Tenmile Area – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Reston Ridge in the Klamath Mountains ecoregion. Photo Credit: Tod Lum, ODFW

Located west of hilly area near the town of Winston, following Highway 42

COA ID: 092

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain or enhance in-channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
Maintain or enhance Wetland and Wet Meadow habitats
Maintain or restore Oak Woodland and Ponderosa Pine habitats
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
The Nature Conservancy

Special Features

General

Includes Dickerson Rocks area
Includes significant stretch of Tenmile Creek and Olalla Creek (Lookingglass Creek) and surrounding riparian habitats
Includes significant percentage of the states' coastal dune habitat
Provides significant habitat for Western Snowy Plover

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID KM-02 (Tenmile area)
2006 COA ID CR-29 (Umpqua River Estuary)
2006 COA ID CR-31 (North Bend Dunes)

Protected Areas

Bushnell-Irwin Rocks

Ecoregions

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

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.

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.

Oak Woodlands

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

Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

Ponderosa pine woodlands are dominated by ponderosa pine, but may also have lodgepole pine, western juniper, aspen, western larch, grand fir, Douglas-fir, mountain mahogany, incense cedar, sugar pine, or white fir, depending on ecoregion and site conditions. Their understories are variable combinations of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.

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.