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Area is located between Scotts Mills and Molalla in the Rock Creek subbasin, a tributary of the Pudding River.
COA ID: 070
Ecoregions
![West Cascades Ecoregion](/media/West-Cascades-Ecoregion_U.S.-Forest-Service-e1450251305123-255x185.jpg)
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.
![Finley Muddy Creek Area](/media/COA_084_Finley-Muddy-Creek-Area_George-Gentry_USFWS-e1449103392686-255x185.jpg)
Willamette Valley
The Willamette Valley ecoregion is bounded on the west by the Coast Range and on the east by the Cascade Range. This long mostly level alluvial plain has some scattered areas of low basalt, and contrasts with productive farmland and large urban areas. It has the fastest-growing human population in the state resulting in challenges due to land-use changes.
Strategy Habitats
![Grassland Strategy Habitat](/media/Grasslands_West-Eugene-Wetlands-e1450248034479-255x185.jpg)
Grasslands
Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.
![Example of Oak Woodlands, which is a Strategy Habitat within the Oregon Conservation Strategy](/media/Oak-Woodland_Shawn-Woods-e1449604993826-255x185.jpg)
Oak Woodlands
Oak woodlands are characterized by an open canopy dominated by Oregon white oak.
![](/media/COA_004_Necanicum-River_Herman-Biederbeck-ODFW-2-247x185.jpg)
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](/media/Wetland_Cathy-Nowak_ODFW-e1449605097558-255x185.jpg)
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
![](/media/Acorn-woodpecker_Keith-Kohl_460-e1464200864557-180x185.jpg)
Acorn Woodpecker (Observed)
Melanerpes formicivorus
![California Myotis on tree](/media/California-myotis-Michael-Durham-255x170.jpg)
California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis californicus
![](/media/Chipping-sparrow_Keith-Kohl_460-255x185.jpg)
Chipping Sparrow (Observed)
Spizella passerina
![Clouded Salamander](/media/Clouded-salamander_980-255x185.jpg)
Clouded Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Aneides ferreus
![](/media/Coastal-cutthroat-trout_Doug-Markle_460-255x137.jpg)
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
![](/media/Common-nighthawk_Nick-Myatt_640-255x185.jpg)
Common Nighthawk (Modeled Habitat)
Chordeiles minor
![](/media/Fringed-Bat-Michael-Durham-255x170.jpg)
Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes
![](/media/Hoary-bat_Wikemedia_460-255x185.jpg)
Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasiurus cinereus
![](/media/Spotted-Owl_BLM_460-255x185.jpg)
Northern Spotted Owl (Modeled Habitat)
Strix occidentalis caurina
![](/media/Olive-sided-Flycatcher_Dennis-Garrison_USFS_460-255x185.jpg)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)
Contopus cooperi
![](/media/Oregon_slender_salamander_Dave_Huth_flickr_460-e1452206743667-255x185.jpg)
Oregon Slender Salamander (Observed)
Batrachoseps wrighti
![Oregon Vesper Sparrow](/media/Oregon_vesper_sparrow_Simon_Wray_980-255x185.jpg)
Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Modeled Habitat)
Pooecetes gramineus affinis
![](/media/Purple-Martin_Keith-Kohl-255x185.jpg)
Purple Martin (Modeled Habitat)
Progne subis arboricola
![](/media/Short-eared-owl_Keith-Kohl_460-255x185.jpg)
Short-eared Owl (Modeled Habitat)
Asio flammeus flammeus
![](/media/Silver-haired-bat_Roger-Rodriguez-255x185.jpg)
Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans
![Townsend's Big-eared Bat](/media/Townsends-Big-earred-Bat_Don-Albright_980-255x185.jpg)
Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Corynorhinus townsendii
![](/media/Western-Bluebird_Keith-Kohl_460-255x185.jpg)
Western Bluebird (Observed)
Sialia mexicana
![](/media/western-gray-squirrel_keith-kohl-255x185.jpg)
Western Gray Squirrel (Modeled Habitat)
Sciurus griseus
![](/media/Western-Meadowlark_USFWS_460-255x185.jpg)
Western Meadowlark (Observed)
Sturnella neglecta
![](/media/Western-Pond-Turtle_Keith-Kohl_460-255x185.jpg)
Northwestern Pond Turtle (Modeled Habitat)
Actinemys marmorata
![Willow Flycatcher](/media/Willow_flycatcher_Keith_Kohl_980-255x185.jpg)
Willow Flycatcher (Observed)
Empidonax traillii
![](/media/Yellow_breasted_chat_Kelly_Colgan_Azar_flickr_460-255x185.jpg)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Modeled Habitat)
Icteria virens auricollis