老河口市西排子湖水庫是以西排子湖流域為基礎,于1965年開始建壩蓄水形成的2.2億立方米庫容的濕地,是老河口市57座水庫中較大的一座永久性淡水湖泊,位于該市以東約30公里,周邊與張集、竹林橋、薛集相接,南與襄州區石橋鎮相接,水域面積1894.1公頃,是當地及下游重要的生產生活水源地。西排(pai)子湖(hu)水(shui)庫水(shui)質優良(liang),物(wu)種豐富,曾經是(shi)大雁的遷徙棲(qi)息(xi)地,最多的時候達(da)到萬(wan)只以上,一(yi)年四季各種水(shui)鳥(niao)隨處可見。但隨著人為活動干擾加劇,水(shui)鳥(niao)日益(yi)減少(shao),因此加強保(bao)護刻不容緩。西排(pai)子湖(hu)國家濕地公(gong)園的建設,將有效保(bao)護西排(pai)子湖(hu)濕地生態(tai)系統和水(shui)質,切實(shi)保(bao)障長江流域水(shui)生態(tai)安(an)全,為珍惜瀕(bin)危鳥(niao)類提供理想棲(qi)息(xi)地,為公(gong)眾提供科普宣(xuan)教、陶冶身(shen)心、休閑觀(guan)光(guang)的生態(tai)空間(jian),實(shi)現區域可持續發展。
西排(pai)子(zi)湖(hu)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)跨越老河口市(shi)薛集(ji)鎮(zhen)、張集(ji)鎮(zhen)、竹(zhu)林橋鎮(zhen)三個(ge)區(qu)域,規劃總面(mian)積2211.86公(gong)頃。項(xiang)目(mu)包括(kuo)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)保護(hu)(hu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)恢(hui)(hui)復(fu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、科(ke)普宣(xuan)教(jiao)(jiao)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、科(ke)研監測工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、合(he)理(li)(li)(li)(li)利(li)用工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、災(zai)害防御工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、保護(hu)(hu)管理(li)(li)(li)(li)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、基(ji)礎建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)(she)(she)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)共8項(xiang)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),分為(wei)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)保育區(qu)、恢(hui)(hui)復(fu)重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)區(qu)、宣(xuan)教(jiao)(jiao)展(zhan)示區(qu)、合(he)理(li)(li)(li)(li)利(li)用區(qu)和管理(li)(li)(li)(li)服務區(qu)5大功能(neng)(neng)區(qu)。西排(pai)子(zi)湖(hu)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)于2017年(nian)12月經國(guo)(guo)家(jia)林業部門(men)批準(zhun)進行試點建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)(she)(she),規劃建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)(she)(she)期限為(wei)5年(nian)。項(xiang)目(mu)分二期建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)(she)(she),一期工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)主(zhu)要為(wei)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)保護(hu)(hu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)恢(hui)(hui)復(fu)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、科(ke)普宣(xuan)教(jiao)(jiao)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、科(ke)研監測工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、基(ji)礎建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)(she)(she)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)(she)(she)內容包括(kuo)宣(xuan)教(jiao)(jiao)管理(li)(li)(li)(li)中心大樓、科(ke)普長廊(lang)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)植(zhi)物(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)、水(shui)上森林、人工(gong)(gong)(gong)凈化濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)展(zhan)示園(yuan)(yuan)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生(sheng)態(tai)展(zhan)示區(qu)、生(sheng)態(tai)養殖示范(fan)區(qu)等;二期工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)主(zhu)要有合(he)理(li)(li)(li)(li)利(li)用工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、災(zai)害防御工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、保護(hu)(hu)管理(li)(li)(li)(li)工(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等。建(jian)(jian)(jian)成后,將成為(wei)漢(han)江中游集(ji)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)動植(zhi)物(wu)棲息地(di)(di)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)科(ke)研監測及科(ke)普宣(xuan)教(jiao)(jiao)基(ji)地(di)(di)、調蓄(xu)防洪區(qu)、濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生(sheng)態(tai)宣(xuan)教(jiao)(jiao)休閑區(qu)等多重(zhong)功能(neng)(neng)于一體的生(sheng)態(tai)公(gong)益性國(guo)(guo)家(jia)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)。