[ODFW-News] ODFW News: Wildlife Habitat Rehabilitation
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Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:57:31 -0800
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Contact: Ann Snyder 503-872-5264, Ext. 5363 =20
Internet: www.dfw.state.or.us Fax: (503) 872-5700
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For Immediate Release Monday, Dec. 16, 2002
Grant process nearing an end for wildlife habitat rehabilitation on =
private lands damaged by wildfire
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PORTLAND -The Access and Habitat Board will meet via teleconference one =
last time Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at 7 p.m. to review two emergency =
seeding grant applications. The teleconference call is open to the public.
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Access and Habitat Program =
earmarked $200,000 in emergency funds for projects to reseed areas burned =
by this summer's extensive wildfires. To date, 12 seeding projects =
totaling more than $116,000 and affecting more than 6,500 acres of private =
land have been funded. Approved projects are providing wildlife forage, =
stabilizing soils and protecting water quality, and inhibiting the =
establishment of noxious weeds. =20
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The two projects up for review Dec. 18 by the Access and Habitat Board =
would reseed an additional 1,880 acres of private land. One project is =
located in the Summer Lake area and the other in the lower Owyhee =
watershed. =20
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Approved seeding projects are located entirely on private land containing =
critical wildlife habitat that was burned during this year's fire season. =
In addition, the proposed seed mixture must be approved by local ODFW =
biologists and all equipment needed to complete the project must be =
readily available.
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Normally, the application process takes about six months. However, because =
burned areas must be reseeded during the fall and winter planting seasons, =
special provisions to streamline the review and approval process were =
adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at its Aug. 9, 2002, =
meeting.
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Created by the Oregon Legislature in 1993, the Access and Habitat Program =
is funded by a $2 surcharge on hunting licenses. Funds raised by the =
program are distributed through grants to individual and corporate =
landowners, conservation organizations and others for cooperative wildlife =
habitat improvement and hunter access projects throughout the state.
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For more information on the Access and Habitat Program, contact program =
coordinator Susan Barnes at 503-872-5260, Ext. 5349.
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Information and Education Section
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(503) 872-5264 ext 5528
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<DIV>Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife <BR>Contact: =
Ann=20
Snyder 503-872-5264, Ext. 5363 <BR>Internet: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.dfw.state.or.us">www.dfw.state.or.us</A> Fax: =
(503)=20
872-5700<BR> <BR> <BR>For Immediate=20
Release Monday, Dec. 16, 2002<BR>Grant process nearing an end for =
wildlife=20
habitat rehabilitation on private lands damaged by=20
wildfire<BR> <BR>PORTLAND -The Access and Habitat Board will meet =
via=20
teleconference one last time Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at 7 p.m. to review =
two=20
emergency seeding grant applications. The teleconference call is open to =
the=20
public.<BR> <BR>The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Access =
and=20
Habitat Program earmarked $200,000 in emergency funds for projects to =
reseed=20
areas burned by this summer's extensive wildfires. To date, 12 seeding =
projects=20
totaling more than $116,000 and affecting more than 6,500 acres of private =
land=20
have been funded. Approved projects are providing wildlife forage, =
stabilizing=20
soils and protecting water quality, and inhibiting the establishment of =
noxious=20
weeds. <BR> <BR>The two projects up for review Dec. 18 by the =
Access=20
and Habitat Board would reseed an additional 1,880 acres of private land. =
One=20
project is located in the Summer Lake area and the other in the lower =
Owyhee=20
watershed. <BR> <BR>Approved seeding projects are =
located=20
entirely on private land containing critical wildlife habitat that was =
burned=20
during this year's fire season. In addition, the proposed seed mixture =
must be=20
approved by local ODFW biologists and all equipment needed to complete =
the=20
project must be readily available.<BR> <BR>Normally, the application=
=20
process takes about six months. However, because burned areas must be =
reseeded=20
during the fall and winter planting seasons, special provisions to =
streamline=20
the review and approval process were adopted by the Oregon Fish and =
Wildlife=20
Commission at its Aug. 9, 2002, meeting.<BR> <BR>Created by the =
Oregon=20
Legislature in 1993, the Access and Habitat Program is funded by a $2 =
surcharge=20
on hunting licenses. Funds raised by the program are distributed through =
grants=20
to individual and corporate landowners, conservation organizations and =
others=20
for cooperative wildlife habitat improvement and hunter access projects=20
throughout the state.<BR> <BR>For more information on the Access =
and=20
Habitat Program, contact program coordinator Susan Barnes at 503-872-5260, =
Ext.=20
5349.<BR> <BR>###</DIV>
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