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Eder Acquisition 2007 Habitat Evaluation Procedures Report, January 1, 2008.

DE2009947116

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Ashley, P. R.
Page Count	73
Abstract	A habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) analysis was conducted on the Eder acquisition in July 2007 to determine how many protection habitat units to credit Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for providing funds to acquire the project site as partial mitigation for habitat losses associated with construction of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph Dams. Baseline HEP surveys generated 3,857.64 habitat units or 1.16 HUs per acre. HEP surveys also served to document general habitat conditions. Survey results indicated that the herbaceous plant community lacked forbs species, which may be due to both livestock grazing and the late timing of the surveys. Moreover, the herbaceous plant community lacked structure based on lower than expected visual obstruction readings (VOR); likely a direct result of livestock impacts.
Keywords	Wildlife Habitats Methods Surveys Evaluation procedures Vegetation Mammals Birds Habitat suitability Sampling Measurement protocols Dams Photographs Eder acquisition Wildlife mitigation sites Habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) Protection habitat units Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Chief Joseph Dam Grand Coulee Dam
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200915

Eder Acquisition 2007 Habitat Evaluation Procedures Report, January 1, 2008.

Eder Acquisition 2007 Habitat Evaluation Procedures Report, January 1, 2008.
DE2009947116

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Ashley, P. R.
Page Count	73
Abstract	A habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) analysis was conducted on the Eder acquisition in July 2007 to determine how many protection habitat units to credit Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for providing funds to acquire the project site as partial mitigation for habitat losses associated with construction of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph Dams. Baseline HEP surveys generated 3,857.64 habitat units or 1.16 HUs per acre. HEP surveys also served to document general habitat conditions. Survey results indicated that the herbaceous plant community lacked forbs species, which may be due to both livestock grazing and the late timing of the surveys. Moreover, the herbaceous plant community lacked structure based on lower than expected visual obstruction readings (VOR); likely a direct result of livestock impacts.
Keywords	Wildlife Habitats Methods Surveys Evaluation procedures Vegetation Mammals Birds Habitat suitability Sampling Measurement protocols Dams Photographs Eder acquisition Wildlife mitigation sites Habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) Protection habitat units Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Chief Joseph Dam Grand Coulee Dam
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200915