McTimmons Valley – Airlie Savanna, COA 076

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Twelve square miles of grassland and oak savanna habitat surrounding McTimmonds Creek, north of Pedee

COA ID: 076

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife
Protect and enhance existing Oak Savanna and Grassland Habitats, and their connection to adjacent habitats
Remove invading conifers and manage tree and shrub encroachment in grasslands and oak savanna habitats
Remove invasive non-native vegetation

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

TNC Willamette Valley Synthesis Conservation Opportunity Areas

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

Contains oak savanna, grassland, and riparian Strategy Habitats

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID WV-13 (Airlie Savanna)
2006 COA ID WV-14 (Luckiamute River)

Ecoregions

Coast Range Ecoregion

Coast Range

Oregon’s Coast Range, known for its dramatic scenery, is extremely diverse, with habitats ranging from open sandy dunes to lush forests and from tidepools to headwater streams. It follows the coastline and extends east through coastal forest to the border of the Willamette Valley and Klamath Mountains ecoregions

Finley Muddy Creek Area

Willamette Valley

The Willamette Valley ecoregion is bounded on the west by the Coast Range and on the east by the Cascade Range. This long mostly level alluvial plain has some scattered areas of low basalt, and contrasts with productive farmland and large urban areas. It has the fastest-growing human population in the state resulting in challenges due to land-use changes.

Strategy Habitats

Grassland Strategy Habitat

Grasslands

Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.

Example of Oak Woodlands, which is a Strategy Habitat within the Oregon Conservation Strategy

Oak Woodlands

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

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats include all naturally occurring flowing freshwater streams and rivers throughout Oregon as well as the adjacent riparian habitat.

Ducks on a wetland in Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, Oregon

Wetlands

Wetlands are covered with water during all or part of the year. Permanently wet habitats include backwater sloughs, oxbow lakes, and marshes, while seasonally wet habitats include seasonal ponds, vernal pools, and wet prairies.

Specialized Local Habitats

Forest Openings

Strategy Species

Acorn Woodpecker (Modeled Habitat)

Melanerpes formicivorus

California Myotis on tree

California Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis californicus

Chipping Sparrow (Observed)

Spizella passerina

Clouded Salamander

Clouded Salamander (Modeled Habitat)

Aneides ferreus

Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Documented)

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

Common Nighthawk (Observed)

Chordeiles minor

Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Observed)

Icaricia icarioides fenderi

Fringed Myotis (Modeled Habitat)

Myotis thysanodes

Grasshopper Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow (Modeled Habitat)

Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus

Hoary Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasiurus cinereus

Kincaid’s Lupine (Observed)

Lupinus oreganus

Nelson’s Checkermallow (Observed)

Sidalcea nelsoniana

Northern Spotted Owl (Observed)

Strix occidentalis caurina

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Observed)

Contopus cooperi

Oregon Vesper Sparrow

Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Modeled Habitat)

Pooecetes gramineus affinis

Purple Martin (Observed)

Progne subis arboricola

Short-eared Owl (Modeled Habitat)

Asio flammeus flammeus

Silver-haired Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Southern Torrent Salamander (Modeled Habitat)

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Modeled Habitat)

Corynorhinus townsendii

Western Bluebird (Observed)

Sialia mexicana

Western Gray Squirrel (Modeled Habitat)

Sciurus griseus

Western Meadowlark (Observed)

Sturnella neglecta

Western Painted Turtle on a log

Western Painted Turtle (Modeled Habitat)

Chrysemys picta bellii

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Modeled Habitat)

Actinemys marmorata

Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher (Observed)

Empidonax traillii

Yellow-breasted Chat (Observed)

Icteria virens auricollis