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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL PROJECT |
Project Name:
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Habitat Restoration on the Lower Columbia River Estuary |
Location of Project:
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Lower Columbia River Estuary |
Lead Sponsor:
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Organization Name |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Contact Name/Title |
Kemper McMaster, State Supervisor |
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Address/State/ZIP |
Oregon Fish & Wildlife Office, 2600 S.E. 98th Ave., Suite 100, Portland |
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97266 |
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Phone/Fax/e-mail |
503/231-6179 |
503/231-6195 |
[email protected] | ||
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Website |
www.fws.gov | ||||
Other Sponsors:
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Lower Columbia River Estuary Program (www.lcrep.org) |
Project Description:
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The Service would work with Lower Columbia River Estuary Program (LCREP) partners to implement the LCREP management plan. It would:
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Project Budget:
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Total (3-year duration) |
$2,625,000 ($875,000/yr) |
Funded to Date: |
$100,000 |
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Support:
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Partners include the Lower Columbia River Estuary Program and its associated 30-member constituency. Other potential partners would include federal and state agencies, conservation organizations, and educational institutions. |
Project Status:
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LCREP has $100,000 for high spectral/high spatial resolution mapping to be used to assess historical habitat types, prioritize protection and restoration, and compare historical and current habitat conditions. |
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: _ Proposed X Underway _ Finished
Priority Ranking: within State/Tribe/Agency: # ___ out of ___.
Other Comments:
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Additional funding would provide increased ability to interpret the data collected; provide money for habitat acquisition, restoration, and to evaluate restoration projects as outlined in LCREP's management plan, and develop interpretive information regarding how habitat influenced Lewis & Clark's travels on the river. |