Background. The
Newport Field Office opened in 1995 bringing our Ecological
Services staff to the coastal community. The
office is co-located with the
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Office near the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport,
Oregon. We
work in all of Oregon's coastal counties: Columbia, Clatsop,
Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties.
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What We Do. Working in the local
community, we collaborate with federal, state, tribal, county, local agencies,
watershed councils, as well as private entities to address natural resource
issues. We provide technical and financial assistance for watershed
assessment, restoration, management, and Endangered Species Act consultation.
Current activities:
- Species Recovery. We are working
to recover and conserve listed and sensitive species, including
Western
snowy plover, Oregon
silverspot butterfly, and Western
lily.
- ESA Consultations. We conduct
ESA (Endangered Species Act) consultations for projects that may affect
listed species.
- Coastal Program. Through our Coastal
Program we work to restore fish and wildlife
habitat on federal, state, tribal, county and private lands.
Restoration projects primarily occur in seven Focus
Areas that span the
length of the Oregon coast line (map). Enhancement
of salmon habitat is a high priority.
- Species Monitoring. The Western snowy
plover (Oregon
Natural Heritage Information Center Annual Report) and the Oregon
silverspot butterfly are monitored annually to evaluate species recovery.
- Conservation Planning. We recently
approved a draft Habitat Conservation Plan developed
by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to protect and restore
habitat and boost the population of Western snowy plovers on
State Parks land. We also finalized a Safe Harbor
Agreement to help private property owners recover Oregon silverspot butterfly
habitat on their land.
- Volunteers. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteers
provide invaluable support through their participation in annual
Beach Cleanups at plover nesting areas and by conducting coastwide
Black Oystercatcher surveys. Volunteers
assist in captive rearing Oregon silverspot butterflies at
the Woodland
Park Zoo and Oregon
Zoo for their release at breeding sites.
Species of Interest in Coastal Oregon
Office Staff
Laura
Todd ,
Field Supervisor
Anne Walker ,
Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species
Liz_Kelly ,
Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species
Madeleine
Vander Heyden ,
Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Coastal Program
Office Location
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Newport Field Office
2127 SE Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR 97365
Phone: 541-867-4558; Fax: 541-867-4551
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Items of Note
Western Snowy
Plover
![Photo - Western snowy plover adult (USFWS).](../../Species/Data/WesternSnowyPlover/Images/FSPhoto.jpg)
Key
Information Page
Black Oystercatcher
![Photo - Black oystercatchers and chicks - (Courtesy of Neal Maine).](../../Species/Data/BlackOystercatcher/Images/FSPhoto.jpg)
Results
of the latest Black Oystercatcher Survey
Seabirds
![Image - Catalogue of Oregon Seabirds cover (USFWS).](Images/SeabirdsCover.gif)
Catalogue
of Oregon Seabird Colonies
[Large PDF file 16 KB]
Shorebirds
![Photo - Long-billed dowitcher (Courtesy of Jeffrey Dillon).](Images/DowitcherJeffD.jpg)
Shorebird
Projects in Coastal Oregon and Washington - 2004
Regional
Shorebirds Conservation Plan
Western
Snowy Plover
![Image - Coloring Book Cover (Click on image to download coloring book.)](WesternSnowyPlover/Images/JoePlo.gif)
Educational
Coloring Book
[PDF 23 pages]
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