
This area which is about 30 square miles, is composed of Gearhart Fen the largest contiguous wetland of its kind remaining on the Oregon coast. The Clatsop Plains beaches provide habitat for shorebirds during migration (e.g. Sanderlings) and potential areas for nesting Western Snowy Plovers. The area is conterminal with Necanicum River, Tillamook Head and Saddle Mountain COAs.
COA ID: 001
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.

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.

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

Black Brant (Observed)
Branta bernicla nigricans

Black Oystercatcher (Observed)
Haematopus bachmani

California Myotis (Observed)
Myotis californicus

Caspian Tern (Observed)
Hydroprogne caspia

Chinook Salmon (Documented)
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Chum Salmon (Documented)
Oncorhynchus keta

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Coastal Tailed Frog (Modeled Habitat)
Ascaphus truei

Coho Salmon (Documented)
Oncorhynchus kisutch

Columbia Torrent Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Rhyacotriton kezeri

Columbian White-tailed Deer (Observed)
Odocoileus virginianus leucurus

Cope’s Giant Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Dicamptodon copei

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Observed)
Oceanodroma furcata

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes

Harlequin Duck (Observed)
Histrionicus histrionicus

Hoary Bat (Observed)
Lasiurus cinereus

Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Modeled Habitat)
Oceanodroma leucorhoa leucorhoa

Long-legged Myotis (Observed)
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 Silverspot Butterfly (Observed)
Speyeria zerene hippolyta

Peregrine Falcon (Observed)
Falco peregrinus anatum

Pink Sandverbena (Observed)
Abronia umbellata var. breviflora

Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola

Red Tree Vole (Modeled Habitat)
Arborimus longicaudus

Silver-haired Bat (Observed)
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp

Tufted Puffin (Observed)
Fratercula cirrhata

Western Snowy Plover (Observed)
Charadrius nivosus nivosus

Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)
Anaxyrus boreas