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West Foster Creek Expansion Project 2007 HEP Report.

DE2008942118

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Ashley, P. R.; DeHerrera, J.; Pamplin, N.
Page Count	138
Abstract	During April and May 2007, the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority's (CBFWA) Regional HEP Team (RHT) conducted baseline Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) (USFWS 1980, 1980a) analyses on five parcels collectively designated the West Foster Creek Expansion Project (3,756.48 acres). The purpose of the HEP analyses was to document extant habitat conditions and to determine how many baseline/protection habitat units (HUs) to credit Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for funding maintenance and enhancement activities on project lands as partial mitigation for habitat losses associated with construction of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph Dams. HEP evaluation models included mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), sharp-tailed grouse, (Tympanuchus phasianellus), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), mink (Neovison vison), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), and black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus). Combined 2007 baseline HEP results show that 4,946.44 habitat units were generated on 3,756.48 acres (1.32 HUs per acre). HEP results/habitat conditions were generally similar for like cover types at all sites. Unlike crediting of habitat units (HUs) on other WDFW owned lands, Bonneville Power Administration received full credit for HUs generated on these sites.
Keywords	Hydro energy Environmental sciences Construction Dams Deer Evaluation Habitat Maintenance Mitigation Streams Bonneville Power Administration
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC.; Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR.; Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA), Portland, OR.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA), Portland, OR. and Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200910

West Foster Creek Expansion Project 2007 HEP Report.

West Foster Creek Expansion Project 2007 HEP Report.
DE2008942118

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Ashley, P. R.; DeHerrera, J.; Pamplin, N.
Page Count	138
Abstract	During April and May 2007, the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority's (CBFWA) Regional HEP Team (RHT) conducted baseline Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) (USFWS 1980, 1980a) analyses on five parcels collectively designated the West Foster Creek Expansion Project (3,756.48 acres). The purpose of the HEP analyses was to document extant habitat conditions and to determine how many baseline/protection habitat units (HUs) to credit Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for funding maintenance and enhancement activities on project lands as partial mitigation for habitat losses associated with construction of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph Dams. HEP evaluation models included mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), sharp-tailed grouse, (Tympanuchus phasianellus), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), mink (Neovison vison), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), and black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus). Combined 2007 baseline HEP results show that 4,946.44 habitat units were generated on 3,756.48 acres (1.32 HUs per acre). HEP results/habitat conditions were generally similar for like cover types at all sites. Unlike crediting of habitat units (HUs) on other WDFW owned lands, Bonneville Power Administration received full credit for HUs generated on these sites.
Keywords	Hydro energy Environmental sciences Construction Dams Deer Evaluation Habitat Maintenance Mitigation Streams Bonneville Power Administration
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC.; Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR.; Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA), Portland, OR.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA), Portland, OR. and Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200910