One Horse Slough-Beaver Creek – Oregon Conservation Strategy

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Area is located along the ecoregion boundary east of Albany adjacent to South Santiam River. The majority of the area is located in the One-horse slough quad

COA ID: 083

Recommended Conservation Actions

Control key non-native Species
Maintain and enhance wetlands, ponds, and associated uplands to support northwestern pond and western painted turtle habitat
Maintain large oaks with open understories
Maintain natural water flow patterns and stramside vegetation for yellow-legged frogs; protect from other impacts at priority breeding sites
Maintain wetland habitat and adjacent woodlands for red-legged frogs

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

South Santiam Watershed Asessment
South Santiam Watershed Council Aciton Plan 2008
South Santiam Watershed Council Work Plan 2013-2015
The Nature Conservancy Ecoregional Assessment (Golden Valley site, Crabtree Wetlands site)
TNC Willamette Valley Synthesis Conservation Opportunity Areas

Special Features

General

This area may serve as an important transition zone between the West Cascades and Willamette Valley ecoregions. Historically, it contained a diverse mixture of habitats including ponderosa pine, deciduous swamp, and wet prairie. It currently contains a number of strategy habitats
This area, adjacent to the South Santiam River, provides habitat to some of the last known populations of foothill yellow-legged frog in the Willamette Valley.

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID WV-21 (One Horse Slough - Beaver Creek)
2006 COA ID WV-21 (One Horse Slough - Beaver Creek)

Protected Areas

One Horse Slough
Roaring River Park
Wetlands Reserve Program

Ecoregions

West Cascades

The West Cascades ecoregion extends from east of the Cascade Mountains summit to the foothills of the Willamette, Umpqua, and Rogue Valleys, and spans the entire length of the state of Oregon. It is largely dominated by conifer forests, moving into alpine parklands and dwarf shrubs at higher elevations.

Willamette Valley

The Willamette Valley ecoregion is bounded on the west by the Coast Range and on the east by the Cascade Range. This long mostly level alluvial plain has some scattered areas of low basalt, and contrasts with productive farmland and large urban areas. It has the fastest-growing human population in the state resulting in challenges due to land-use changes.