- Recovery
Land Acquisition
- Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition
- Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance
The State of Washington
has been awarded funding under the 2007 Cooperative Endangered Species
Conservation Fund for projects listed below.
Washington Department
of Natural Resources, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife,
with assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, reviewed and
evaluated the proposed projects and recommended them for funding under
the indicated grant program.
All potential land
acquisitions can only be made from willing sellers, for fair market value,
based on current appraisals.
Questions or comments
about these projects may be directed to the associated agency contact.
Recovery Land Acquisition
Grant Program
Project Name:
San Juan Islands Castilleja Conservation
Location: San Juan Island, San Juan County
Amount Awarded: $1,000,000
Project: Purchase up to 68 acres of habitat to benefit the imperiled golden
paintbrush plant (Castilleja levisecta)
State Agency Sponsor - Contact: DNR – Omroa Bhagwandin (360)
902-1059
Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grant Program
Project
Name: I-90 Wildlife Corridor Phase III – Keechelus Ridge
Location: Yakima River Watershed, Kittitas County
Amount Awarded: $4,191,500
Project: Purchase up to 670 acres of forest habitat to benefit bull trout,
northern spotted owls, bald eagles, marbled murrelets, gray wolves,
grizzly bears, and Canada lynx
State Agency Sponsor - Contact: DNR – Omroa Bhagwandin (360)
902-1059
Habitat Conservation
Planning Assistance Grant Program
Project
Name: Washington State Hydraulic Project Approval HCP
Location: Waters of Washington State
Amount Awarded: $686,312
Project: Develop
an HCP to cover approximately 52 aquatic species that may be affected
by activities authorized by issuance of state hydraulic project approval
permits
Applicant: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
State Agency Sponsor - Contact: WDFW – Jane Banyard (360) 902-2572
Project
Name: WDFW Wildlife Area HCP
Location: WDFW-owned lands throughout Washington State
Amount Awarded: $575,000
Project: Develop an HCP to cover up to 125 species that may be affected by
management activities on state-owned wildlife areas
Applicant: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
State Agency Sponsor - Contact: WDFW – Jane Banyard (360) 902-2572
Project Name:
Walla Walla Basin Bi-State HCP
Location: Walla Walla Watershed, Walla Walla and Columbia Counties (WA),
Umatilla County (OR)
Amount Awarded: $547,458
Project: Develop an HCP to cover imperiled fish (bull trout and summer steelhead)
that may be affected by agricultural and municipal water uses
Applicant: Walla Walla County
State Agency Sponsor - Contact: WDFW – Jane Banyard (360) 902-2572
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