, including the Wildlife Control Specialist, as necessary. This approach will continue to be the most cost-effective in terms of directing a greater proportion of the overall budget to personnel who are involved directly with the collection and reporting of critical data. In addition to bird surveys described above, the SREL principal investigator and/or technical consultants supported under this contract will act as an avian information resource by providing professional consultation to airport personnel with regard to bird issues, including help in identifying the remains and/or photographs of any birds involved in aircraft strikes in the vicinity of Bush Field or in the effective use/deployment of bird-scaring techniques (e.g., sound, lasers, pyrotechnics, etc.) that may be considered for use on Bush Field. If desired, these same SREL individuals will be available to work with any Bush Field personnel during the contract period who may be interested in improving their abilities to identify bird remains, and/or better understanding the factors involved in any bird strike incidents occurring in the vicinity of the airfield. Specific details for carrying-out the research programs of this study ([I] conducting aerial bird surveys, [II] conducting ground-based bird movement surveys, [III] conducting an evaluation of the use of controlled burning, cutting, other alteration of wetland vegetation to reduce roosting blackbirds) are provided in the three individual scope of work plans that follow. Separate budgets for each of the three major study components are also provided. 6 RESEARCH PROGRAM I: Scope of Work for Aerial Surveys of Birds at the Constructed Wetlands Project and the Merryland Ponds (9 months, beginning January 1, 2009) Any type of wetland vegetation alteration such as the burning or cutting described in Program III has the potential to increase the undesired use of the Constructed Wetland Project by waterfowl and wading birds by reducing vegetation density and placing much of that vegetation at or below the water surface. Habitually, wading birds and in particular waterfowl, which may be drawn to the artificial wetland cells as a result of a vegetation burning or cutting program, often remain at the water surface for much of the day once arriving at these destinations; they may even spend the night at such destinations with negligible/absent flight activity. Ground- based bird movements surveys of Research Program II are not designed to detect birds in wetlands unless they are visible to observers from ground level while actively engaged in flight. Maintaining a minimal plan for aerial bird surveys of the Constructed Wetlands of the Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Merry Land and Investment Company Brickyard Ponds will assure the detection of such undesired bird use should it occur. SREL personnel will engage the services of Augusta Aviation, Inc., based at Daniel Field Airport in Augusta, to provide aircraft and pilots for conducting aerial bird surveys over these study areas. These aerial surveys will be conducted in close coordination with Bush Field administrative officials and air-traffic controllers to assure safety of all aircraft operating in the vicinity of the airfield during the execution of these surveys. During aerial surveys, SREL observers will reference only species and numbers of individuals from the following list: waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans), wading birds (herons, egrets, ibises, wood storks), other large and/or flocking waterbirds (coots, cormorants, anhingas, gull spp.), and raptors (hawks, kites, vultures, bald eagles, ospreys). Sightings will be map- referenced at the time of occurrence. Other data to be included with each aerial survey are: date, beginning and ending times of the survey, local weather conditions (including temperature, wind speed, extent of wetland icing in winter, etc.), and sightings (map-referenced) of people, watercraft, or other disturbance-related activities taking place during the aerial survey. Actual duration of these aerial surveys will be approximately 45 minutes each, allowing additional flight time of about 10 minutes for travel time to and from Daniel Field and the possibility of surveys being interrupted by air-traffic controllers while other aircraft move through the survey area. Aerial surveys will be conducted from a height of approximately 250-300 ft and at a minimal, but safe airspeed given the prevailing weather conditions. This project will include nineteen (19) flights over a contract period of nine (9) months to be executed at approximately bi-weekly intervals (no aerial surveys will be undertaken during the week of the Masters Golf Tournament). If inclement weather or aircraft unavailability precludes the completion of more than four (4) flights over the contract period, flights may be added to the end of the contract period or unused funds may be used for other purposes related to the study during the contract period, at the discretion of the Sponsor. 