The Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program is a $157 million agreement signed in 2010 to conserve and restore wildlife habitat in the Willamette Basin over 15 years. It will acquire 16,880 acres of land by 2025 for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The program established an advisory group and defines how projects can provide dual benefits for fish and wildlife. It is consistent with regional conservation plans and objectives. In 2013, the program recommended 2621 acres for purchase, with 14 projects totaling that amount, of which 6 provide dual credits.

1. The Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program
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2. Agreement signed October 2010
$157+/- million for wildlife habitat
conservation and restoration in the
Willamette Basin over 15 years
ODFW to acquire 16,880 acres by 2025
Established the Willamette Wildlife
Mitigation Advisory Group
Defines “dual credit” project provisions
related to fish habitat benefits through
the Willamette Biological Opinion
Consistent with NWPC sub basin plan
and Oregon Conservation Strategy
objectives
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3. 10% of the total of projects
purchased by the WWMP
Overlay of WWMP objectives
with Recovery Planning and BiOp
objectives
HTT and SIP and MMT
participation in review of dual
credit projects
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4. Response to ISRP review of
draft criteria
Continual coordination and
leverage with other funding
entities in the Willamette
857 acres acquired since
2010- 16,023 remaining
Recommended 2621 acres
for purchase in 2013
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5. 14 projects total; 2
projects “carry over”
from 2012
2,621 acres if all
projects successfully
close
6 projects are “dual
credit”
Total expenditure of
12.9 million dollars

6. Chalapam, Fee
Title, 338 acres
Fall Creek
Confluence and
Pengra
properties, Fee
Title, 358 acres
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9. Questions?
Laura Tesler
503-947-6086
Laura.Tesler@state.or.us