This are contains the mouth of the Rogue River and is important habitat for Salmonids accessing the rest of the system. It has mature upland forests with a productive hardwood understory that supports a diverse assemblage of wildlife species.
COA ID: 049
Ecoregions
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
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
Coastal Dunes
Occurring along the Oregon coastline, coastal dunes provide habitat for species that prefer open, sandy habitats with a high degree of disturbance from winds and tides.
Estuaries
Estuaries occur where freshwater rivers meet the oceanic salty waters, are influenced by tidal flooding, and experience frequent periodic changes in salinity, water levels, sunlight, and oxygen.
Grasslands
Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.
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.
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.
Strategy Species
Acorn Woodpecker (Observed)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Black Oystercatcher (Observed)
Haematopus bachmani
California Mountain Kingsnake (Observed)
Lampropeltis zonata
California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis californicus
Caspian Tern (Observed)
Hydroprogne caspia
Chinook Salmon (Documented)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
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
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Observed)
Oceanodroma furcata
Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes
Harlequin Duck (Observed)
Histrionicus histrionicus
Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasiurus cinereus
Insular Blue Butterfly (Observed)
Plebejus saepiolus littoralis
Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Modeled Habitat)
Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)
Melanerpes lewis
Long-legged Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
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
Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Modeled Habitat)
Pooecetes gramineus affinis
Pallid Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Antrozous pallidus
Pink Sandverbena (Observed)
Abronia umbellata var. breviflora
Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola
Red Tree Vole (Modeled Habitat)
Arborimus longicaudus
Ringtail (Observed)
Bassariscus astutus
Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Southern Torrent Salamander (Observed)
Rhyacotriton variegatus
Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp
Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Observed)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Tufted Puffin (Modeled Habitat)
Fratercula cirrhata
Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)
Actinemys marmorata
Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)
Anaxyrus boreas
White-headed Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)
Picoides albolarvatus
Western Ridged Mussel (Observed)
Gonidea angulata
Western Snowy Plover (Observed)
Charadrius nivosus nivosus
Wolf’s Evening Primrose (Observed)
Oenothera wolfii
Yellow-breasted Chat (Modeled Habitat)
Icteria virens auricollis