Project 

 or Area 



Hungry 



Horse 



Dam 



■ Target 

 Species 



Elk 

 Mule Deer 



Wildlife or 

 Habitat Losses 



175 Elk 



Hydropower Obligation 

 Projects Schedule 



Bonneville shall fund projects to enhance 

 wimer range on Flathead National Forest 

 lands to support an additional 133 elk. 

 Prototype project to test assumption of 

 increased carrying capacity. Total 

 number of acres to be treated will remain 

 flexible until theory of increased carrying 

 capacity is tested. Year 1. prototype 

 advanced design. Years 1-5, implement 

 test and monitor; report to Council for 

 further action. Memoranda of 

 understanding will be signed by Montana 

 Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 

 Flathead National Forest, and Bonneville 

 to ensure that funding for projects is in 

 addition to. and not in lieu of, other 

 expenditures authorized or required from 

 other entities under other agreements or 

 provisions of law. Bonneville shall 

 examine the possibility of establishing a 

 trust account to fund these wildlife 

 projects and others. 



Bonneville shall fund projects to protect 

 8.590 acres of riparian habitat and travel 

 corridors through the acquisition of con- 

 servation easements. Year 1, advanced 

 design: interagency coordination; 

 prioritizing sites; appraisals. Upon 

 completion, acquire easements. 



Waterfowl 1 .508 acres 



Bonneville shall fund projects to protect 

 and or enhance 1.146 acres of wetland 

 habitat in Flathead Valley. Same 

 schedule as bear projects. 



Terrestrial 

 Furbearers 



14.542 

 acres 



Bonneville shall negotiate cooperative 

 agreements with state and federal 

 agencies and private landholders to 

 protect 11,050 acres of selected old 

 growth forest stands. Same schedule as 

 bear projects. Initiate agreements in Year 

 2. 



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