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Project Need:
Although relatively small in size, the Scappoose Bay watershed, 85,000
acres in size, historically supported four of six species of salmon and
a large diversity of waterfowl and shorebirds species found in the
Pacific Northwest. It contained a broad diversity of habitats, ranging
from small, steep mountain streams to extended low-gradient stream
valleys to the lowland floodplain of the Columbia River estuary. Over
the past 150 years, the watershed has been impacted by a broad range of
uses: agriculture, forestry, surface mining, and residential and
industrial development. The dramatic decline of fish and wildlife
species in the watershed is due to a complex interplay of activities
that have degraded specific habitats.
Project Description:
The proposed project will; collect and synthesize the existing
information, conduct field
studies to assess the wetland condition in the context of human
disturbances (or stressors) and valued ecosystem functions, complete a
risk assessment, develop a picture of reference conditions for
particular wetland classes and types, prioritize sites for protection
or restoration, assess restoration potential of a site or suite of
sites and develop restoration goals, concepts and performance standards
for each prioritized site, implement restoration, begin conversations
with private landowners about easements, fee title sale or donations of
wetlands and riparian. The final product will be a community based
roadmap prioritizing lands for conservation and restoration and
opportunities for future partnerships and funding.
Project Partners:
Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
The Nature Conservancy
Oregon Habitat Joint Venture
Institute for Natural Resources
Columbia Land Trust
Oregon State Parks
Scappoose Watershed Council
and others as the projects develops.
To learn more about the TWC
Scappoose Bottoms Regional Plan,
Contact Us.
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