Ex. 279-US-444

A 1993 summary of the Riparian Zone Vegetatio

Ex. 280-US-470

Excel Spread Sheet of Sprague River, site SP13, Upper Five Mile Creek, water surface elevation and a bed profile comparison from the dates 9/23/1990, 4/14/91, and 5/14/1993

Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) Report : Ladd Marsh, 2001 Technical Report.

Since the mid-1980s, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has been participating in the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA's) efforts to mitigate for the negative impacts to fish and wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the 7 Columbia Basin Federal Hydropower System. BPA's mitigation obligations were formally recognized and mandated by the Northwest Power Act of 1980 and are guided by the Northwest Power Planning Council's (NWPPC's) Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. BPA funds fish and wildlife projects throughout the Basin to meet the habitat and population restorative goals and objectives outlined in the NWPPC's Fish and Wildlife Program and to fulfill its mitigation responsibilities under the Power Act. Impacts to wildlife resulting from hydrofacility construction/inundation were estimated using Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) in the mid and late 1980s and are documented in BPA' s Wildlife Loss Assessments (Rasmussen and Wright 1990,a,b,c,d) and in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lower Snake River Wildlife Habitat Compensation Evaluation (ACOE 1991). The loss assessments provided estimates of lost habitat quality and quantity for the target species selected to represent the habitat cover types impacted by hydropower construction/inundation. The NWPPC incorporated these losses into their Fish and Wildlife Program, recognizing them as the unannualized losses attributable to the construction/inundation of the federal hydropower system (NWPPC 1995 and 2000, Table 1 1-4). The HEP methodology is used by wildlife managers within the Columbia Basin to determine habitat values, expressed as Habitat Units, gained through BPA-funded mitigation project work. ODFW and the other Oregon wildlife managers (i.e., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Confederated Tribes of the Warms Springs Reservation of Oregon, Burns Paiute Tribe, and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation [CTUIR]) have been working together since 1991 to coordinate the planning, selection, and implementation of BPA-funded wildlife mitigation projects. In 1997, the Oregon wildlife managers developed a programmatic project for mitigation planning and implementation within Oregon. The Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Additions project is one of many habitat acquisition and restoration projects proposed under the Oregon wildlife managers programmatic project that have been approved and recommended for funding by the NWPPC. The Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Additions mitigation project will protect and restore wetland, riparian and other habitats on newly acquired parcels at ODFW's Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area (LMWA). Wildlife habitat values resulting from the acquisition and enhancement of Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area lands will contribute towards mitigating for habitat lost as a result of the development and operation of the Columbia Basin hydropower system. This report summarizes the HEP survey conducted in June 2001 to document the baseline habitat values on four parcels recently added to the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area: the 309.66-acre Wallender property, the 375.54-acre Simonis property, the 161.07-acre Conley Lake property, and the 74.55-acre Becker property. The 2001 HEP Team was comprised of the following members and agencies: Susan Barnes (ODFW), Allen Childs (CTUIR), Tracy Hames (Yakama Indian Nation), Dave Larson (ODFW), Cathy Nowak (Cat Tracks Wildlife Consulting), and Ken Rutherford (ODFW). Results of the HEP will be used to (1) determine the pre-restoration habitat values of the project sites, (2) the number of Habitat Units to be credited to BPA for protection of habitats within the project area, (3) determine the enhancement potential of the sites, and (4) develop a habitat management plan for the area

Commercial Dungeness crab limited entry system, 1995

This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for an August 23, 1995 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The document "is a briefing on commercial crab fishery issues including the creation of a new ocean Dungeness crab fishery limited entry program by the 68th Oregon Legislature." (p.1) Outlines procedures for application and processing of limited entry permits and recommends rules to implement the Act. Includes a staff report on the limited entry fishery and relevant sections of the Oregon Administrative Rules

Abalone and salmon culture at former Oregon Aqua Site

This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made to the Oregon Fish and Game Commission. ODFW was trying to answer the question of what to do with the old Oregon Aqua-Foods facility in Yaquina Bay by converting it to a public salmon hatchery and a private abalone culture facility. Includes staff report, operational plan and proposed amendment to Oregon Administrative Rules

Commercial Dungeness crab briefing and 200 mile limited entry rules

This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the October 7, 2005 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit contains a briefing on the status of management of the crab fishery, and a proposal for a limited-entry Dungeness crab fishery from 3 to 200 miles off Oregon. Statistics are included

Escape port requirements on commercial crab pots

This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit for a meeting of the Oregon State Fish and Wildlife Commission. "Problem: Oregon crab fishermen are concerned that 4-3/8" escape ports in crab pots allow too many legal male crabs to escape. Requests have been made to determine whether or not this is so and to consider going back to 4-1/4" escape ports.

Spawning salmon surveys and straying of private hatchery coho salmon from Yaquina Bay in coastal watersheds of Oregon, 1982

Gives standard spawning data for salmon in Oregon and adds information "to document straying of private hatchery coho salmon from Oregon Aqua-Foods'(OAF) facility at Yaquina Bay. . . The program was conducted in response to concerns by fisheries managers and the public on the possible long-term effects of interbreeding wild and stray hatchery stocks in district streams." (p.2

North Umpqua River (below Soda Springs Dam) fish management plan

"The fish management plan for the North Umpqua River system (below Soda Springs Dam) is designed to promote effective management of the fish resources in that river. It is prepared to inform interested citizens and agencies of management objectives and promote their input in choosing the appropriate courses of action. This plan will eventually merge with the South Umpqua and Smith River plans to form one Umpqua plan. When accepted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, the plan will direct fishery decisions on the North Umpqua." (From Introduction