Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh, Coastal Wetland Grant
Project Description
Yaquina Bay has lost approximately 70 percent of its historic estuarine marshes. The Bay is now a USFWS and EPA wetland priority acquisition area. The Wetlands Conservancy acquired and protected many acres within this important estuary. The acquisition sites were the highest priority sites identified through a state and local watershed council cooperative assessment.
This project also builds on estuarine protection and restoration work being undertaken in that estuary by small private landowners, timber companies and the watershed council.
This project was supported by funding from t...
Project Map
County: Lincoln County, OR
Project Size:
- 713.42 acres
Project Sites
- Site 1: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 10: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 11: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 12: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 2: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 3: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 4: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 5: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 6: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 7: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 8: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
- Site 9: Yaquina Bay Estuarine Marsh (Not publicly accessible)
Goals and Targets
Targeted Habitats:
- Aquatic
- Estuarine
- Wetlands and Riparian Habitats
Targeted Species:
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
- Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
- Pacific Lamprey Lampetra tridentata
- Rainbow Trout or Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss
Conservation Actions
Action | Status | Start Year | End Year |
---|---|---|---|
Land acquisition for conservation (fee simple, etc.) | Completed | 2003 | 2011 |