ESTABLISHED NATURAL AREAS IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON

OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NATURAL AREAS DESIGNATED FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

WASHINGTON Through a cooperative effort between federal, state and private organizations, 182 natural areas have been established in Oregon and Washington. These areas protect naturally occurring physical or bio- Sym. Name Ownershipt Area (ha) Sym. Name Ownershipt Area (ha) logical units where natural conditions are maintained insofar as possible. Natural areas serve as a base- BA Badger Gulch NAP DNR 73 MT Meeks Table RNA USFS 29 line for comparison with similar areas influenced by humans, as sites for ecological and environmental BB Baird Basin RNA FWS 65 MR Methow Rapids NAP DNR 26 BH Bald Hill NAP DNR 122 MM Mima Mounds NAP DNR 178 study, and as reserves to protect typical as well as rare and endangered organisms. The availability of BM Barker Mountain Preserve TNC 57 MO Moxee Bog Preserve TNC 6 baseline ecological information, and the areas protected status, make them ideal sites for long-term BI Blackwater Island RNA FWS 52 NC Newton Creek BSA UW 16 BG Boston Glacier RNA NPS 1251 NF North Fork Nooksack RNA USFS 569 research and educational projects. BU Butter Creek RNA USFS/NPS 1035 OP Oak Patch NAP DNR 7 CP Campus Prairie BSA WSU 3 OB Olivine Bridge NAP DNR 60 CB Carlisle Bog NAP DNR 105 PD Padilla Bay WSDE 686 CR Castle Rock NAP WSPRC 65 PB Pataha Bunchgrass RNA USFS 21 CF Cedar Flats RNA USFS 275 PI Pierce Island Preserve TNC 34 CG Cedar Grove RNA FWS 110 PC Pine Creek RNA FWS 65 CI Chuckanut Island Preserve TNC 2 PO Point Doughty NAP DNR 23 CL Clearwater Bogs NAP DNR 20 PL Pyramid Lake RNA NPS 48 CS Cleveland Shrub-Steppe NAP DNR 112 QT Quinault RNA USFS 594 CM Colockum Spur NAP WDW 142 RR Ragged Ridge NAP WSPRC 259 CO Columbia Falls NAP DNR 104 RC Rainbow Creek RNA USFS 243 CY Cypress Island NAP DNR 85 RH Rattlesnake Hills RNA DOE 30000 DC Davis Canyon NAP DNR/TNC 104 RB Riverside Breaks NAP DNR 14 DB Dabob Bay NAP DNR 65 RO Rose Creek Preserve TNC 5 DP Diamond Point RNA FWS 32 SO Salmo RNA USFS 563 DH Dishman Hills Preserve TNC 32 SG Sand and Goose Islands NAP DNR 8 DS Drumheller Sagebrush Steppe RNA FWS 188 SC Seaton Canyon Preserve TNC 72 FB Foulweather Bluff Preserve TNC 38 SI Sentinal Island Preserve TNC 6 GM Goat Marsh RNA USFS 484 SL Silver Lake RNA NPS 644 GD Goose and Deadman Islands Preserve TNC 2 SR Sister Rocks RNA USFS 87 GI Gunpowder Island NAP DNR 62 SE Skagit River Bald Eagle NAP WDW/TNC 375 HC Hades Creek RNA NPS 227 SK Skookum Inlet NAP DNR 30 HI Higley Creek RNA NPS 194 SH Smoot Hill BSA WSU 41 HL Hot Lake RNA BLM 32 SB Snoquamie Bog NAP DNR 32 JC Jackson Creek RNA NPS 65 SP Spring Creek Canyon NAP DNR 95 KR Kahlotus Ridgetop NAP DNR 97 SM Steamboat Mountain RNA USFS 551 KL Killebrew Lake NAP WDW 28 ST Stetattle Creek RNA NPS 3741 KB Kings Lake Bog NAP DNR 125 TC Thompson Clover RNA USFS 81 KP Kramer Palouse BSA WSU 11 TM Thornton T. Munger RNA USFS 478 LT Lake Twenty-two RNA USFS 320 TP Turnbull Pine RNA FWS 65 LS Lind Shrub-Steppe Preserve TNC 10 TW Twin Creek RNA NPS 40 LP Little Pend Oreille River NAP DNR 102 VG Varline Grove RNA FWS 80 LC Long Creek RNA USFS 259 WI Waldron Island Preserve TNC 111 LR Lower Crab Creek NAP WDW 61 WF Whitcomb Flats NAP DNR 2 MB Magnuson Butte Preserve TNC 11 WC Wolf Creek RNA USFS 60 MC Maitlen Creek RNA USFS 254 YI Yellow Island Preserve TNC 5 MS Marcellus Shrub-Steppe Preserve TNC 108 OREGON