7 For the purposes of electronic data storage and summarization, map-referenced data from the aerial surveys will include only the Constructed Wetlands Project near the Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Merry Land and Investment Company Brickyard Ponds. Birds will be identifiable to individual wetland cells of the Constructed Wetlands Project. Data will be stored on a networked PC-workstation operating in a Microsoft-Windows environment. Upon project completion, all data will be provided to the Sponsor in a mutually agreeable database format (e.g., Microsoft Excel). Data summaries will be performed using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS Institute, Inc.). Summaries will include locational (wetland cell) differences in avian species assemblages and numbers, as well as temporal changes in bird distributions among wetland cells. Since bird use of the Constructed Wetlands Project will be specified by individual wetland cells, this aerial survey data will be used in conjunction with the vegetation alteration (i.e., controlled burning, cutting, etc.) program conducted in wetland cells to determine if such alteration of the vegetation increases undesired use by waterfowl and other wetland bird species. 8 RESEARCH PROGRAM II : Scope of Work for Ground-Based Bird-Movement Surveys at the Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and the Constructed Wetlands Project (9 months, beginning January 1,2009) Based on previous aerial surveys of bird abundance and distribution in wetlands near the Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, relatively large numbers of large-bodied aquatic birds are found in the area, particularly during the winter period when migratory waterfowl are most abundant. In addition to the many waterfowl found in the area, numerous wading birds, divers including cormorants and anhingas, blackbirds, gulls, and raptors including vultures are known to frequent the area as well. Wetlands near Bush Field harboring the majority of these birds include the Merry Land and Investment Company Brickyard Ponds and the Constructed Wetlands Project of the Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. Based on previous ground-based bird-movement surveys, extremely large numbers (in the millions) of migrant blackbirds move through airspace in the vicinity of Bush Field and the Constructed Wetlands Project in the fall/winter period on a twice-daily basis. These blackbirds, in particular, have created an annual period of high hazardous conditions to aircraft operating in the area. SREL personnel will continue to collect ground-based bird data to determine daily behavior and movement patterns (i.e., timing, directions, altitudes) of birds moving through the airspaces of Bush Field and the Constructed Wetlands Project. Emphasis will be placed on documentation of movements of flocking bird species such as blackbirds and large-bodied bird species such as waterfowl that are most likely to produce serious consequences when involved in collisions with aircraft. Bird movements will be documented from routinely-monitored ground stations at Bush Field and the Constructed Wetlands Project. Stations selected at Bush Field (3) and at the Constructed Wetlands Project (1) in December 2001 will continue to be used to ensure adequate coverage of the areas of interest. The daylight hours will be divided into four approximately equal time blocks: (1) 15 minutes before sunrise until 9:00AM, (2) 9:01AM until 12:00PM, (3) 12:01PM until 3:00PM, and (4) 3:01PM until 15 minutes after sunset (Eastern Standard Times; one hour added when Eastern Daylight Saving Time is in use). Emphasis will be placed on the time blocks coinciding with sunrise and sunset, because most bird movements occur during these times of the day. Observations will be made at two different stations within two different time blocks daily, for two days each week, for four weeks each month of the study. This methodology allows for all possible combinations of the four locations and the four time blocks to be chosen monthly in a randomized design. Observations will be made over a 2.5 hr period and will consist of four 30-minute observation bouts with a 10-minute lapse between each observation period. Observations will be initiated at the beginning of a time block with the exception of the last time block, which will be timed so that the final 30-minute observation bout ends approximately 15 minutes after sunset. During the observation bouts, observers will scan the 3600 horizon with binoculars, attempting to collect data on as many flying birds as possible with no upper limit on 9 distance from the observer. Short movements by birds (<100m) or movements by small passerine birds in flocks of less than 20 birds will not be recorded. Emphasis will be placed on movements of waterfowl (ducks and geese), wading birds (herons, egrets, ibises, wood storks), other large and/or flocking waterbirds (coots, cormorants, anhingas, gull spp., blackbird spp.), and raptors (hawks, kites, vultures, bald eagles, ospreys). During times of intense movements, observers will give priority to larger birds and larger flocks. Observations will be conducted regardless of weather conditions. In addition to meteorological data, the following data will also be recorded for each observation: time, species, actual or estimated number of individuals, approximate distance from the observer, approximate direction from observer, estimated altitude above land or water, approximate direction of bird movement, and flight behavior (e.g., level flight, soaring, landing, taking-off). Data will be stored on a networked PC-workstation operating in a Microsoft-Windows environment. Upon project completion, all data will be provided to the Sponsor in a mutually agreeable database format (e.g., Microsoft Excel). For the purposes of electronic data storage and summarization, bird movement data from Bush Field and the Constructed Wetlands Project will be retained according to each of four observational stations. Data summaries will be performed using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS Institute, Inc.). Summaries will be made for each observation station and will be comprised of avian species movement patterns including timing and direction of flight, flight altitudes, and temporal (annual and seasonal) changes in bird movement patterns. 