Priority Habitats and Species: Management recommendations

The following is collection of recommendations and planning documents for managing projects with potential impact to priority habitat and species.

Landscape planning

• Landscape Planning for Washington's Wildlife: Managing for Biodiversity in Developing Areas
  • Appendix B: Species and Development Database - Excel spreadsheet
  • Appendix C: Stressor Tables - Excel spreadsheet
  • Appendix D: Species and Habitat Metrics Tables - Excel spreadsheet
• Land Use Planning for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout

Management recommendations for Washington's Priority Habitats

Riparian Ecosystems

• Riparian Ecosystems, Volume 1: Science Synthesis and Management Implications (2020)
• Riparian Ecosystems, Volume 2: Management Recommendations (2020)
• Site-Potential Tree Height Mapping Tool 
• Riparian Management Recommendations: 1997 version

Shrubsteppe Ecosystems

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Habitats: Managing Shrubsteppe in Developing Landscapes (revised 2020, originally published 2011)
• Long-range Planning: Considering the Shrubsteppe Landscape (eight-page summary taken from main document)
• Site-specific Management: How to Avoid and Minimize Impacts of Development to Shrubsteppe (nine-page summary taken from main document)
• Shrubsteppe and Grassland Restoration Manual for the Columbia River Basin (113 pp.)

Oregon White Oak Woodlands Ecosystems

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Habitats: Oregon White Oak Woodlands

Management recommendations for Washington's Priority Species

Invertebrates

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Species, Volume I: Invertebrates (2018)
• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Species: Dungeness Crab (2008)

Amphibians and Reptiles

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Species Volume III: Amphibians and Reptiles (1997)  

Birds

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Species Volume IV: Birds (2018)
• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Species: Great Blue Heron (2012) 

Mammals

• Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Species, Volume V: Mammals (2010) - Columbian white-tailed deer, Merriam's shrew, pallid bat, Townsend's big-eared bat, western gray squirrel
• Priority Habitats and Species Management Recommendations: Mazama Pocket Gopher (2016)

Prior to the publication of species- and habitat-specific management recommendations, WDFW published a consolidated Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Habitats and Species (1991). This reference is still applicable for those priority habitats and species which lack tailored management recommendations.

Other documents concerning Priority Habitats and Species

Aquatic Habitat Guidelines: A series of guidelines documents to facilitate the consistent application of best available science and best management practices for resources and habitat management, project design, construction, and operation in, near, or affecting aquatic systems.

Woodland Fish and Wildlife Project Publications: Publications in this series provide practical information on fish and wildlife management to private woodland owners and managers