Wetland Program 3 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Activities Regulated 



Lands Covered 



Education 



Problems 



Success 



Needed from EPA 



Research 



Oregon 



Nongame Wildlife Program 



Department of Fish and wildlife 



Provides funds for research, monitoring, 



development, and some acquisition of nongame 



wildlife areas 



3/4 of the funds available go toward 



contractual services for research, monitoring, 



and development 



Nongame Wildlife Checkoff Bill, 1979 



50% of funds from nongame checkoff 



50% of funds from sale of hunting licenses 



Several projects geared toward species which 



occur in wetlands (shorebirds, white pelicans) , 



but program is not specifically aimed at wetlands 



Conduct research, monitoring, development, and 



some acquisition 



Future plans include research on owls, harbor 



seals, sea lions, snowy plovers, bats, turtles, 



and other wildlife 



Wildlife habitat 



No funds provided for information and education 



Lack of funding (no acquisition now) 



Lack of information on poorly understood 



wildlife species 



No funding for information and education 



Lack of appreciation for non-game wildlife. 



An extensive wetland inventory project in a 



metropolitan area was presented to the Zoning 



Commission and wetlands were protected through 



zoning 



Four parcels of wetlands purchased with 



checkoff money 



Constructed dikes and enhanced an additional 



200 acres of wetlands 



Not sure of other ways EPA can help 



Enhanced raptor nest platforms on large 



transmission lines 



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