
Located around Finley Wildlife Refuge south of Corvallis along the west side of Hwy 99; area extends up Muddy Creek west of Monroe to its confluence with Marys River
COA ID: 084
Ecoregions
Strategy Habitats

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.

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

Bradshaw’s Desert Parsley (Observed)
Lomatium bradshawii

California Myotis (Observed)
Myotis californicus

Chipping Sparrow (Observed)
Spizella passerina

Clouded Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Aneides ferreus

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Common Nighthawk (Observed)
Chordeiles minor

Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Observed)
Icaricia icarioides fenderi

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes

Grasshopper Sparrow (Observed)
Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasiurus cinereus

Howellia (Observed)
Howellia aquatilis

Kincaid’s Lupine (Observed)
Lupinus oreganus

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Observed)
Melanerpes lewis

Nelson’s Checkermallow (Observed)
Sidalcea nelsoniana

Northern Red-legged Frog (Observed)
Rana aurora

Northern Spotted Owl (Observed)
Strix occidentalis caurina

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)
Contopus cooperi

Oregon Chub (Documented)
Oregonichthys crameri

Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Observed)
Pooecetes gramineus affinis

Peacock Larkspur (Observed)
Delphinium pavonaceum

Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola

Short-eared Owl (Observed)
Asio flammeus flammeus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Southern Torrent Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Rhyacotriton variegatus

Streaked Horned Lark (Observed)
Eremophila alpestris strigata

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Corynorhinus townsendii

Western Bluebird (Observed)
Sialia mexicana

Western Gray Squirrel (Modeled Habitat)
Sciurus griseus

Western Meadowlark (Observed)
Sturnella neglecta

Western Painted Turtle (Observed)
Chrysemys picta bellii

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)
Actinemys marmorata

Western Rattlesnake (Modeled Habitat)
Crotalus oreganus

White-breasted Nuthatch (Observed)
Sitta carolinensis aculeata

Willamette Daisy (Observed)
Erigeron decumbens

Willow Flycatcher (Observed)
Empidonax traillii

Yellow-breasted Chat (Observed)
Icteria virens auricollis