Fern Ridge Wildlife Area

Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
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LocationLane County, Oregon
Nearest cityVeneta, Oregon
Coordinates44°07′13″N 123°17′58″W / 44.1204011°N 123.2995395°W / 44.1204011; -123.2995395[1]
Area5,010 acres (20.3 km2)
Established1957
Governing bodyOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Fern Ridge Wildlife Area is a wildlife management area located west of Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. It is named for the Fern Ridge Reservoir which it partially surrounds.[2][3]

More than 250 species of birds use the area during different seasons of the year. Shorebirds, raptors and wintering waterfowl including ducks, geese and swans can be seen during late fall and winter.[4]

Volunteering opportunities to support the wildlife area are managed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).[5]

Wetlands in the wildlife area

References

  1. ^ "Fern Ridge Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Fern Ridge Wildlife Area". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "Fern Ridge Wildlife Area - Management". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Fern Ridge Wildlife Area". Travel Oregon. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Volunteer with ODFW". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved December 6, 2023.


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