Tenmile Lake – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Tenmile Cove Photo Credit: Mike Gray, ODFW

On the Oregon Coast near the town of Lakeside, includes North and South Tenmile Lake and surrounding habitat

COA ID: 040

Recommended Conservation Actions

Identify and control invasive species
Maintain deflation plain wetlands in early seral conditions
Manage recreational use to limit disturbance to sensitive habitats

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Important Bird Areas of Oregon
Oregon Habitat Joint Venture

Potential Partners

Oregon Department of Forestry
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
The Nature Conservancy
US Forest Service
Wild Rivers Land Trust

Special Features

Protected Areas

Oregon Dunes
Siuslaw National Forest
Tenmile Creek
Umpqua Dunes
Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
William M. Tugman State Park

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

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.

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.

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.