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Okanogan Similkameen Phase 2
- Status
- Funded in 2009
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to acquire 4,130 acres between Omak and the Canadian border for critical riparian, shrub-steppe, and dry forest wildlife habitat, including more than 10 miles of waterfront. Acquisitions will be made by buying the land directly or purchasing conservation easements. The project will protect the most viable wildlife movement corridor linking the north Cascade Mountains and Kettle/Selkirk ecosystems. It also will maintain the only low-elevation corridor linking the Columbia basin with the remaining endangered shrub-steppe-grassland habitats in Canada. This project is part of an 80,000-acre, multi-phase land conservation effort. It will protect habitat for almost 80 internationally recognized at-risk species. The grant will provide the state’s match to federal funding. (08-1502)
What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
