Non-Lethal Deterrents Grant Application Additional Site Form

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1 BENTON COUNTY NATURAL AREAS & PARKS LAURIE STARHA DIRECTOR Non-Lethal Deterrents Grant Application Additional Site Form Benton County Agriculture and Wildlife Protection Program If you plan to use your non-lethal deterrents at more than one project location please complete this Grant Application Additional Site Form for each additional site. Additional Site Forms are necessary, for example, if you apply for different deterrents for use at different sites or if you move your livestock seasonally and plan to use the same deterrents at different sites. This Additional Site form contains only the location-dependent application questions found in the Questionnaire and Proposed Non-Lethal Deterrents Project Plan sections of the Grant Application Form. Your responses on this form will be used by the AWPP Committee to evaluate your application. Please return your Additional Site Form(s) with your Grant Application Form. The Additional Site Form includes the following sections: A. Questionnaire - to assist in understanding the characteristics and conflict history. B. Proposed Non-Lethal Deterrents Project Plan - a description of methods, tools, implementation plans, and expected costs. C. Budget Summary - a table of items, costs, and amount requested for reimbursement. Please provide an answer to every question. If a question does not apply to your situation please indicate None or Not applicable. All questions pertain only to livestock or crops involved in your proposed non-lethal deterrents project at the additional site described below. Date: Name of applicant: Name of farm or operation if applicable: Mailing address: Physical address or description of project location: Telephone: Page 1 of 12

2 A. QUESTIONNAIRE Please answer each question below. If you are completing a printed paper form and additional space is needed, please attach pages as necessary to completely answer all questions. 4. How many acres do you own lease at the non-lethal deterrents project location? 5. Does someone reside at the non-lethal deterrents project location? Yes No 6. Describe the setting of your non-lethal deterrents project location. Please mark all that apply. Mostly isolated from residential homes, non-farm businesses, and public parks Adjacent to residential homes Adjacent to non-farm businesses Adjacent to public park or recreation area Other (describe) 7. Describe the environment at your non-lethal deterrents project location. Please mark all that apply. Mostly open grassland/pasture Mostly forested Mix of field and forest Contains vegetated stream corridor Other (describe) 8. Describe the terrain at your non-lethal deterrents project location. Please mark all that apply. Relatively flat Rolling hills Steep ravines Other (describe) 9. Please indicate the causes of damage to or losses of livestock or crops at your non-lethal deterrents project location in order of most to least problematic causes. Indicate rank with number: 1, 2, 3, etc. with 1 being the most problematic. Mark None if no damage or loss or Not applicable if appropriate. Livestock: Weather Disease Predation Poaching Other (describe) None Not applicable Crops: Weather Disease Girdling Stripping Browsing Grazing Consumption Other (describe) None Not applicable 10. Please indicate the animals that have caused damage to or losses of livestock or crops at your nonlethal deterrents project location in order of most to least problematic species. Indicate rank with number: 1, 2, 3, etc. with 1 being the most problematic. If no damage or loss, mark None. Coyotes Beavers Raccoons Bobcats Domestic dogs Foxes Skunks Nutrias Cougars Porcupines Opossums Bears Eagles Deer Elk Other (describe) None Page 2 of 12

3 11. Please ESTIMATE the total number of livestock or crops you have lost at your non-lethal deterrents project location due to wild animals or domestic dogs during the last three years. Mark no losses, no records, or no history if appropriate Sheep Lambs Goats Kids Cattle Calves Fowl Other (species and #) Crops (types and # or acres) No losses Did not keep records No history (new farm or location) 2016 Sheep Lambs Goats Kids Cattle Calves Fowl Other (species and #) Crops (types and # or acres) No losses Did not keep records No history (new farm or location) 2015 Sheep Lambs Goats Kids Cattle Calves Fowl Other (species and #) Crops (types and # or acres) No losses Did not keep records No history (new farm or location) 12. Are you currently using, or have you used, any of the following non-selective lethal methods to protect your livestock or crops at your non-lethal deterrents project location? For each method used, mark a C if the method is Currently being used or P if you have used the method in the Past. Please mark all that apply. If no lethal methods have been used, mark None used. If no conflicts experienced, mark Not applicable/no conflicts. Snares Poisons Calling-and-shooting None used Traps Shooting (not caught in the act) Denning (killing animals in their burrows or dens) Not applicable/no conflicts 13. Who implemented the lethal control methods marked above? Please mark all that apply. If no lethal methods have been used, mark None used. If no conflicts experienced, mark Not applicable/no conflicts. Applicant USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services trapper None used Private wildlife control operator Other (describe) Not applicable/no conflicts 14. Were lethal control measures used before or after the conflict(s) occurred? Please mark all that apply. If no lethal methods have been used, mark None used. If no conflicts experienced, mark Not applicable/no conflicts. Before After None used Not applicable/no conflicts Page 3 of 12

