Oregon
Our regional headquarters is primarily comprised of administrative offices, law enforcement, and the offices of our regional leadership located within the Eastside Federal Complex in Portland.
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Wildlife Management
Volunteers play a key role in the collection of data that guides refuge managers and support adaptive management techniques that help protect wildlife and prevent increased crop depredation near Nestucca Bay in Oregon.
Our People
After 4 decades of dedication towards conservation, Marilet Zablan is leaving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to begin the next chapter of her life...retirement. Within her time of service, she has made many memories and fostered even more friendships. She has also acquired a wisdom that can...
Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating 1.2 million acres of critical habitat in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon for the coastal distinct population segment of the Pacific marten, also known as the coastal or Humboldt marten.
Our People
Damien Miller, project leader for the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, was recognized by the Department of Interior with their highest career honor, the Distinguished Service Award. Miller has been the person responsible for overseeing the refuge complex for the past 12 years, he...
Wildlife Wonders
Near Albany, Oregon, the new Dave B. Marshall Outdoor Classroom will serve as an environmental education space and is open to the public every day, from sunrise to sunset. A community partnership, the classroom is one of several facilities at the Ankeny Hill Nature Center that provide opportunities...
Migratory Species
What’s a yellow rail, you ask?
They are about the size of robin, but skinnier and with short tails; they are stealthy and shy (except when they’re not – read on); they are streaked with dull yellow and dark brown, dappled with white flecks, like water-splashed old grass and the sedge that it...