Why a Complex?

William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (including the Snag Boat Bend Unit) is managed as part of the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex. A National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative grouping of two or more refuges, wildlife management areas or other refuge conservation areas that are primarily managed from a central office location.  Refuges are grouped into a complex structure because they occur in a similar ecological region, such as a watershed or specific habitat type, and have a related purpose and management needs.  Typically, a project leader or complex manager oversees the general management of all refuges within the complex and refuge managers are responsible for operations at specific refuges. Supporting staff, composed of administrative, law enforcement, refuge manager, biological, fire, visitor services, and maintenance professionals, are centrally located and support all refuges within the complex.

Other Refuges in the Complex

Other refuges in the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex include:  Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge and Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge Complex headquarters is located at 26208 Finley Refuge Road, Corvallis Oregon, 97333.