Current
Status:
The
Wapato Lake Unit will be established as an addition to the Tualatin River
National Wildlife Refuge, expanding the Refuge's approved boundary by
4,310 acres. This decision is based on analysis completed in the the Final
Land Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment, posted on the right.
This concludes the planning process.
Purpose
of Study:
To determine
if the fish, wildlife, and plant resources in the Wapato Lake Study Area
should be protected as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Study Area
Size and Location:
Approximately
6,400 acres located in Oregon, east of Gaston, south of Forest Grove,
primarily in Washington County and south into Yamhill County.
Information Updated as of: March 2007
Wapato
Lake
Land Conservation Planning Study
Documents
Available Online:
You can read, print,
or download the following documents online using Adobe Acrobat's Portable
Document Format (PDF). A free copy of the Adobe software is available
from the Adobe
website.
The Final LCP/EA is summarized in Planning Update 7, February 2007
Proposed
Wapato Lake Unit Draft Land Conservation Plan
and Environmental Assessment, April 2006
Planning Updates:
Wapato
Lake Planning Update 1, October 2001
Wapato
Lake Planning Update 2, April 2002
Wapato Lake Planning Update 3, December 2002
Wapato Lake Planning Update 4, December 2003
Wapato Lake Planning Update 5,
December 2005
Wapato Lake Planning Update 6, April 2006
Wapato Lake Planning Update 7, February 2007
Project Contacts:
Use this link to e-mail your comments and questions to us.
For
Information on the National Wildlife Refuge System
Ralph Webber, Project
Leader
Tualatin River
National Wildlife Refuge
16507 SW Roy Rogers Road
Sherwood, Oregon 97140
Phone: 503/590-5811 Fax: 503/590-6702
For
Information on Land Acquisition
Carmella Mares, Realty Specialist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
911 NE 11th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 503/231-2079
or Toll free: 800/662-8933
Fax: 503/231-6161