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Title: Hellsgate Winter Range : Wildlife Mitigation Project. Final Environmental Assessment.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/46666· OSTI ID:46666

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) proposes to fund the Hellsgate Winter Range Wildlife Mitigation Project (Project) in a cooperative effort with the Colville Confederated Tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The proposed action would allow the sponsors to secure property and conduct wildlife management activities within the boundaries of the Colville Indian Reservation. This Final Environmental Assessment (EA) examines the potential environmental effects of acquiring and managing property for wildlife and wildlife habitat within a large project area. This area consists of several separated land parcels, of which 2,000 hectares (4,943 acres) have been purchased by BPA and an additional 4,640 hectares (11,466 acres) have been identified by the Colville Confederated Tribes for inclusion in the Project. Four proposed activities (habitat protection, habitat enhancement, operation and maintenance, and monitoring and evaluation) are analyzed. The proposed action is intended to meet the need for mitigation of wildlife and wildlife habitat that was adversely affected by the construction of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph Dams and their reservoirs.

Research Organization:
USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (United States); Colville Confederated Tribes, Nespelem, WA (United States); Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
46666
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-2552; ON: DE95009168; NC: None; DOE/EIS-0940; TRN: 95:010951
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995; Related Information: v.2: Final Environmental Assessment
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English