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Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Protected area in Oregon, United States

Field	Value
name	Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category	IV
photo	Beach shots along Hwy 101…near Hunter's cove (7975462358).jpg
photo_caption	Hunter's Cove
location	Oregon
coordinates
coords_ref
area	1,083 acre
governing_body	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
website	[Oregon Islands NWR](http://www.fws.gov/refuge/oregon_islands)
created	1935

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Oregon Islands provides wilderness protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs plus two headlands, totaling 371 acre spanning 1,083 acre of Oregon's coastline from the Oregon–California border to Tillamook Head. There are sites in six of the seven coastal counties of Oregon. From north to south they are Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Coos, and Curry counties. (Douglas County is the only coastal Oregon county not included in the refuge.) The area is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

History

The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1935 by the federal government.{{cite web | access-date = 2020-03-26 | access-date = 2007-09-18

Wildlife and access

View of seabird colonies from the Crook Point Unit of Oregon Islands NWR

It is a sanctuary for nesting seabirds of thirteen species—some of the most important nesting seabird colonies in the U.S. Over 1.2 million individuals nest in colonies here, more than on the California and Washington coasts combined.{{cite web | access-date = 2007-09-14 | access-date = 2007-09-14

Four species of pinniped breed, molt, and rest on these lands, including harbor seals, Steller and California sea lions.{{cite web | access-date = 2007-09-14 | access-date = 2007-09-14

Except for Tillamook Rock Light and its surrounding 1 acre rock, all the islands are closed to public access. Boats must remain at least 500 ft away,{{cite web | access-date = 2007-09-14 | access-date = 2007-09-14

References

{{cite gnis. 1161465. Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
{{FWS area. 2009

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