Hungry Horse Dam Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project: Long-Term Habitat Management Plan, Elk and Mule Deer Winter Range Enhancement, Firefighter Mountain and Spotted Bear Winter Ranges.
Project goals are to rehabilitate 1120 acres of big game (elk and mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus) winter range on the Hungry Horse and Spotted Bear Districts of Flathead National Forest lands adjacent to Hungry Horse Reservoir. This project represents the initial phase of implementation toward the mitigation goal. A minimum of 547 acres Trust-funded enhancements are called for in this plan. The remainder are part of the typical Forest Service management activities for the project area. Monitor and evaluate the effects of project implementation on the big game forage base and elk and mule deer populations in the project area. Monitor enhancement success to determine effective acreage to be credited against mitigation goal. Additional enhancement acreage will be selected elsewhere in the Flathead Forest or other lands adjacent'' to the reservoir based on progress toward the mitigation goal as determined through monitoring. The Wildlife Mitigation Trust Fund Advisory Committee will serve to guide decisions regarding future enhancement efforts. 7 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Bonneville Power Administration
- DOE Contract Number:
- BI79-87BP36136
- OSTI ID:
- 6194783
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-36136-1; ON: DE91006308
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HABITAT
OPTIMIZATION
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
RANGELANDS
MANAGEMENT
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
DAMS
FIRES
GRAZING
MAMMALS
POPULATION DYNAMICS
SHRUBS
TREES
WATER RESERVOIRS
WILD ANIMALS
ANIMALS
ECOSYSTEMS
PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
SURFACE WATERS
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
VERTEBRATES
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