Fern Ridge Wildlife Area

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Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location Lane County, Oregon
Nearest city Veneta, Oregon
Coordinates 44°07′13″N123°17′58″W / 44.1204011°N 123.2995395°W / 44.1204011; -123.2995395 [1]
Area5,010 acres (20.3 km2)
Established1957
Governing body Oregon 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 Fern Ridge Widlife Area, wetlands.jpg
Wetlands in the wildlife area

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References

  1. "Fern Ridge Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  2. "Fern Ridge Wildlife Area". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  3. "Fern Ridge Wildlife Area - Management". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife . Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. "Fern Ridge Wildlife Area". Travel Oregon. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  5. "Volunteer with ODFW". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife . Retrieved 2023-12-06.