Klamath River Canyon – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Klamath River Canyon area — Photo Credit: William Tinniswood, ODFW

Area follows the Klamath River to the California border

COA ID: 142

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain and restore riparian shrub habitats
Maintain emergent wetland habitats
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function, ensuring sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Important Bird Areas of Oregon

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
Oregon Department of Forestry
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Special Features

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID EC-18 (Klamath River Canyon)

Protected Areas

Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Upper Klamath River
Upper Klamath River Area Of Critical Environmental Concern

Ecoregions

East Cascades

The East Cascade ecoregion extends from the Cascade Mountains’ summit east to the warmer, drier high desert and down the length of the state. This ecoregion varies dramatically from its cool, moist border with the West Cascades ecoregion to its dry eastern border, where it meets sagebrush desert landscapes.

Strategy Habitats

Aspen Woodlands

Aspen woodlands are woodland or forest communities, dominated by aspen trees with a forb, grass, or shrub understory. Aspen woodlands can also occur within conifer forests.

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.

Oak Woodlands

Oak woodlands are characterized by an open canopy dominated by Oregon white oak.

Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

Ponderosa pine woodlands are dominated by ponderosa pine, but may also have lodgepole pine, western juniper, aspen, western larch, grand fir, Douglas-fir, mountain mahogany, incense cedar, sugar pine, or white fir, depending on ecoregion and site conditions. Their understories are variable combinations of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.