Project
Contacts:
For
Information on the Planning Process
Cathy Osugi, Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
911 NE 11th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 503/231-2231
Fax: 503/231-6161
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
Wapato
Lake
Land Protection Planning Study
Project Profile
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 (see map
on right).
Current
Status:
We are currently collecting data and developing Preliminary
Alternatives. The next step will be to prepare a Planning Update that
describes the Alternatives and mail it out for public review and comment.
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.
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 (corrected version posted January 23, 2004)
Information Updated as of: December 2003