- Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
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Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Aerial view of the refugeLocation Tillamook County, Oregon Nearest city Tillamook Coordinates 45°10′21″N 123°56′49″W / 45.17248°N 123.94707°WCoordinates: 45°10′21″N 123°56′49″W / 45.17248°N 123.94707°W Area 888 acres (359 ha)[1] Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregon's coast. It is located in southern Tillamook County, on the state's northern coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex and supports one tenth of the world's Dusky Canada Goose population. The refuge contains at least seven types of habitat, including tidal marsh, tidal mudflats, grassland, woodland, pasture, forested lagg—a transition between raised peat bog and mineral soil—and freshwater bogs, including the southernmost coastal Sphagnum bog habitat on the Pacific Coast.[2]
The Sphagnum bog provides habitat for many interesting and unusual species, such as the insect-eating Sundew plant and the bog cranberry. Scientists have discovered many layers of sand and peat under Neskowin Marsh indicating a long history of tsunami activity which carries sand from the coastal sand dunes. These might be the best record of tsunami activity within the Cascadia subduction zone.[3]
Chinook and Coho salmon, cutthroat trout and steelhead are all native to the Nestucca Bay and River system. November through April, the refuge’s short grass pastures provide winter habitats for the previously mentioned Dusky Canada Goose and the Aleutian Cackling Goose. Notable winged residents include a variety of migrating shorebirds, peregrine falcons and bald eagles.[4]
The refuge was established in 1991,[3] and is located on Nestucca Bay at the confluence of the Nestucca and Little Nestucca rivers, ranging 3 to 5 miles (5 to 8 km) south of Pacific City. Across the bay to the west is Nestucca Spit and Robert W. Straub state parks.
The refuge is closed to all public use, except during two special events: one in February and one in October. A viewing area is planned for construction, probably in 2008.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2009". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/realty/archives/pdf/2009_Annual_Report_of_Lands.pdf.
- ^ "Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/nestuccabay/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b "Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex: Brochure". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. pp. 8. http://www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/brochure/slideshow.php?directory=.¤tPic=7. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge Profile". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. August 25, 2009. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=13597. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ "Nestucca Bay NWR to Construct Cannery Hill Overlook in 2008". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. May 31, 2007. http://www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/news/display_blog.cfm?bid=E330B58C-ACDC-F284-875FB522351FD742. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
External links
- "Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/nestuccabay/.
- "Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge Profile". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=13597.
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