Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment

Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR or Refuge) is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or Service) as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS or System). The Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Complex) comprises six individual national wildlife refuges that span most of the coast of Oregon and support a rich diversity of wildlife habitats including coastal rocks, reefs, and islands; forested and grass-covered headlands; estuaries; and freshwater marshes. The six national wildlife refuges include Cape Meares, Oregon Islands, Three Arch Rocks, Bandon Marsh, Nestucca Bay, and Siletz Bay (Figure 1-1). This Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP or CCP/EA) and Environmental Assessment (EA) applies only to Nestucca Bay NWR. CCPs for Bandon Marsh and Siletz Bay NWRs are being developed concurrently, and the CCPs for the Complex’s other three NWRs have been completed under a previous planning effort.