CHARACTERIZE AND ASSESS WILDLIFE-HABITAT TYPES AND STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS FOR

SUB-BASINS WITHIN THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU

ECOPROVINCE

Project: 25098

PurposePurpose Develop a System Approach to the Columbia

Plateau Develop a Coordinated and Consistent Set of

Landscape Information Across Subbasins within the Columbia Plateau

NeedNeed Subbasin Planning Meet Current Fish and Wildlife Needs for each

Subbasin for conservation, protection, enhancement and/or mitigation

Develop a Product that will Assist in Evaluating and Assessing Future Fish and Wildlife Needs

Consistently MapWildlife Habitat Types Across the

Province

Consistently MapStructural ConditionsAcross the Province

ConclusionConclusion

Mapping is consistent with NWPPC’s Mapping is consistent with NWPPC’s Multi-Species FrameworkMulti-Species Framework

Mapping is integrated with a regional Mapping is integrated with a regional wildlife-habitat relationships data setwildlife-habitat relationships data set

Mapping will be consistent with and within Mapping will be consistent with and within other subbasins other subbasins

Finer resolution maps would directlyFiner resolution maps would directlysupport local Fish and Wildlife Needs support local Fish and Wildlife Needs as outlined in Sub-basin Summariesas outlined in Sub-basin Summaries