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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL PROJECT |
Project Name:
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Clatsop Plains National Wildlife Refuge - Proposed |
Location of Project:
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Clatsop County, Oregon |
Lead Sponsor:
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Organization Name |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Contact Name/Title |
Roy Lowe, Project Leader |
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Address/State/ZIP |
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 2127 SE OSU Drive, Newport |
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97365-5258 |
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Phone/Fax/e-mail |
541-867-4550 |
541-867-4551 |
[email protected] | ||
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Website |
www.fws.gov | ||||
Other Sponsors:
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None. |
Project Description:
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This project would establish a 500- to 1,000-acre national wildlife refuge on the Clatsop Plains' remnant coastal dunes between Gearhart and the southern boundary of Camp Rilea Military Reservation. The refuge would aid recovery of the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly. It also would provide habitat for waterfowl, peregrine falcons, bald eagles, migrant songbirds, anadromous fish, and Roosevelt elk. This project would maintain the landscape and its plants and animals as they would have appeared to Lewis & Clark, and it complements the National Park Service proposed trail from Fort Clatsop to the Salt Works at Seaside. |
Project Budget:
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Total: |
$10,000,000 |
Funded to Date: |
$0 |
Support:
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The North Coast Land Conservancy is currently acquiring and managing lands within the proposed project area and would support establishment of a national wildlife refuge. Other supporters include: The Nature Conservancy, National Park Service/Fort Clatsop National Monument, and U.S. Army National Guard/Camp Rilea Military Reservation. |
Project Status:
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A Preliminary Project Proposal is being developed for the Service Director to seek approval to proceed with planning and public participation. |
Coding:
Primary Category: _ R/H _ P/T _ I _ CD X C/N _ ED _ E _ O
Type: X Fed _ State _ Local _ Tribal _ Multi-Agency _ Private _ Pub/Priv _ Other
Status: X Proposed _ Underway _ Finished
Priority Ranking: within State/Tribe/Agency: # ___ out of ____.
Other Comments:
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Appropriation from Land and Water Conservation Fund for land acquisition; base funding increase of $300,000 a year for management. The total cost is estimated between $5-$10 million |