- The 80,000 acre Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area was protected as mitigation for wildlife impacts from the construction of Dworshak Dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater.
- Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area was protected in part as mitigation for impacts from Teton Dam.
- Red River Wildlife Management Area on the South Fork of the Clearwater was protected and restored as mitigation for impacts to salmon and steelhead by dams on the Columbia River system.
- Many habitat and water conservation projects in the Upper Salmon basin have been implemented as mitigation for the impacts of the dams on the Columbia River system outside Idaho on salmon and steelhead populations in Idaho.
- Recently the state of Idaho reached a settlement agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration for mitigation of Black Canyon, Anderson Ranch, Minidoka and Palisades dams. That mitigation agreement will result in $40M provided by BPA to protect or restore no less than 8,500 acres. It also provides money to operate and manage all mitigation properties protected under this mitigation agreement in perpetuity.
75th Celebration: Balancing Change
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Habitat is the home fish and wildlife depend on to thrive and survive. Habitat provides food, space, shelter and water. When human activities change the use of fish and wildlife habitat to benefit people, it often means fish and wildlife lose part of their home. Idaho Fish and Game works to balance changes or the loss of habitat through mitigation.
So what does mitigation look like in Idaho? How has Idaho Fish and Game mitigated for impacts on the state's fish and wildlife impacts?
Here are a few examples: