Oregon Habitat Mitigation

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Oregon Habitat Mitigation
Securing Habitat Mitigation Sites- Oregon Project
No. 199705900
July 17, 2002
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Project Partners

• Oregon Mitigation Coalition members
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Confederated Tribes of the Warms Springs Res. of
  Oregon
• Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
  Reservation
• Burns Paiute Tribe
• Federal, state, and local governments
• Non-governmental organizations

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Project Goal
Protect, restore, enhance, and maintain priority
habitats and species within Oregon to mitigate
for the losses caused by the development and
operation of the Columbia River Basin hydropower
system.
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Project Objectives

• Work collaboratively with other fish and wildlife
  management agencies, subbasin teams, and
  potential project partners.
• Protect and enhance/restore priority habitat
  areas.
• Fee title acquisition
• Conservation easements
• Enhancements on private and public lands
• OM and ME

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this program will be accomplished by protecting
and restoring the natural ecological functions,
habitats, and biological diversity of the
Columbia River Basin
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The Best Long-term Strategiesfor protecting
fish and wildlife habitat and restoring viable
populations are

• Focus attention on identifying the overall
  spatial array of watersheds and habitat units
  needed to protect important populations
• Purchase lands, conservation easements, and water
  rights for instream flow
• Protect as many areas as maintained by natural
  processes as possible. ISRP 2002-2

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Relationship to the Mainstem/SystemwideProgram
Summaries

• Mainstem Habitat Program Summary
• Habitat loss, Degradation and Fragmentation
• Regional Support Program Summary
• Adaptive management is the preferred method for
  accomplishing the goals of the FWP
• Planned and performed by individuals, agencies
  and groups at various levels

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Councils FW Program Wildlife Strategy

• Complete the current mitigation program for
  construction and inundation losses and include
  wildlife mitigation for all operational losses as
  an integrated part of habitat protection and
  restoration (page 39, NWPPC 2000-19).

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Councils FW Program Habitat Strategy

• Identify the current conditions and biological
  potential of the habitat, and then protect or
  restore it to the extent described in the
  biological objectives (page 20, NWPPC 2000-19).

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Priority Habitat Types

• Old Growth Forest
• Wetlands
• Coniferous Forest
• Riparian/Riverine
• Shrub-Steppe
• Native Grasslands and Shrubs
• Lowland Forest

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Degree of Protected Status by Ecoregion in Oregon
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GAP Analysis Criteria

• Mitigation habitats
• At-risk habitats
• Ecoregional needs
• Juxtaposition to other protected lands
• Species richness
• Endemic species
• Site viability

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GAP Analysis Results Potential Mitigation
Projects
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Results of BPA GAP Project Suitability Analysis
of 287 Potential Mitigation Projects

Unavailable
Keep In Contact
34.0
3.4
Available
11.6
Need More Information
41.4
Possibly Available
9.7
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Pine Creek Ranch/Wagner Acquisition/Enhancement J
ohn Day Subbasin
35,000 acres
Habitat Types Shrub-steppe Riparian/riverine Gras
sland
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Project Implemented to Address Identified Gap
Pine Creek Ranch
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Tualatin River NWR Additions Willamette Subbasin
132-acre Oleson 1 100-acre Oleson 2
Habitat Types Riparian/Riverine Agriculture Emerg
ent Wetland Forested Wetland
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1
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Project Implemented to Address Identified
Gap Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
Additions
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Planned Habitat Activities

• Acquisition
• Easements
• Enhancements
• Interim O M

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Iskuulpa-Buckaroo Watershed Additions Umatilla
Subbasin
5652 additional acres
Habitat Types Riparian/Riverine Mixed Conifer
Forest Grassland
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Tualatin NWR Additions Willamette Subbasin
Habitat Types Riparian/Riverine Mixed
Forest Emergent Wetland
15-acre Westphal Property, 3
5-acre Markley Property, 4
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Stanbro Ranch Malheur Subbasin
1,000 acres
Habitat Types Mixed Conifer Forest Riparian/River
ine Grassland
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Councils F W Program R, M E Strategy

• 1) Identify and resolve key uncertainties for the
  program
• 2) Monitor, Evaluate, and Apply Results
• 3) make information from this program readily
  available

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Past M E Activities

• Habitat Evaluation Procedures current and future
  quality
• Ecological monitoring
• Biological Monitoring
• Physical Processes

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Planned Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop ME plan for Oregon
• -Albeni Falls Interagency Work Group ME Plan
• -Other existing plans and protocols
• -Results of Oregon Technical Outreach Assessment
  Support Team (TOAST)
• Link outputs to existing databases and layers

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Coordination with Regional Fish and Wildlife
Managers

• On-site project review and evaluation
• Develop and review management plans
• Coordinate meetings with interested entities
• Coordinate and develop Monitoring and Evaluation
  Plans
• Technology transfers/Equipment sharing
• Develop Operational Impact Assessments

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Partnership with
Ecoregional Assessments and Planning Tools
Implementation through acquisition of fee and
easements
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projects to restore watershed processes that
produce productive natural habitat for fish and
wildlife.