Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: c/o Oregon Coast NWR Complex
2127 SE Marine Science Dr
Newport, OR 97365
Phone: 541-867-4550;
Web: oregoncoast.fws.gov/siletzbay
Established: 1991.
Location: Just south of Lincoln City, Oregon.
Facilities: None.
Special Features: The primary ecological goal of the refuge is to allow the salt marsh to return to its natural tidally-influenced state.
Habitats: More than 500 acres of coastal habitats including salt marsh, brackish marsh, tidal sloughs, mudflats, and coniferous and deciduous forestland.
Access: Closed to the public, but wildlife can be viewed from the highway.
Wild life: Coho and chinook salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout. Also provides habitat for bald eagles, red-tailed hawk, osprey, great blue herons, and great egrets.

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