
Two large coastal lakes with floating peat islands and large numbers of wintering waterfowl exist in this COA. Carnivorous pitcher plants (Darlingtonia are found along the edges.
COA ID: 036
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.

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.

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

Pacific Marten (Observed)
Martes caurina

Black Brant (Observed)
Branta bernicla nigricans

California Myotis (Observed)
Myotis californicus

Caspian Tern (Observed)
Hydroprogne caspia

Clouded Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Aneides ferreus

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)
Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Coastal Tailed Frog (Modeled Habitat)
Ascaphus truei

Coho Salmon (Documented)
Oncorhynchus kisutch

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

Green Sturgeon (Documented)
Acipenser medirostris

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

Pacific Lamprey (Documented)
Entosphenus tridentatus

Purple Martin (Observed)
Progne subis arboricola

Red Tree Vole (Modeled Habitat)
Arborimus longicaudus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Southern Torrent Salamander (Modeled Habitat)
Rhyacotriton variegatus

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

Tufted Puffin (Observed)
Fratercula cirrhata

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Observed)
Actinemys marmorata

Western Snowy Plover (Observed)
Charadrius nivosus nivosus

Western Toad (Observed)
Anaxyrus boreas