Mt Hood Area, COA 107

Mt Hood Area
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Area is located within Mount Hood National Forest and includes the headwater streams of Hood, Clackamas, Sandy and White Rivers.

COA ID: 107

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

  • Adjacent to Mount Hood Wilderness, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, Roaring River Wilderness, and Badger Creek Wilderness areas
  • Area contains several rivers designated as Wild and Scenic.
  • Includes Bonney Butte, an important funnel for migratory raptors which has been a Hawk Watch international monitoring station since 1994.
  • Includes glacial fed streams and alpine meadow habitats.
  • Supports multiple rare amphibian species.
  • Supports only known remaining breeding population of Oregon Spotted Frog on Mount Hood National Forest.

Previously Associated With

  • 2006 COA ID WC-03 (Mt. Hood area)

Protected Areas

  • Badger Creek Wilderness
  • Bear Paw Forest Camp
  • Fifteen Mile Creek
  • Hood River, East Fork
  • Mount Hood National Forest
  • Mount Hood Wilderness
  • Roaring River Wilderness
  • Routson Park
  • Salmon River
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
  • Still Creek
  • Warm Springs Reservation

Ecoregions

Strategy Habitats

    Specialized Local Habitats

    • Alpine Habitats: Meadows
    • Caves / Mines
    • Forest Openings
    • Headwater streams
    • Rock habitats

    Strategy Species