Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge


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Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

Address:c/o Oregon Coast NWR Complex
2127 SE Marine Science Dr
Newport, OR 97365
Phone:541-867-4550
Fax:541-867-4551
Web: www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/bandonmarsh
Established: 1983.
Location:North of Bandon, Oregon, on the Pacific Coast.
Facilities:Trail (é).
Activities:Boating, canoeing, fishing, bird watching, clamming, hunting.
Special Features:Bandon Marsh NWR is located along the picturesque southern Oregon coast near the mouth of the Coquille River.
Habitats: 889 acres of Coquille River estuary including salt marsh, mudflat, and beachgrass communities.
Access: Observation area and marsh are open daily sunrise to sunset.
Wild life: Shorebirds, wading birds, raptors, waterfowl, and seabirds, including common murres, tufted puffins, three species of cormorants, harbor seal, sea lions.
See other parks in Oregon.
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Guided trips to Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge to view some of the tens of thousands of shorebirds making their migration south will be among the highlights of the three-day 28th annual Oregon Shorebird Festival in Charleston this weekend.
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The festival includes presentations and guided trips to Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge; a paddle trip along the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve; and a field trip to the rocky shores of Shore Acres State Park in addition to lectures.
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Start at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston, with guided field trips to Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Millicoma Marsh and the greater Coos Bay area.
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To find them, go to the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge located just north of Bandon.
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