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Project Sponsor:
Chelan/Douglas Land Trust
Funding:
Rock Island Tributary Fund
Project Location:
The aquisitions
from 5 properties, Quintana-Leon, Two Rivers, Kincaid,
Bjorgen,
and
Kasparek
Properties, will protect 308 acres of floodplain and nearly 2.5 of
prime White River riparian habitat.
Project
Description/Purpose:
The White River
is one of the most productive spawning and rearing areas in the Upper
Columbia Region for endangered Spring Chinook, endangered steelhead,
threatened bull trout and it supports the largest sockeye run in the
Columbia Basin. The purpose of the effort to protect the White River
Floodplain is to to protect the river from development that would limit
channel migration, reduce the function of the floodplain, and degrade
productive salmonid habitat.
Final Report:
White River Habitat and Floodplain Protection, Project 2006-02 RI
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