Also known as Killin Wetlands and Cedar Canyon Marsh, this 590-acre Metro-owned site is located west of Banks in the Tualatin River watershed.
COA ID: 062
Recommended Conservation Actions
- Promote beaver activity to aid in wetland restoration.
- Protect and enhance amphibian and turtle habitat.
- Remove / breach dikes to restore natural hydrology to site.
- Restore degraded wetland and riparian habitats.
- Restore ditched streams to braided, meandering channels.
Local Conservation Actions and Plans
Potential Partners
Special Features
General
- Largest remaining peat soil wetlands in the Willamette Valley
- one of largest intact contiguous stands of Geyer's willow in the valley.
- one of the highest known densities of American bittern in the state
Previously Associated With
- 2006 COA ID WV-02 (Banks Swamp)
Protected Areas
- Sunset Park And Speedway
Ecoregions
Strategy Habitats
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.
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
- mudflats
- peat soil marsh
Strategy Species
Acorn Woodpecker (Observed)
Melanerpes formicivorus
California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis californicus
Chipping Sparrow (Observed)
Spizella passerina
Clouded Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Aneides ferreus
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
Columbia Torrent Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Rhyacotriton kezeri
Common Nighthawk (Observed)
Chordeiles minor
Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes
Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasiurus cinereus
Northern Red-legged Frog (Observed)
Rana aurora
Northern Spotted Owl (Modeled Habitat)
Strix occidentalis caurina
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)
Contopus cooperi
Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Modeled Habitat)
Pooecetes gramineus affinis
Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola
Short-eared Owl (Modeled Habitat)
Asio flammeus flammeus
Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
White-breasted Nuthatch (Observed)
Sitta carolinensis aculeata
Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Western Bluebird (Observed)
Sialia mexicana
Western Gray Squirrel (Modeled Habitat)
Sciurus griseus
Western Meadowlark (Observed)
Sturnella neglecta
Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)
Actinemys marmorata
Willow Flycatcher (Observed)
Empidonax traillii
Yellow-breasted Chat (Observed)
Icteria virens auricollis