Mt Jefferson Wilderness, North – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Mt Jefferson Wilderness, North area — Photo Credit: Susan Barnes, ODFW

Area is adjacent to Mount Jefferson Wilderness and includes headwaters of Clackamas, North Santiam and Deschutes Rivers.

COA ID: 111

Recommended Conservation Actions

Improve and maintain forest health; use prescribed fire to enhance wildlife habitat.
Improve in-stream habitat complexity for fish and wildlife.
Increase vegetated buffers on non-fish bearing streams to protect water quality , quality and micro-habitat elements for sensitive amphibians.
Maintain and protect instream flows.
Manage riparian areas to develop shade and stand species diversity.
Protect and enhance amphibian breeding sites; eliminate introduced predators.
Protect and enhance amphibian breeding sites.
Reduce recreation impacts to fish and wildlife including from OHV.
Reduce road densities to decrease sedimentation and improve wildlife movement
Remove and control invasive vegetation.
Retain and protect forest openings and meadows for wildlife habitat diversity

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Bonneville Power Administration
Confederated Tribes of Warms Springs
North Santiam Watershed Council
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Forest Service - Deschutes National Forest
U.S. Forest Service - Mt. Hood National Forest
U.S. Forest Service - Willamette National Forest

Special Features

General

Adjacent to Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area
Habitat connection between COAs and to East Cascades Ecoregion
Site of Rocky Mountain Goat Reintroduction Effort

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID WC-04 (Bull of the Woods area)

Protected Areas

Clackamas River
Deschutes National Forest
Mount Hood National Forest
Mount Jefferson Wilderness
Olallie Lake
Warm Springs Reservation

Ecoregions

West Cascades

The West Cascades ecoregion extends from east of the Cascade Mountains summit to the foothills of the Willamette, Umpqua, and Rogue Valleys, and spans the entire length of the state of Oregon. It is largely dominated by conifer forests, moving into alpine parklands and dwarf shrubs at higher elevations.

Strategy Habitats

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.

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.

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.