10 RESEARCH PROGRAM III : Scope of Work for Evaluating Controlled Burning, Cutting, or Other Alteration of Standing Vegetation in the Constructed Wetlands Proj ect to Reduce Roosting of Blackbirds (9 months, beginning January 1,2009) Based on previous ground-based surveys of bird abundance and movements in and around the Constructed Wetlands Project of the Messerly Wastewater Treatment Plant near the Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, blackbirds numbering into the millions have been shown to roost at night within and adjacent to the Constructed Wetlands where they use the standing vegetation of the wetland cells as a roosting substrate. This behavior is particularly notable in the fall/winter months (November-February) when migratory blackbirds frequent the area. SREL personnel will evaluate the effectiveness of using controlled burning, cutting, or other types of vegetation alteration in the wetland cells to reduce numbers of roosting blackbirds. For this contract period, January 1, 2009-September 30,2009, we will assume that some type of wetland alteration will have taken place in November or December, 2008 and thus a partial evaluation by SREL ofthe effect on roosting birds will have taken place by the end of2008. Thus, the following work description represents the completion of that evaluation, for the remainder of the winter of 2008-09 falling within this new contract period. In the event that vegetation of all 12 wetland cells is not subjected to manipulation at the same time; the following protocol will be employed: SREL personnel will collaborate with Mr. Allen Saxon of the Augusta Utilities Department (representing the Sponsor) and the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy to select a total of 4 wetland cells in which to conduct the study in the fall/winter. As early as November, 2008 (specific dates to be arranged in collaboration with Mr. Saxon), controlled burning, cutting, or other alteration of wetland vegetation will be carried out by Augusta Utilities Department personnel or their designees within 2 "treatment" cells in an attempt to reduce the amount of standing vegetation available for use as a roosting substrate by the birds. Two undisturbed wetland cells will serve as "controls" in the study. Each treatment cell will be paired with an adjacent control cell. Following the burning, cutting, or other treatment of the selected wetland cells, SREL personnel will collect ground- based bird count data to determine the responses of roosting blackbirds and other bird species. Emphasis will be placed on the documentation of numbers of flocking bird species such as the blackbirds and large-bodied bird species such as wading birds and waterfowl that are most likely to produce serious consequences when involved in collisions with aircraft. The study protocol will be similar to that used when an airboat vegetation crushing study was conducted in 2005-06. Specifically, bird species and numbers will be documented from routinely-monitored ground stations at the 4 selected wetland cells. Stations will be selected to ensure adequate coverage of the cells of interest. Since blackbirds roosting in the wetland cells arrive in the evening and depart at dawn, the observations will concentrate on the evening arrival period. Observations will be conducted from 45 minutes before sunset until 15 minutes after sunset (60 minutes per count; Eastern Standard Times). Observations will be made while SREL personnel are centered between two adjacent wetland cells, one containing burned, cut, or otherwise altered vegetation 11 (treatment) and another that remains unaltered (control). During each observation bout, an observer will scan the selected wetland cell over a I-minute interval with binoculars, attempting to collect data on as many birds landing within the study cell as possible. The I-minute intervals will alternate between treatment and control wetland cells until the 60-minute observational period ends. To control for potentially confounding issues associated with variable weather conditions, observations will be conducted only during evenings when there is no precipitation and there is less than 50% cloud cover. The following data will be recorded for each observation within a designated I-minute count interval: species, and actual or estimated number of individuals landing in the wetland cell under observation. This protocol will be followed by two SREL personnel (each observing a different pairing of wetlands) on six evenings in January and February, 2009. As an alternative protocol to that for a partial manipulation of the wetlands described above, if the determination is made by Augusta Utilities Department officials to burn, cut, or otherwise alter the entirety (all 12) of the wetland cells in the fall/winter of 2008-09, SREL personnel will evaluate the effectiveness of the vegetation alteration process to move roosting birds completely out of the wetland cells by performing evening observations as follows: SREL personnel will be positioned within the wetlands to observe movements/landings of blackbirds. Bird species and numbers will be documented from a ground station established at each of the 12 wetland cells. Each station will be selected to ensure adequate coverage of the cell. Since blackbirds roosting in the