Pend Oreille Wetlands Wildlife Mitigation Projects, 2001 Annual Report.

Technical Report · Wed Dec 05 04:00:00 EST 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/796202· OSTI ID:796202

Entz, Ray D ^[1]

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1. Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Usk, WA

The Pend Oreille Wetlands project consists of two adjacent parcels totaling about 600 acres. The parcels make up the northern boundary of the Kalispel Indian Reservation, and is also adjacent to the Pend Oreille River about 25 miles north of Newport and Albeni Falls Dam (Figure 1). Located in the Selkirk Mountains in Pend Oreille County Washington, the project is situated on an active floodplain, increasing its effectiveness as mitigation for Albeni Falls Dam. The combination of the River, wetlands and the north-south alignment of the valley have resulted in an important migratory waterfowl flyway. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Kalispel Natural Resource Department have designated both project sites as priority habitats. Seven habitat types exist on the project properties and include four wetland habitats (open water, emergent, and scrub-shrub and forested), riparian deciduous forest, upland mixed coniferous forest and floodplain meadow. Importance of the project to wildlife is further documented by the occurrence of an active Bald Eagle nest aerie.

• Research Organization: Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: United States. Department of Energy.
• OSTI ID: 796202
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-00004008-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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