Wetlands Protection
How we protect specialized ecosystems
It's always been our goal to protect, restore, enhance, and create high quality wetland and riparian habitats. That's why we've developed the following Wetland Management Programs as part of our Spokane River Project License:
- Wetland and Riparian Habitat Protection and Enhancement Plan for Idaho
- Coeur d’Alene Reservation
- Wetland and Riparian Habitat Plan Wetland Enhancement Plan for Lake Spokane and Nine Mile Reservoir
Here's a list of the regulators, agency partners, and stakeholders that Avista works with as we protect natural habitats.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Washington Department of Ecology
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington Department of Natural Resources
- Washington State Parks
- Coeur d’Alene Tribe
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service