Supplement Analysis for the Wildlife Mitigation Program EIS (DOE/EIS-0246/SA-33)
BPA proposes to purchase a conservation easement on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, which is currently owned by The Nature Conservancy. The Zumwalt Prairie Preserve encompasses 27,000 acres in Wallowa County, Oregon and is the largest and most intact palouse bunchgrass prairie in North America. The conservation easement will guarantee that the wildlife and fishery values of this property are permanently maintained. The goal of the easement is to protect the ecological condition and natural function of the Preserve's aquatic and terrestrial habitats and the species it supports by protecting it's natural resources, maintaining or enhancing its air and water quality, and preserving its underlying archaeological and cultural aspects in perpetuity.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE, Bonneville Power Administration (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 827278
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EIS-0246/SA-33; TRN: US200430%%1951
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 21 May 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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