Appendix B. Bird Conservation Areas in the Northern Rocky Mountains Landbird Conservation Planning Region of eastern Oregon and Washington.

The following areas have been identified as potential Bird Conservation Areas (BCAs). The list is not intended to be a complete or final list of the best sites for landbird conservation, but does represent some examples of areas we feel would benefit from immediate consideration for incorporation of landbird conservation actions as described in this document. See Chapter 4 for a discussion of the purpose and potential value of BCAs.

Disclaimer:

There are no legal responsibilities for landowners within the BCAs to participate in bird conservation, nor is it implied that our bird conservation objectives should supercede those for other ongoing activities within BCA boundaries. However, it is strongly encouraged that landowners and land-managers attempt to incorporate bird conservation objectives where possible with other practices.

Dry Forest Bird Conservation Areas (DFBCA):

• Blue Mountains:

1. Idlewood State Park and vicinty, Harney Co

2. Castle Rock, NW Malheur Co - USFS

3. Pedro Mt, Baker Co - private

4. Lower portions Baker watershed - 1,000 acres City of Baker

5. Upper Imnaha - 20,000 acres USFS Hells Canyon NRA

6. Minam - old growth PP USFS

7. Lower Imnaha - several small blocks, all public land

8. King Mt/Pine Creek - southern drainage Malheur NF, part private

9. Cottonwood Creek, Malheur NF

10. Izey-Paulina turnoff - USFS

• Glaciated Mountains:

1. Colville Reservation

2. Sanpoil Drainage withi the Colville Reservation

3. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area below 1,300 ft along Columbia River

4. Turnbull NWR

5. Little Pend Orielle NWR and adjacent Colville

6. Sluman Creek Wildlife Management Area

7. Spokane Indian Reservation

Mesic Mixed Conifer Bird Conservation Areas (MCBCA)

• Blue Mountains:

1. Battle Mountain State Park - state and private

2. Bear Wallow Creek, Umatilla NF - USFS

3. Strawberry/Aldrich Mts

4. John Day Wilderness Area

5. Imnaha-Two Canyon

6. Hells Canyon RNA

7. Blue Mountain Summit - Malheur and WW NF

8. Monument Rock Wilderness

9. Field Springs State Park

• Glaciated Mountains:

1. Little Pend Orielle NWR

2. Colville National Forest

3. Mt Spokane State Park

4. Colville Reservation

5. Beaver Creek drainage, Okanogan NF

Subalpine Fir Bird Conservation Areas (SFBCA)

• Blue Mountains:

1. Skyline Drive, Tollgate to Bluewood - USFS

2. Strawberry Mts, Grant Co, OR - USFS

3. Panjab Creek, Umatilla NF - USFS drainage of Toucanon River

4. Mt Misery, Asotin County, WA, Umatilla NF

5. Little Minam Creek, Wallowas

6. Pt Prominence, Wallowas

7. Upper Eagle Creek

8. Fish Lake

9. Indian Springs/High Lake, Malheur NF

10. Griffin Peak, Umatilla NF, Columbia Co. WA

11. Mt Pisgah, Ochoco Mountains - 1,700+ acres

• Glaciated Mountains:

1. Kettle Range

2. Abercrombie - Hook Nose Range

3. Douglas-Gillette/Rodgers Mt - USFS, Colville

4. Salmo Priest Range, Kalispell Peak - USFS

Riparian Bird Conservation Areas (RBCA)

• Blue Mountains:

1. Grande Ronde River - cottonwood; mix BLM, USFS

2. Mouth of Eagle Creek, Baker Co. - private

3. Burnt River Canyon - BLM

4. Pine Creek to Oxbow Reservoir on Snake - BLM, private

5. Balm Creek, Keating Valley, Baker Co - BLM

6. Mill Creek Drainage, Wallowa Whitman Co - private, USFS

7. Upper Umatilla River

8. Minam - upstream and downstream ½ mile - ODFW

9. Enterprise Fish Hatchery - ½ mile of residual cottonwood

10. Bird Tracks - Spring reach of Grande Ronde River

11. Bear Creek off 16 road on Bear Valley District, Malheur NF

12. Crane Creek drainage on Malheur NF

13. Umatilla River near Gibbons

• Glaciated Mountains:

1. Colville Valley - poor quality cottonwood

2. Sanpoil - mostly good, mostly tribal

3. Little Spokane - private, most threatened, 60- good, 40 - bad

4. Upper Similkameen - good; mix private, DNR, tribal, BLM add to Col Plat

5. Pend Orielle Valley - cottonwood, mostly private developed

6. Upper Methow - cottonwood, good shape, but threats; WDFW

7. Chewelah Creek/Valley - mostly provate

8. Upper Okanogan - mostly private, orchard development add to Col Plat

9. Upper Kettle River - flowing south from Canada

Unique Bird Conservation Areas

1. Clear Ridge east of Enterprise - TNC, federal, private

2. Bear Valley - private, upland sandpiper

3 Logan Valley - upland sandpiper

4. Starr Ridge south of Canyon City - USFS, FLOW, WHWO