Wildlife Mitigation Trust

 

Program Information

 

GOAL: Protect, mitigate, and enhance fish, wildlife and habitat affected by hydroelectric development.

 

PROGRAM: Wildlife Mitigation Program for Hungry Horse and Libby Dams.

 

DETAILS: The Wildlife Mitigation Program for Libby and Hungry Horse Dams initiated in 1987 aims to replace wildlife and habitat lost during the dams' development. The program focuses on three areas: Columbian sharp-tailed Grouse and species associated with Palouse prairie habitats; riparian/wetland habitat replacement; and upland forest habitat replacement. The Wildlife Mitigation Agreement signed by the State of Montana, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Bonneville Power Administration transferred $12.5 million to a state trust account with both principal and interest earmarked to finance the program. Projects may include habitat enhancements, leases, conservation easements or fee-title acquisitions agreed to by willing landowners.

 

Contact:
FWP Region 1 Wildlife Mitigation Program for Hungry Horse and Libby Dams
406-752-5501

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Mitigation Program Accomplishments

 

Mitigation Program Accomplishments  
Habitat Acreage
Project FY Location Type Total Ac. Cost Forest Wetland Prairie/
Ag
KNF Ural-Tweed 1990 Kootenai National Forest Enh 1,100 $58,479 1,100    
KNF Libby Dam Wildlife 1991 Kootenai National Forest Enh 840 $29,302 840    
TNC Copper Creek 1991 Bull River Valley CE 107 $2,200   107  
FNF Cedar Ridge 1994 Flathead National Forest Enh 300 $5,246 300    
FWP Dancing Prairie 1996 Eureka CE 680 $175,272     680
FY96 Partnerships 1996 Various CE 380 $11,326 340 40  
FY97 partnerships 1997 Various CE 145 $10,216   145  
FY97 partnerships 1997 Various Enh 55 $5,000   55  
Big Spruce Island 1997 Flathead River Fee 40 $55,087   40  
Big Mountain 1998 Flathead National Forest Exc 1,289 $16,000 1237 52  
FY98 Partnerships 1998 Various CE 1,355 $34,821 700 242 413
FY98 Partnerships 1998 Various Enh 320 $1,490 300 20  
TCL Exchange 1999 Thompson Chain-of-Lakes Exc 235 $156,462   235  
FY99 partnerships 1999 Various Enh 80 $5,000   25 55
FY99 partnerships 1999 Various CE 568 $27,110 406 162  
Coriell Island 1999 Flathead River Fee 73 $22,212   73  
FNF Firefighter 2000 Flathead National Forest Enh 911 $86,872 911    
FNF Dry Parks burn 2000 Flathead National Forest Enh 3,713 $6,137 3,713    
FNF Red bench 2000 Flathead National Forest Enh 452 $42,449 452    
FY00 partnerships 2000 Various CE 4,425 40,980 2,777 450 1,198
FY00 partnerships 2000 Various Enh 51 $8,750   51  
Island Lake FAS 2001 Pleasant Valley Fee 37 $25,000 29 8  
Fisher River 2001 Fisher River CE 28,880 $1,178,281 26,824 2,056  
Thompson River Active Thompson River CE 37,375 1,842,328 34,714 2,661  
FY 2001 partnerships 2001 Various CE 1,369 $84,145 877 318 174
FY 2001 partnerships 2001 Various Enh 30 $45   30  
Purple Loosestrife Control 2001 Mission Valley Enh 184 $113,921   200  
Palmer 2002 Mission Valley Fee 116 $25,000   22  
KNF Kootenai River Active Kootenai National Forest Enh 15,290 $1,289,247 15,290    
                 
TOTAL PROJECT ACRES
84,810
$5,358,378
75,520
6,770
2,520

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