Pend Oreille Wetland Mitigation Project #199106000

Albeni Falls Dam Mitigation Project #199206100

BackgroundAlbeni Falls Dam Habitat Losses

Mallard 5,985 HURedhead duck 3,379 HUCanada goose 4,699 HUBald eagle-breeding 4,508 HUBald eagle-wintering 4,365 HUBlack-capped chickadee 2,286 HUYellow warbler 171 HUWhite-tailed deer 1,680 HUMuskrat 1,756 HU

Albeni Falls Mitigation Acquisitions

Flying Goose I Purchased 1992 436 Acres

Flying Goose II Purchased 1997 164 Acres

Priest River Purchased 2000 63 Acres

Tacoma Purchased 2000 437 Acres

Upper Trimble Purchased 2000 303 Acres

Lower Trimble Purchased 2001 440 Acres

Carey Creek Purchased 2002 117 Acres

Beaver Lake Purchased 2002 255 Acres

Gamlin Lake Purchased 2002 156 Acres

Pend Oreille Wetland Mitigation Project

Management Strategies

• Restore Hydrology

• Restore/Enhance Vegetative Components

• Control Shoreline Erosion

• Control Noxious Weeds

• Control Vehicular Access

Implementation

Wetland Restoration

Nesting Island

Wheel Valves

Shoreline Stabilization

Protecting Cultural Resources

HEP ResultsPROPERTY

NAMEBASELINE

HU’s5 YEAR

HU’s10 YEAR

HU’s

Flying Goose I 344.4 526.8 674.1

Flying Goose II

225.0 247.6 N/A

Priest River 94.5 N/A N/A

Tacoma 411.9 N/A N/A

Upper Trimble 96.7 N/A N/A

Lower Trimble

237.4 N/A N/A

Carey Creek 65.04 N/A N/A

Beaver Lake 155.55 N/A N/A

Gamlin Lake 95.16 N/A N/A

Albeni Falls Dam Mitigation Project

Management Strategies

• Complete Baseline HEP• Complete site-specific management plans• Implement recommended management actions• Monitor and evaluate the effects of management

actions• Long-term operation and Maintenance

Active Management

Management Plans

Techniques

Removal of grazing

Restore wetland hydrology and vegetation

Stabilize shorelines

Restore shrub and deciduous riparian components

Noxious weed control

Vehicular access control

Shoreline Enhancement

Conservation

Gamlin Lake

Beaver Lake

Carey Creek

Monitoring and Evaluation

M & E

• Vegetation Plots

• Amphibian Surveys

• Small mammal Surveys

• Waterfowl Surveys

• Neo-tropical Surveys