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Draft Environmental Assessment

CWTD

The comment period is Oct 23-Nov 23, 2018. Comments can be provided by: Mail: Bonneville Power Administration Toll-free: 800-622-4519 Public Affairs – DKE-7 FAX: 503-230-4019 P.O. Box 14428 Online: www.bpa.gov/comment Portland, OR 97291-4428

Columbian White-tailed Deer Translocation from Tenasillahe Island to Columbia Stock Ranch Draft Environmental Assessment

CWTD Reclassified as Threatened!

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reclassified CWTD as Threatened!

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This is the place

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An abundance of wildlife call this refuge home.

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Refuge for Many

Bufflehead are a common winter visitor to the Refuge/Photo Courtesy of Rollin Bannow

Protecting Columbian white-tailed deer is just one part of the refuge puzzle.

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Connect to Nature

Can We Count You In?

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Refuge wildlife need your help. There are many ways for you to get involved.

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About the Complex

Willapa Complex

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer is managed as part of the Willapa Complex.

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About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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