Lower Rogue River and Estuary, COA 049

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a wide river flows through a forested landscape on an overcast day. — The Lower Rogue River flows through southwestern Oregon. Photo Credit: Curtis Edwards, ODFW

This are contains the mouth of the Rogue River and is important habitat for Salmonids accessing the rest of the system. It has mature upland forests with a productive hardwood understory that supports a diverse assemblage of wildlife species.

COA ID: 049

Recommended Conservation Actions

Conduct remote camera surveys to examine occupancy and collect genetic samples from Humboldt Marten and Pacific Fisher.

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Wild Rivers Land Trust

Special Features

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID CR-38 (Cape Blanco area)
2006 COA ID CR-39 (Rogue River Estuary)
2006 COA ID KM-03 (Rogue area)

Protected Areas

Geisel Monument State Heritage Site
Gold Beach 4-H Area
Lower Rogue River
Oregon Islands Wilderness
Otter Point State Recreation Site
Rogue River
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Ecoregions

Coast Range Ecoregion

Coast Range

Oregon’s Coast Range, known for its dramatic scenery, is extremely diverse, with habitats ranging from open sandy dunes to lush forests and from tidepools to headwater streams. It follows the coastline and extends east through coastal forest to the border of the Willamette Valley and Klamath Mountains ecoregions

Klamath Mountains Ecoregion

Klamath Mountains

The Klamath Mountains ecoregion covers much of southwestern Oregon, including the Umpqua Mountains, Siskiyou Mountains, and interior valleys and foothills between these and the Cascade Range. The Rogue watershed has the largest population of any coastal watershed in Oregon (Jackson County, Josephine County, and a portion of Curry County). Several popular and scenic rivers run …

Strategy Habitats

Oregon Coastal Dunes

Coastal Dunes

Occurring along the Oregon coastline, coastal dunes provide habitat for species that prefer open, sandy habitats with a high degree of disturbance from winds and tides.

Estuary Strategy Habitat, Siletz Bay

Estuaries

Estuaries occur where freshwater rivers meet the oceanic salty waters, are influenced by tidal flooding, and experience frequent periodic changes in salinity, water levels, sunlight, and oxygen.

Grassland Strategy Habitat

Grasslands

Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.

Coast Range Ecoregion

Late Successional Mixed Conifer Forests

Late successional mixed conifer forests provide a multi-layered tree canopy, including large-diameter trees, shade-tolerant tree species in the understory, and a high volume of dead wood, such as snags and logs.

Example of Oak Woodlands, which is a Strategy Habitat within the Oregon Conservation Strategy

Oak Woodlands

Oak woodlands are characterized by an open canopy dominated by Oregon white oak.

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats include all naturally occurring flowing freshwater streams and rivers throughout Oregon as well as the adjacent riparian habitat.

Ducks on a wetland in Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, Oregon

Wetlands

Wetlands are covered with water during all or part of the year. Permanently wet habitats include backwater sloughs, oxbow lakes, and marshes, while seasonally wet habitats include seasonal ponds, vernal pools, and wet prairies.

Strategy Species

Acorn Woodpecker (Observed)

Melanerpes formicivorus

Black Oystercatcher (Observed)

Haematopus bachmani

California Mountain Kingsnake (Observed)

Lampropeltis zonata

California Myotis on tree

California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis californicus

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern (Observed)

Hydroprogne caspia

Chinook Salmon - Spring/Summer Run

Chinook Salmon (Documented)

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Clouded Salamander

Clouded Salamander (Observed)

Aneides ferreus

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Coastal Tailed Frog (Observed)

Ascaphus truei

Coho Salmon (Documented)

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Common Nighthawk (Modeled Habitat)

Chordeiles minor

Del Norte Salamander (Observed)

Plethodon elongatus

Fisher (Modeled Habitat)

Pekania pennanti

Flammulated Owl (Modeled Habitat)

Psiloscops flammeolus

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Observed)

Rana boylii

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Observed)

Oceanodroma furcata

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis thysanodes

Harlequin Duck (Observed)

Histrionicus histrionicus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasiurus cinereus

Photo is needed for this Strategy feature.

Insular Blue Butterfly (Observed)

Plebejus saepiolus littoralis

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Modeled Habitat)

Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)

Melanerpes lewis

Long-legged Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis volans

Marbled Murrelet (Observed)

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Northern Red-legged Frog (Observed)

Rana aurora

Northern Spotted Owl (Observed)

Strix occidentalis caurina

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)

Contopus cooperi

Oregon Vesper Sparrow

Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Modeled Habitat)

Pooecetes gramineus affinis

Pallid Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Antrozous pallidus

Pink Sandverbena (Observed)

Abronia umbellata var. breviflora

Purple Martin (Observed)

Progne subis arboricola

Red Tree Vole (Modeled Habitat)

Arborimus longicaudus

Ringtail

Ringtail (Observed)

Bassariscus astutus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Southern Torrent Salamander (Observed)

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout (Documented)

Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Observed)

Corynorhinus townsendii

Tufted Puffin (Modeled Habitat)

Fratercula cirrhata

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)

Actinemys marmorata

Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)

Anaxyrus boreas

White-headed Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)

Picoides albolarvatus

Western Ridged Mussel (Observed)

Gonidea angulata

Western Snowy Plover (Observed)

Charadrius nivosus nivosus

Wolf’s Evening Primrose (Observed)

Oenothera wolfii

Yellow-breasted Chat (Modeled Habitat)

Icteria virens auricollis