Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Hunter's Cove
LocationOregon
Coordinates44°10′59″N 124°07′19″W / 44.1831763°N 124.1220644°W / 44.1831763; -124.1220644[1]
Area1,083 acres (438 ha) [2]
Created1935
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOregon Islands NWR

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Oregon Islands provides wilderness protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs plus two headlands, totaling 371 acres (150 ha) spanning 1,083 acres (438 ha) [2] of Oregon's coastline from the Oregon–California border to Tillamook Head. There are sites in six of the seven coastal counties of Oregon. From north to south they are Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Coos, and Curry counties. (Douglas County is the only coastal Oregon county not included in the refuge.) The area is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[3]

  1. ^ "Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2009" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
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