columbia river basin fish and wildlife program annual ...
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8.4 - 8.7a.4a.58.6a.7LIBBY DAM MITIGATION(Initiate Advance Design for White-Tailed Deer, Mule Deer, ColumbiaSharp-Tailed Grouse, <strong>and</strong> Waterfowl Projects; Continue Implementation<strong>and</strong> Monitoring of Bighorn Sheep Project: 1987)LIBBY DAM MITIGATION(Continue Advance Design for Deer, Waterfowl, Grouse Projects; BeginImplementation <strong>and</strong> Monitoring for Mule Deer Project; ContinueImplementation <strong>and</strong> Monitoring of Bighorn Sheep Project: 1988)LIBBY DAM MITIGATION(Begin Implementation <strong>and</strong> Monitoring for White-Tailed Deer, Grouse, <strong>and</strong>Waterfowl Projects; Continue Implementation <strong>and</strong> Monitoring of Mule Deer<strong>and</strong> Bighorn Sheep Projects: 1989LIBBY DAM MITIGATION(Continue Implementation <strong>and</strong> MonDeer, Bighorn Sheep, Grouse, <strong>and</strong>toring for White-Tailed Deer, MuleWaterfowl Projects: 1990, 1991)1003(b)(7)[Abstract] Bonneville shall implement Council approvedmitigation priorities <strong>and</strong> plans at Federal projects through theImplementation Planning Process. Council-approved mitigationplans <strong>and</strong> priorities for Libby Dam are listed in Table 4 of the1987 Fish <strong>and</strong> Wildlife Program.Table 4 calls for BPA to undertake projects to enhance winterrange in Northwest Montana to support a target carryingcapacity of an additional 1,340 white-tailed deer, 485 muledeer, <strong>and</strong> 66 bighorn sheep. Table 4 also calls for theprotection of 2,462 acres of prairie habitat for Columbiasharp-tailed grouse, <strong>and</strong> 3,4.18 acres of wetl<strong>and</strong> habitat in theFlathead Valley.ACTION ITEM ACTIVITY SUMMARY:Objectives:To undertake advance design <strong>and</strong> then begin implementation of the<strong>wildlife</strong> mitigation projects for Libby Dam.Backsround <strong>and</strong> Progress to Date:Action Items 8.4 through 8.7 pertain to the advance design <strong>and</strong>implementation of <strong>wildlife</strong> mitigation projects for Libby Dam.In FY 1987, BPA began advance design for the <strong>wildlife</strong> habitatimprovement <strong>and</strong> protection projects. In FY 1988, BPA continued advancedesign <strong>and</strong> began big game habitat improvement projects. Big Gamehabitat improvement projects were continued in FY 1989 <strong>and</strong> FY 1990Sharp-tailed grouse work was initiated in FY 1989 <strong>and</strong> continued in FY1990.225
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