4 15. Please ESTIMATE the total number of animals that have been killed at your non-lethal deterrents project location to protect your livestock or crops during the last three years. Mark none killed, no records, or no history if appropriate Coyotes Dogs Beavers Raccoons Bobcats Cougars Other (species and # killed) None killed Did not keep records No history (new farm or location) 2016 Coyotes Dogs Beavers Raccoons Bobcats Cougars Other (species and # killed) None killed Did not keep records No history (new farm or location) 2015 Coyotes Dogs Beavers Raccoons Bobcats Cougars Other (species and # killed) None killed Did not keep records No history (new farm or location) B. PROPOSED NON-LETHAL DETERRENTS PROJECT PLAN Please fill in the tables below on methods, tools, and costs for items requested for reimbursement at this additional project site. In the questions following each table, describe in detail your implementation plans for items requested for reimbursement. If you plan use the same deterrents described in the project plan section of your primary application form at this additional site, you do not need to complete the tables below again. Simply check the box below, and answer the questions following the appropriate table(s) to describe how you plan to use these deterrents at this additional site. I plan use the same deterrents described in the project plan section of my primary application form at this additional site. Please estimate your in-kind (non-cash) cost share contribution for each type of deterrent over the three-year period ending on April 30, 2021 and enter in the appropriate tables below. Your total in-kind cost share contribution must be at least 25% of the total requested grant amount. In-kind contributions could include, but are not limited to, installation and upkeep of deterrent methods and devices, care and feeding of guardian animals, and labor costs for constructing protective housing that prevent conflicts with wildlife. Use Table 1 below to assist in selecting non-lethal methods and tools for your project plan. This table was produced by agriculture professionals with the University of California-Davis Livestock-Predator Research and Extension Hub and combines observations and analysis from scientific studies as well as credible, on-the-ground experience. A single non-lethal method can rarely be used successfully in most situations, so it is important to review all methods and match several tools to your specific situation and vary their use frequently. Use Table 2 below to assist in selecting non-lethal methods to deter beavers. Page 4 of 12

5 Table 2. Non-lethal methods and devices for deterring beavers. Method or Device Description Protect Culverts / Prevent Flooding - Beaver Deceiver Trapezoidal fence to prevent damming of culverts Double Filter System Culvert fence filter and round fence filter connected by two flexible pipes Flexible Leveler Flexible pipe and round fence filter to prevent flooding by lowering pond height Castor Master Double-walled flexible pipe and round fence filter to lower pond height Beaver Baffle Fence-covered pipe through culvert Clemson Pond Leveler Perforated solid pipe installed through dam to prevent flooding Pipe and Fence Systems Trapezoidal fence and pipe system encourages beavers to build away from culvert Protect Trees - Galvanized Welded Wire Fencing Encircle single trees or small groves Electric Fencing Encircle small groves and vineyards Abrasive Tree Paint Sand/paint mixture applied to tree trunks 1. GUARDIAN ANIMALS Animals used to protect livestock and crops: guardian dogs, llamas, donkeys, geese, etc. Labor costs for training and feeding and purchase costs for food and veterinary care are not reimbursable but may be applied toward the minimum 25% cost share contribution. For example, a trained Great Pyrenees guardian dog can have an initial purchase cost of $2,500 and veterinary care and feeding costs of $850 per year. If two dogs were purchased the Cost Share Contribution for s would be $850 x 2 dogs x 3 years = $5,100, or 102% of the $5,000 grant request. Page 5 of 12

6 Guardian Animal Breed (if applicable) # of Animals Example: Dogs Great Pyrenees 2 $5, $5,100 $5,100 $5,000 What livestock or crops and how many or much (number/acres) of each do you plan to protect with guardian animals?: Describe the species you plan to deter with guardian animals: Describe in detail how you plan to use guardian animals. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with guardian animals? If so, please describe in detail: 2. FENCING New fencing or improvements to existing fencing which serve to reduce conflicts with wildlife (for example, electrification or fladry) or contain guardian animals. Permanent or temporary fencing for the sole purpose of containing livestock is not reimbursable (for example, electric single wire, high-tensile fence with horizontal wires greater than 6 inches apart, or any fence less than 48 inches high). Labor costs for installing or moving fencing are not reimbursable but may be applied toward the minimum 25% cost share contribution. A. New Fencing portable electric, woven wire, other. For example, one mile of portable electric net fencing can have an initial purchase cost of $3,808. The for Labor to install and periodically move fencing could be $10/hour x 10 hrs/month x 36 months = $3,600, or 95% of the $3,808 requested grant amount. Page 6 of 12

