
The area includes the Nehalem River watershed from the ocean/estuary close to the headwaters by connection with the North Fork Nehalem COA . The area includes Nehalem Bay State Park. The state park helps to protect the 4-mile north spit from development. In April 2015 Western Snowy Plovers were found attempting to nest at Nehalem Spit State Park for the first time in many years. The site is being managed for Western Snowy Plovers through the Coastal HCP between the state of Oregon and USFWS.
COA ID: 009
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.

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.

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 Oystercatcher (Modeled Habitat)
Haematopus bachmani

California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
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 (Observed)
Ascaphus truei

Coho Salmon (Documented)
Oncorhynchus kisutch

Columbia Torrent Salamander (Observed)
Rhyacotriton kezeri

Cope’s Giant Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Dicamptodon copei

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Modeled Habitat)
Oceanodroma furcata

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
Myotis thysanodes

Harlequin Duck (Observed)
Histrionicus histrionicus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasiurus cinereus

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

Long-legged Myotis (Modeled Habitat)
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

Peregrine Falcon (Observed)
Falco peregrinus anatum

Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola

Red Tree Vole (Modeled Habitat)
Arborimus longicaudus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans

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

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Documented)
Corynorhinus townsendii

Tufted Puffin (Observed)
Fratercula cirrhata

Western Snowy Plover (Observed)
Charadrius nivosus nivosus

Western Toad (Modeled Habitat)
Anaxyrus boreas