OAR 635-008-0146: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Management Plan

(1) It is the policy of the Fish and Wildlife Commission that the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area be managed to provide suitable habitat for waterfowl. It is also the policy of the Commission to manage the wildlife area consistent with the statutory obligation of the Department to acquire and manage land for the purpose of providing: wildlife management, wildlife-oriented recreation and public hunting areas (ORS 496.146). (2) In furtherance of this policy, management goals and objectives for the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, are found in the 2012 Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Management Plan. (3) Five-Year Review: The Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Management Plan will be reviewed by the Department every five years and updated every 10 years. (4) The Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Beach Use Plan dated September 22, 1993 is amended at A. Beach Boundaries and Buffers, 2.2 Collins Beach Buffer North to provide that the buffer extends from private property south 1400 feet and from the ordinary high water line inland to the Reeder Road right-of-way, that public use in the buffer is excluded Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day annually and that the buffer will be developed for wildlife habitat benefits by plantings of cottonwoods and shrubs.