Rock Creek, COA 120

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Photo Credit: Tod Lum, ODFW

Relatively small (31 sq mi) COA encompassing an important stretch of Rock Creek. Area connects Umpqua Headwaters COA and North Umpqua COA, providing important fish and wildlife habitat connectivity.

COA ID: 120

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain or enhance in-channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife
Provide outreach and information about the need for connecting high quality fish and wildlife habitat

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
Oregon Department of Transportation

Special Features

General

Provides habitat for many Strategy Species

Protected Areas

North Umpqua River
North Umpqua River Area Of Critical Environmental Concern
Umpqua National Forest

Ecoregions

West Cascades Ecoregion

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.

Strategy Habitats

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.

Specialized Local Habitats

Off channel habitats

Strategy Species

California Mountain Kingsnake (Modeled Habitat)

Lampropeltis zonata

California Mountain Kingsnake (Modeled Habitat)

Lampropeltis zonata

California Myotis on tree

California Myotis (Observed)

Myotis californicus

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 (Modeled Habitat)

Ascaphus truei

Coho Salmon (Documented)

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Fisher (Modeled Habitat)

Pekania pennanti

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Observed)

Rana boylii

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis thysanodes

Great Gray Owl (Modeled Habitat)

Strix nebulosa

Harlequin Duck (Observed)

Histrionicus histrionicus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasiurus cinereus

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)

Melanerpes lewis

Long-legged Myotis (Observed)

Myotis volans

Northern Red-legged Frog (Observed)

Rana aurora

Northern Spotted Owl (Observed)

Strix occidentalis caurina

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)

Contopus cooperi

Red Tree Vole (Observed)

Arborimus longicaudus

Ringtail

Ringtail (Observed)

Bassariscus astutus

Silver-haired Bat (Observed)

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout (Documented)

Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Observed)

Corynorhinus townsendii

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Observed)

Corynorhinus townsendii

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)

Actinemys marmorata

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)

Actinemys marmorata

Purple Martin (Modeled Habitat)

Progne subis arboricola

Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)

Anaxyrus boreas