Quartzville Creek Area – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Area includes Quartzville Creek, a major tributary of the Middle Santiam River, and is largely comprised of federally managed late-successional mixed conifer forest southwest of Mount Jefferson.

COA ID: 112

Recommended Conservation Actions

Improve and maintain forest health; use prescribed fire to enhance wildlife habitat.
Increase in-stream complexity for resident fish and for stream associated amphibians
Increase vegetated buffers on non-fish bearing streams to protect water quality , quality and micro-habitat elements for sensitive amphibians.
Maintain and protect instream flows.
Promote standing and down coarse wood in younger forest stands
Protect wildlife habitat and water quality from recreational impacts including mining, OHV
Reduce road densities to decrease sedimentation and disturbances to wildlife
Remove and control invasive vegetation.
restore impacted riparian vegetation ore duce sedimentation and stabilize banks.
Retain and protect forest openings and meadows for wildlife habitat diversity

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

A portion of area is designated Wild Scenic River
Adjacent to Middle Santiam Wilderness
The Quartzville Creek basin provides a significant percentage of breeding habitat for the harlequin duck

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID WC-05 (Quartzville Creek area)

Protected Areas

Crabtree Lake
Middle Santiam Wilderness
Quartzville Creek
Willamette National Forest

Ecoregions

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.

Strategy Habitats

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.

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.