wetland cells arrive in the evening and depart at dawn, the observations will concentrate on the evening arrival period. Observations will be conducted from 45 minutes before sunset until 15 minutes after sunset (60 minutes per count; Eastern Standard Times). During a 60-minute observation bout, an SREL observer will scan a single wetland cell at I-minute intervals with binoculars, attempting to collect data on as many birds landing within the wetland cell as possible. To control for potentially confounding issues associated with variable weather conditions, observations will be conducted only during evenings when there is no precipitation and there is less than 50% cloud cover. The following data will be recorded for each observation within a designated I-minute count interval: species, and actual or estimated number of individuals landing in the wetland cell under observation. This protocol will be followed by two SREL personnel (each observing a different wetland cell) on 6 evenings in January and February, 2009. In this alterative protocol, each of the 12 wetland cells within the Constructed Wetlands will be visited on one evening. Under this agreement, SREL personnel will only be responsible for conducting the bird counts associated with this study and the analysis of those same data. SREL will not assume responsibility for conducting the controlled burns, vegetation cutting, or any other type of vegetation alteration. Costs and logistics for conducting the vegetation alteration will be the responsibility of the Sponsor. Data will be stored on a networked PC-workstation operating in a Microsoft-Windows environment. Upon project completion, all data will be provided to the Sponsor in a mutually agreeable database format (e.g., Microsoft Excel). For the purposes of electronic data storage and summarization, bird count data from the cells of the Constructed Wetlands Project will be retained according to each of the observational stations, including a treatment versus a control wetland cell, when appropriate. Data summaries will be performed using the Statistical Analysis 12 System (SAS Institute, Inc.). Summaries and statistical comparisons will be made for treated versus control wetland cells, when appropriate. Comparisons will focus on potential differences in numbers and types of birds using each observation station/treatment type. Aerial survey data from Research Program I will also be evaluated to determine vegetation alteration effects on bird use of the study cells. RESEARCH PROGRAM I: Budget for Aerial Surveys of Birds at the Constructed Wetlands Project and the Merryland Ponds (9 months, beginning January 1, 2009) Personnel costs, including benefits R.A. Kennamer (Research Professional, 7.5% FTE) Salary: $2,690 Actual Benefits @ 37%: $995 W.L. Stephens, Jr. (Field Technician, 10% FTE) Salary: $3,115 Actual Benefits @ 28%: $872 Administrative Salary:$642.13 Benefits:$46.32 IT Salary:$945.94 Benefits:$327.21 Maintenance Salary:$384.89 Benefits: $ 1 05.51 Aircraft and pilot (Augusta Aviation, Daniel Field) bi-weekly aerial surveys @ approx. 0.75 hr each Vehicle expenses Expendable supplies SREL DIRECT COSTS (PROGRAM I) Indirect costs (Univ. Georgia off-campus research overhead, 11.5%) RESEARCH PROGRAM I: TOTAL $ 3,685.00 $ 3,987.00 $ 688.45 $ 1,273.15 $ 490.40 $ 1,875.00 $ 570.00 $ 100.00 $12,669.00 $ 1,457.00 $14,126.00 13 r RESEARCH PROGRAM II : Budget for Ground-Based Bird-Movement Surveys at the Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and the Constructed Wetlands Project (9 months, beginning January 1,2009) Personnel costs, including benefits I.L. Brisbin, Jr. (Principal Investigator, 2% FTE) Salary: $1,790 Actual Benefits @ 10%: $179 R.A. Kennamer (Research Professional, 45% FTE) Salary: $16,137 Actual Benefits @ 37%: $5,971 W.L. Stephens, Jr. (Field Technician, 20% FTE) Salary: $6,231 Actual Benefits @28%: $1,745 Administrati ve Salary:$1,811.53 Benefits:$130.67 $ 1,969.00 $22,108.00 $ 7,976.00 $ 1,942.20 IT Salary:$3,574.51 Benefits:$1,236.45 Maintenance Salary: $ 1 ,090.80 Benefits:$299.03 $ 4,810.96 $ 1,389.83 Vehicle expenses $ 1,875.00 SREL DIRECT COSTS (PROGRAM I I) $42,071.00 Indirect costs (Univ. Georgia off-campus research overhead, 11.5%) $ 4,838.00 RESEARCH PROGRAM II: TOTAL $46,909.00 14 15 RESEARCH PROGRAM III: Budget for Evaluating the Use of Controlled Burning, Cutting, or Other Alteration of Standing Vegetation in the Constructed Wetlands Proj ect to Reduce Roosting of Blackbirds (9 months, beginning January 1, 2009) Personnel costs, including benefits I.L. Brisbin, Jr. (Principal Investigator, 2% FTE) Salary: $1,790 Actual Benefits @ 10%: $179 R.A. Kennamer (Research Professional, 12% FTE) Salary: $4,303 Actual Benefits @ 37%: $1,592 W.L. Stephens, Jr. Field Technician, 4% FTE) Salary: $1,246 Actual Benefits @ 28%: $349 Administrati ve Salary:$470.02 Benefits:$33.90 SREL DIRECT COSTS (PROGRAM III) $ 1,969.00 $ 5,895.00 $ 1,595.00 $ 503.92 $ 1,495.15 $ 431.93 $ 570.00 $ 100.00 $12,560.00 $ 1,444.00 $14,004.00 IT Salary:$I,110.88 Benefits:$384.26 Maintenance Salary:$339.00 Benefits:$92.93 Vehicle expenses Expendable supplies Indirect costs (Univ. Georgia off-campus research overhead, 11.5%) RESEARCH PROGRAM III: TOTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM II: TOTAL (from page 14) $46,909.00 RESEARCH PROGRAM I: TOTAL (from pa2;e 13) $14,126.00 GRAND TOTAL: $ 75,039.00 Prepared by: Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr. and Robert A. Kennamer The University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802 (803) 725-0387 kennamer@uga.edu