7 Type of Fencing Linear ft or units Example: Electro-Net Fencing 5,280 ft $3, $3,600 - $3,600 $3,808 What livestock or crops and how many or much (number/acres) of each do you plan to protect with new fencing?: Describe the species you plan to deter with new fencing: Describe in detail how you plan to use new fencing. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with new fencing? If so, please describe in detail: B. Improvements to Existing Fences electrification, fladry, other. For example, 5000 feet of insulated wire can have an initial purchase cost of $1,440. The Cost Share Contribution for Labor to install the electrified wire could be $10/hour x 40 hrs = $400, or 28% of the $1,440 requested grant amount. Type of Fencing Improvement Linear ft or units Example: Insulated Wire 5,000 ft $1, $400 - $400 $1,440 Page 7 of 12

8 What livestock or crops and how many or much (number/acres) of each do you plan to protect with improved fencing?: Describe the species you plan to deter with improved fencing: Describe in detail how you plan to improve your fencing. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with improved fencing? If so, please describe in detail: 3. SCARE DEVICES Horns, lights, radios, bells, noisemakers, lasers, scarecrows, other. Labor costs for installing or moving scare devices are not reimbursable but may be applied toward the minimum 25% cost share contribution. For example, a Foxlight night predator deterrent has an initial purchase cost of $98. The Cost Share Contribution for Labor to install and periodically move three Foxlights could be $10/hour x 5 hrs/month x 36 months = $1,800, or 674% of the $267 requested grant amount. Type/Name of Device # of Units Example: Foxlight Night Deterrent 3 $ $1,800 - $1,800 $267 What livestock or crops and how many or much (number/acres) of each do you plan to protect with scare devices?: Page 8 of 12

9 Describe the species you plan to deter with scare devices: Describe in detail how you plan to use scare devices. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with scare devices? If so, please describe in detail: 4. PROTECTIVE HOUSING Materials for constructing or improving barns, sheds for lambing/calving/kidding, night corrals (protected area), and other protective housing. Labor costs for constructing protective housing are not reimbursable but may be applied toward the minimum 25% cost share contribution. For example, materials for a lambing shed can have a purchase cost of $6,000 and labor cost to construct the shed of $25/hour x 40 hours = $1,000. The for labor and materials would be $2,000, or 40% of the $5,000 requested grant amount. Housing Type or Improvement Example: Materials for Lambing Shed $6, $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 $5,000 What livestock and how many of each do you plan to protect with housing?: Describe the species you plan to deter with protective housing: Page 9 of 12

10 Describe in detail how you plan to use protective housing. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with protective housing? If so, please describe in detail: 5. BEAVER DETERRENTS Methods or devices to protect trees and culverts and prevent flooding. Materials for integrated fence and pipe systems (flow devices) and fencing such as culvert fencing, galvanized welded wire fencing, or electric fencing. Other methods such as abrasive tree paint. Labor costs for installing and maintenance of flow devices are not reimbursable but may be applied toward the minimum 25% cost share contribution. For example, the cost of culvert fence and pipe for a beaver pond leveler could be $1,400. The Cost Share Contribution for Labor to construct the pond leveler could be $25/hour x 20 hours + $150 annual maintenance costs x 3 years = $950, or 68% of the $1,400 requested grant amount. Method/Tool/Device Linear ft or units Example: Culvert Fence and Pipe 20 ft $1, $950 - $950 $1,400 What do you plan to protect with the proposed beaver deterrents?: Describe in detail how you plan to use beaver deterrents. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Page 10 of 12

11 Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with beaver deterrents? If so, please describe in detail: 6. OTHER NON-LETHAL DETERRENTS Describe any other non-lethal methods, tools, or devices you are considering. Labor costs for other non-lethal deterrents are not reimbursable but may be applied toward the minimum 25% cost share contribution. Method/Tool/Device # of Units What livestock/crops and how many/much (number/acres) of each do you plan to protect with these non-lethal deterrents?: Describe the species you plan to deter with these deterrents: Describe in detail how you plan to use these deterrents. Include any complicating factors such as size of your operation, setting, environment, terrain, or other situations that may arise, and how you would avoid or respond to them: Do you plan to use other non-lethal methods/tools, including those you already have, in combination with these deterrents? If so, please describe in detail: Page 11 of 12

12 C. BUDGET SUMMARY In the table below, please summarize your proposed project budget and requested reimbursement for the additional project site described in this form. The total requested amount of grant funds cannot exceed $5,000, even if you have multiple project sites. Please estimate your in-kind (non-cash) contribution for each type of deterrent over the three-year period ending on April 30, Your total in-kind cost share contribution must be at least 25% of the total requested grant amount. Method/Tool/Device Totals Total cost share contribution as % of the total requested grant amount > For County Use: Applicant ID Number Page 12 of 12