The PUD employs three Wildlife Biologists to implement the Wildlife Management Plan for the Jackson Hydroelectric Project.

The plan was developed to mitigate wildlife impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the hydro project. Management lands consist of 4,700 acres of forest land, wetland and lake in the vicinity of Spada Lake and Lake Chaplain. Old growth forest, second growth forest, wetlands and riparian habitats are now being protected and enhanced.

Enhancement measures include forest and open-area vegetation management; creation of snags, and large logs, nesting structures; and establishment of buffer zones around lakes, streams and wetlands.

Our Wildlife program has smaller harvest units than many private timber companies, provides stream and wetland buffers wider than Department of Natural Resources standards and provides numerous habitat structures to benefit wildlife. These include the creation of snags (standing dead trees) and downed logs for creatures such as woodpeckers & squirrels.

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