South Fork Coquille, COA 046

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South Fork Coquille Falls Photo Credit: Alan Ritchey, ODFW

Relatively large (222 sq mi) area located within the Coast Range near the Rogue River-Siskiyou Forest and immediately adjacent to the Sixes River-Elk River COA

COA ID: 046

Recommended Conservation Actions

Identify and control invasive species
Maintain or restore grassland habitats
Restore floodplain wetlands and riparian forests

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
The Nature Conservancy
US Forest Service
Wild Rivers Land Trust

Special Features

General

Contains significant Oak Woodland habitat
Provides high quality habitat for many Strategy Species
Provides key location on coastal corridor for wide variety of migratory birds

Previously Associated With

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

Protected Areas

Albert H. Powers Memorial State Recreation Site
Boundary Campground
Copper Salmon Wilderness
Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site
Coquille River Falls Research Natural Area
Coquille Tribe Of Oregon
Hoffman Memorial State Wayside
Los Conversion Withdrawal Case
Port Orford Cedar Research Natural Area
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

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.

Scott Lake is an example of the Oregon Conservation Strategy Natural Lakes Strategy Habitat.

Natural Lakes

Natural lakes are relatively large bodies of freshwater surrounded by land. For the purposes of the Conservation Strategy, natural lakes are defined as standing water bodies larger than 20 acres, including some seasonal lakes.

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

Forest openings

Strategy Species

Pacific Marten (Observed)

Martes caurina

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 (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

Fringed Myotis (Observed)

Myotis thysanodes

Harlequin Duck (Observed)

Histrionicus histrionicus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasiurus cinereus

Long-legged Myotis (Observed)

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

Pallid Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Antrozous pallidus

Peregrine Falcon (Observed)

Falco peregrinus anatum

Red Tree Vole (Observed)

Arborimus longicaudus

Ringtail

Ringtail (Modeled Habitat)

Bassariscus astutus

Silver-haired Bat (Observed)

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Southern Torrent Salamander (Observed)

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Observed)

Corynorhinus townsendii

Western Painted Turtle on a log

Western Painted Turtle (Observed)

Chrysemys picta bellii

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)

Actinemys marmorata

Purple Martin (Modeled Habitat)

Progne subis arboricola

Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)

Anaxyrus boreas

Yellow-breasted Chat (Modeled Habitat)

Icteria virens auricollis