Umpqua River, COA 042

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Photo Credit: Todd Lum, ODFW

Area follows the windy Umpqua River and surrounding riparian and upland habitat. Bounded at the north by Elkton and at the south near the towns of Melrose and Winchester

COA ID: 042

Recommended Conservation Actions

Consider land exchanges to benefit fish and wildlife habitat
Consider the impact of recreational activities (motorized watercraft, shoreline activities, roads) on water quality and watershed function

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Oregon Department of Forestry
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
The Nature Conservancy

Special Features

General

Provides significant habitat for a broad array of Strategy Fish and Wildlife Species

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.

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 habitat

Strategy Species

Acorn Woodpecker (Observed)

Melanerpes formicivorus

California Myotis on tree

California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

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

Common Nighthawk (Modeled Habitat)

Chordeiles minor

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Modeled Habitat)

Rana boylii

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis thysanodes

Grasshopper Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow (Observed)

Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasiurus cinereus

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)

Melanerpes lewis

Long-legged Myotis (Observed)

Myotis volans

Marbled Murrelet (Modeled Habitat)

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 (Observed)

Pooecetes gramineus affinis

Pallid Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Antrozous pallidus

Peregrine Falcon (Observed)

Falco peregrinus anatum

Purple Martin (Observed)

Progne subis arboricola

Red Tree Vole (Observed)

Arborimus longicaudus

Ringtail

Ringtail (Observed)

Bassariscus astutus

Rough Popcornflower (Observed)

Plagiobothrys hirtus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Southern Torrent Salamander (Modeled Habitat)

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout (Documented)

Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Observed)

Corynorhinus townsendii

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)

Actinemys marmorata

Western Ridged Mussel (Observed)

Gonidea angulata

Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)

Anaxyrus boreas

Yellow-breasted Chat (Observed)

Icteria virens auricollis