Open AccessSupplement Analysis for the Wildlife Mitigation Program EIS (DOE/EIS-0246/SA-40)
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Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/827552
Subject(s) - tribe , wildlife , habitat , plan (archaeology) , current (fluid) , environmental planning , geography , environmental resource management , environmental science , engineering , ecology , political science , archaeology , biology , electrical engineering , law
BPA proposes to fund the acquisition of two parcels in Benewah County, Idaho with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. These parcels encompass approximately 475 acres of riparian and potential riparian habitat along Hangman Creek on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. The goal of this project is to protect, mitigate, and enhance wildlife affected by the construction and operation of the Federal hydroelectric facilities on the Columbia River. The current proposal includes only the fee title acquisition of these parcels; habitat enhancement activities will likely be carried out by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe in the future following the development of a management plan(s) for the lands