Wildlife Protection, Mitigation and Enhancement Planning for Grand Coulee Dam, Final Report.

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6958713· OSTI ID:6958713

Creveling, Jennifer

The development and operation of Grand Coulee Dam inundated approximately 70,000 acres of wildlife habitat under the jurisdictions of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the Spokane Tribe, and the State of Washington. Under the provisions of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980, this study reviews losses to wildlife and habitat, and proposes mitigation for those losses. Wildlife loss estimates were developed from information available in the literature. Habitat losses and potential habitat gains through mitigation were estimated by a modified Habitat Evaluation Procedure. The mitigation plan proposes (1) acquisition of sufficient land or management rights to land to protect Habitat Units equivalent to those lost (approximately 73,000 acres of land would be required), (2) improvement and management of those lands to obtain and perpetuate target Habitat Units, and (3) protection and enhancement of suitable habitat for bald eagles. Mitigation is presented as four actions to be implemented over a 10-year period. A monitoring program is proposed to monitor mitigation success in terms of Habitat Units and wildlife population trends.

• Research Organization: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
• Sponsoring Organization: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
• OSTI ID: 6958713
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-60445-1; ON: DE87003084
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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