U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Reintroduction of Oregon Silverspot Butterfly in Northwestern Oregon

Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in collaboration with the State of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, proposes to establish a nonessential experimental population of the Oregon silverspot butterfly, a threatened species, in northwestern Oregon, with the goal of reintroducing the species to two sites: Saddle Mountain State Natural Area and Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge.