Wildlife Projects in the Columbia River Basin 



Dams in the Columbia River Basin affected birds and other animals, as well as fish. Our 

 program includes measures to mitigate these losses. We want estimates of fish and wildlife 

 losses that are attributable to the hydropower system, including habitat losses. We will then 

 call for replacement of this habitat and, where necessary, improvment of it for use by birds 

 and animals. 



In Idaho, Oregon and Washington, mitigation has involved individual projects approved 

 by the Council. Montana has a trust fund, established in 1989 and financed by Bonneville, to 

 pay for wildlife mitigation projects developed by the state. 



Here is a look at projects approved by the Council so far to aid wildlife: 



Idaho 



South Fork Snake River: Protect and enhance 64 miles of the Snake River in eastern Idaho for bald 



eagles. Mitigation for Palisades Dam. 

 Camas Prairie: 6, 100 acres near Anderson Ranch Reservoir in southern Idaho, including wetlands 



and uplands for waterfowl. Mitigation for Anderson Ranch Dam. 

 Pack River: 3,100 acres of wetlands along the northern shore of Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho 



for waterfowl. Mitigation for Albeni Falls Dam. 

 Craig Mountain: 60,000 acres near the confluence of the Salmon and Snake rivers on Craig 



Mountain for a variety of wildlife. Mitigation for Dworshak Dam. 



Washington 



Pend Oreille wetlands: 440 acres along the Washington shore of the Pend Oreille River for 



waterfowl, bald eagles, deer, muskrat and small birds. Mitigation for Albeni Falls Dam. 

 Blue Creek Winter Range: 5,400 acres on the Spokane Indian Reservation for big game and upland 



birds. Mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam. 

 Peregrine falcon project: Involves releasing three to five falcons per year in the Grand Coulee Dam 



National Recreation Area between 1993 and 1998. Mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam. 

 Pygmy rabbit/sharp-tailed grouse: 18,000 acres near the Columbia River in eastem Washington to 



benefit sharp-tailed grouse and pygmy rabbits. Mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam. 

 Vancouver Lake lowlands: 814 acres north of Vancouver Lake, along the Columbia River in 



southwest Washington, for waterfowl, shorebirds, wintering wildlife and migratory wildlife. 



Mitigation for Bonneville Dam. 

 Yakima Valley wetlands: 4,870 acres on the Yakama Indian Reservation to benefit waterfowl. 



Mitigation for four dams on the lower Yakima River. 



Oregon 



Burlington Bottoms: 428 acres along the Willamette River north of Portland to benefit wintering 



waterfowl and Columbian white-tailed deer. Mitigation for Willamette River Basin dams. 

 Amazon Basin/Willow Creek: 33 1 acres of wetlands in Eugene, Oregon, to benefit a variety of 



wildlife. Mitigation for Willamette River Basin dams. 

 Conforth Ranch: 2,700 acres along the south shore of the Columbia River near Hermiston, 



Oregon, to benefit waterfowl and other wildlife. Mitigation for McNary Dam. 

 Western Pond Turtle: This project involves research on western pond turtles in the Willamette 



River Basin and, eventually, development of a mitigation plan. Mitigation for Willamette River 



Basin dams. 



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