Long Creek-Coyote Creek-Silver Creek – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Long Creek/Coyote Creek/Silver Creek area — OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Photo Credit: William Tinniswood, ODFW

Area comprised of three major sub-watersheds immediately adjacent to Sycan Marsh, including river confluence.

COA ID: 135

Recommended Conservation Actions

Continue work to restore natural hydrology and aquatic habitat connectivity
Maintain or enhance in-channel watershed function, flow and hydrology
Maintain or restore riparian habitat; provide complex habitat for wildlife

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Important Bird Areas of Oregon

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management

Special Features

General

Heavy use by migrating waterfowl and other waterbirds

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID EC-12 (Long Creek - Coyote Creek)
2006 COA ID EC-13 (Sycan Marsh)

Protected Areas

Fremont-Winema National Forest
Los Conversion Withdrawal Case
Silver Lake Exclosure Research Natural Area
Sycan Marsh

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.

Northern Basin and Range

The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion covers the very large southeastern portion of the state, from Burns south to the Nevada border and from the Christmas Valley east to Idaho. It is largely a high elevation desert-like area dominated by sagebrush communities and habitats.

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.

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.

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.