Lower Columbia River Lewis and Clark Sites
Draft Boundary Study and Environmental Assessment
Appendix G Glossary / Acronyms Anadromous Fish - Fish that spend most of their adult lives in salt water and migrate to freshwater rivers and lakes to reproduce. BLM - Bureau of Land Management. Easement - A right, such as a right of way, afforded a person to make limited used of another's real property. Ethnographers - People who conduct research on human customs based on observation and understanding. FHWA - Federal Highway Administration. Funicular - A cable railway on a steep incline, especially such a railroad with simultaneously ascending and descending cars counter balance one another. Jetty - A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor or shoreline from storms or erosion. LCIC - Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. NBC - National Bicentennial Council. OPRD - Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Potable Water - Stored and processed water, distributed through a city, town, or country. TJNM - Thomas Jefferson National Memorial. USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers. USCG - United States Coast Guard. WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation. WSPRC - Washington State Parks and Recreation Committee.
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