Sym. Name Ownership$ Area (ha) Sym. Name Ownership Area (ha) AC Abbott Creek RNA USFS 1077 MK Maple Knoll RNA FWS 40 AD Agate Desert Preserve TNC 20 MR McCall Preserve at Rowena TNC 94 AS Ashland RNA USFS 570 MS Metolius RNA USFS 533 BY Bagby RNA USFS 227 ME Metolius River Preserve TNC 12 BB Bastendorf Bog Preserve TNC 4 MB Mickey Basin RNA BLM 227 BC Beatty Creek RNA BLM 160 MI Middle Santiam RNA USFS 463 BP Blacklock Point RSNA OSP 202 MC Mill Creek RNA USFS 330 BJ Blue Jay RNA USFS 85 MO Mohawk RNA BLM 119 BN Boardman RNA DOD 2095 MF Multorpor Fen Preserve TNC 33 BL Borax Lake Preserve TNC 65 MY Myrtle Island RNA BLM 11 BS Brewer Spruce RNA BLM 85 NB Nesika Beach Preserve TNC 14 BR Bull Run RNA USFS 146 NC Neskowin Crest RNA USFS 476 CS Camas Swale RNA BLM 113 NM North Myrtle Creek RNA BLM 97 CA Camassia Preserve TNC 11 NP North Powder Thelypodium Preserve TNC 1 CC Canyon Creek RNA USFS 283 OD Ochoco Divide RNA USFS 777 CL Cape Lookout RSNA OSP 221 OR 011alie Ridge RNA USFS 291 CM Cape Meares RNA FWS 55 OP Onion Peak Preserve TNC 17 CN Carolyns Crown RNA BLM 105 PB Pigeon Butte RNA FWS 28 CH Cascade Head Preserve TNC 113 PJ Poker Jim Ridge RNA FWS 259 CY Cherry Creek RNA BLM 239 PO Port Orford Cedar RNA USFS 454 CF Cogswell-Foster Preserve TNC 45 PF Pringle Falls RNA USFS 545 CR Coquille River Falls RNA USFS 202 PU Pueblo Foothills RNA BLM 1020 CI Cox Island Preserve TNC 76 RS Rattlesnake Butte Preserve TNC 22 DL Downey Lake Preserve TNC 41 RS Rockaway Cedar Swamp Preserve TNC 20 EK East Kiger Plateau RNA BLM 502 RC Rooster Comb RNA BLM 291 ED Eight Dollar Mountian Preserve TNC 9 RT Round Top Butte Preserve TNC 57 FR Fern Ridge RNA ACE 47 SM Saddleback Mountain RNA BLM 55 FC Flynn Creek RNA USFS 271 SR Sandy River Gorge Preserve TNC 183 FH Fox Hollow RNA BLM 65 SC Silver Creek RNA BLM 259 GL Gold Lake Bog RNA USFS 188 SF South Fork Willow Creek RNA BLM 92 GM Goodlow Mountain RNA USFS 510 SS Steens Mountain Summit NHCA SLB 191 GS Grass Mountain RNA BLM 295 SL Stinking Lake RNA FWS 626 HL Harney Lake RNA FWS 12000 ST Stockade Mountain RNA BLM 308 HP High Peak-Moon Creek RNA BLM 618 SY Sycan Marsh Preserve TNC 9557 HS Honeycombs RNA BLM 4830 TH Tater Hill RNA BLM 68 HR Horse Ridge RNA BLM 243 TS Tenasillahe Island RNA FWS 75 IC Indian Creek RNA USFS 401 TB The Butte RNA BLM 16 JC Jordan Craters RNA BLM 12709 TI The Island RNA BLM 101 LC Ladd Canyon Spring Preserve TNC 2 TT Turn Turn Lake RNA BLM 616 LG Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve TNC 158 UM Upper Elk Meadows RNA BLM 83 LR Limpy Rock RNA USFS 760 WC Wheeler Creek RNA USFS 135 LP Lindsay Prairie Preserve TNC 144 WM Wildcat Mountain RNA USFS 405 LB Little Blitzen RNA BLM 1028 WH Wildhaven Preserve TNC 65 LS Little Sink RNA BLM 32 WF Willamette Floodplain RNA FWS 210 LW Little Wildhorse RNA BLM 97 WI Willow Creek Preserve TNC 5 LD Long Draw RNA BLM 178 WS Winchuck Slope NHCA SLB 78 LF Lost Forest RNA BLM 3628 WB Woodcock Bog RNA BLM 112 LT Lower Table Rock Preserve TNC 304 WP Wren Prairie Preserve TNC 4 MM Mahogany Ridge RNA BLM 130 Letter Symbols Defined on the Following Page. Map by Charles Fraver 4 : Abbreviations Defined on Back of Page. NATURAL AREA NAMES: BSA Biological Study Area NA Natural Area NAP Natural Area Preserve NHCA Natural Heritage Conservation Area RSNA Registered State Natural Area RNA Research Natural Area OWNERSHIP OF NATURAL AREAS: ACE US Army Corps of Engineers BLM Bureau of Land Management, US Dept. of Interior DNR Dept. of Natural Resources, State of Washington DOD US Department of Defense DOE US Department of Energy FWS Fish and Wildlife Service, US Dept. of Interior NPS National Park Service OSP Oregon State Parks SLB State Land Board, State of Oregon TNC The Nature Conservancy USFS Forest Service, US Dept. of Agriculture UW University of Washington WDW Washington Department of Wildlife WSDE Washington State Department of Ecology WSPRC Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission WSU Washington State University

Drawing by Teresa Rosen Data in this brochure compiled in part from: S. Greene, R. Frenkel, C. Wellner, 1986. Pacific North- west Natural Area Program: A successful partnership. Natural Areas Journal, Vol. 5 (4) 14-23.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Federal Research Natural Areas in Oregon and Washington: Sarah Greene Pacific Northwest Research Station 3200 Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331 (503) 757-4429

Washington State Natural Areas: Oregon State Natural Areas: Reid Schuller Jimmy Kagan Washington Natural Heritage Program Oregon Natural Heritage Department of Natural Resources Program MS: EX-13 1205 NW 25th Ave. Olympia, WA 98504 Portland, OR 97210 (206) 753-2448 (503) 229-5078

Washington TNC Preserves: Oregon TNC Preserves: Fayette Krause Catherine Macdonald The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy Washington Field Office Oregon Field Office 1601 2nd Ave., Suite 910 1205 NW 25th Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 Portland, OR 97210 (206) 728-9696 (503) 228-9561

Cover Drawing by Valerie Sloane