Conforth Ranch Wildlife Mitigation Feasibility Study, McNary, Oregon : Annual Report.
The 2,860-acre Conforth Ranch near Umatilla, Oregon is being considered for acquisition and management to partially mitigate wildlife losses associated with McNary Hydroelectric Project. The Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) estimated that management for wildlife would result in habitat unit gains of 519 for meadowlark, 420 for quail, 431 for mallard, 466 for Canada goose, 405 for mink, 49 for downy woodpecker, 172 for yellow warbler, and 34 for spotted sandpiper. This amounts to a total combined gain of 2,495 habitat units -- a 110 percent increase over the existing values for these species combined of 2,274 habitat units. Current water delivery costs, estimated at $50,000 per year, are expected to increase to $125,000 per year. A survey of local interest indicated a majority of respondents favored the concept with a minority opposed. No contaminants that would preclude the Fish and Wildlife Service from agreeing to accept the property were identified. 21 refs., 3 figs., 5 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Bonneville Power Administration
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI79-90BP12496
- OSTI ID:
- 5668980
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-12496-1; ON: DE91013286
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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