GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Western snowy plover, a threatened shorebird that numbers only about 150 in Oregon, will be getting more places to nest in a few years.
The state Department of Parks and Recreation has entered into an agreement with federal authorities that calls for improving nesting habitat for plovers at three sites on the north coast — Columbia River South Jetty, Nehalem Spit and Necanicum Spit.
In return, the state gets what is called an incidental take permit, which lays out the terms of allowing continued public access to plover nesting areas.
The idea is to encourage plover nesting in the gap between beaches on Oregon’s South Coast and Washington state.
