Rogue River – Oregon Conservation Strategy

This area contains habitat along the mainstem of the Rogue River including portions of the Wild and Scenic area.

COA ID: 093

Recommended Conservation Actions

Acquire instream water rights to augment streamflows downstream of areas with high coho rearing densities, such as Taylor Creek, to produce more fish.
Conduct remote camera surveys to examine Ringtail occupancy and collect genetic samples.
Promote the development of mature riparian habitat in natural bar or floodplain areas in the mainstem Rogue River to improve junvenile Fall Chinook habitat.
Restore ambient streamflow, fish passage, riparian vegetation, floodplain connectivity, and in-stream structure.

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Conservation Plan for Fall Chinook in the Rogue Species Management Unit
Klamath Mountain Province Steelhead project summary
ODFW Coho Expert Panel Summary
Oregon Native Fish Status Report
Rogue River Spring Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
Oregon Department of Forestry
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
US Forest Service
Wild Rivers Land Trust

Special Features

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID CR-38 (Cape Blanco area)
2006 COA ID KM-03 (Rogue area)
2006 COA ID KM-04 (Kalmiopsis area)
2006 COA ID KM-05 (Taylor Creek area)

Protected Areas

Bobby Creek
Illinois River
Lower Rogue River
Rogue River
Rogue River State Scenic Waterway
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Wild Rogue Wilderness

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

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.

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.