Locations
Portland is home to the headquarters of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office. While staff from this office travel throughout the state, we also focus on the Portland metro area and surrounding Willamette Valley from this location.
Working Locally With You
So what is it we actually do in the Willamette Valley? While the projects are many, we can break things down into some larger categories:
- Restoring and Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems
- Species Recovery: for those already in danger
- Species Conservation: to hopefully avoid becoming in danger
- Partnerships
How We Can Help
The USFWS stays very busy in the Willamette Valley, working with citizens, businesses, local governments, and environmental organizations on a number conservation activities, including:
- Endangered Species Act Consultation
- Environmental Education
- Fish Passage
- Habitat Conservation Plans
- Energy Projects
- Urban Conservation
Drop Us a Line
If you live or work in this area and have questions, concerns, or projects pertaining to federally listed wildlife and their habitats, feel free to get in touch. Our staff is ready to help.
State Supervisor
Kessina Lee - (503) 231-6179
The Bend Field Office covers nine counties in central Oregon including Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Wheeler, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Harney, and Lake Counties, and portions of Klamath and Malheur counties.
Conservation is a dish best served locally, which is why the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has staff located throughout the state of Oregon to work with you, right where you live, to conserve wildlife and their habitats for future generations.
Sustainable water management for people and wildlife is a balancing act that has taken years to achieve in the Deschutes River Basin. Learn how we are working with partners to accomplish this goal: Deschutes Habitat Conservation Plan.
Working Locally With You
So what is it we actually do in Central Oregon? While the projects are many, we can break things down into larger categories:
- Restoring and maintaining healthy ecosystems
- Recovering threatened and endangered species
- Conserving species before they are in danger of extinction
- Partnerships
How We Can Help
We work with citizens, businesses, local governments, and environmental organizations on a number conservation activities, including:
- Endangered Species Act Consultation
- Environmental Education
- Fish Passage
- Habitat Conservation Plans
- Fire Learning
- Energy Projects
Species in Central Oregon
From the iconic, to the sensitive, to the just plain interesting, we've highlighted some of the species we work with in Central Oregon — pygmy rabbit, greater sage-grouse, Oregon spotted frog, bull trout, and Borax Lake chub.
Drop Us a Line
If you live or work in this area and have questions, concerns, or projects pertaining to federally listed wildlife and their habitats, feel free to get in touch. Our staff is ready to help.
Field Supervisor
Bridget Moran - (541) 480-7914
The La Grande Field Office covers seven counties in eastern Oregon: Malheur, Baker, Grant, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, and Morrow.
Conservation is a dish best served locally, which is why the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has staff located throughout the state of Oregon to work with you, right where you live, to conserve wildlife and their habitats for future generations.
Working Locally With You
So what is it we actually do in eastern Oregon? While the projects are many, we can break things down into some larger categories:
- Restoring and Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems
- Species Recovery: for those already in danger
- Species Conservation: to hopefully avoid becoming in danger
- Partnerships
How We Can Help
The USFWS stays very busy in eastern Oregon, working with citizens, businesses, local governments, and environmental organizations on a number conservation activities, including:
- Endangered Species Act Consultation
- Conservation Education
- Species Monitoring
Species of Eastern Oregon
From the iconic, to the sensitive, to the just plain interesting, we've highlighted some of the species with which we work most closely on the eastern Oregon — greater sage-grouse, bull trout, North American wolverine, Columbia spotted frog, and whitebark pine.
Drop Us a Line
If you live or work in this area and have questions, concerns, or projects pertaining to federally listed wildlife and their habitats, feel free to get in touch. Our staff is ready to help.
Field Supervisor
Marisa Meyer (541) 962-8597
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has staff located throughout the state of Oregon to work with you, right where you live, to conserve wildlife and their habitats for future generations.
The Newport Field Office covers the coastal portions of seven counties along entirety of the Oregon Coast including Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos, and Curry.
Here at the Oregon Coast, we are currently exploring the possibility of restoring sea otters to their historical range along Oregon and northern California, working in response to a directive from the United States Congress. At this point, the Service is conducting active outreach on this topic to better understand any potential social or economic effects, positive or negative, that might be experienced in association with the reintroduction of sea otters. There is no formal proposal to reintroduce sea otters. Learn more about this effort HERE.
Learn About What We Do
The Service stays very busy along the Oregon Coast, working with citizens, businesses, other federal agencies, local governments, and environmental organizations on a number of conservation activities, including:
- Conservation and Recovery of Threatened and Endangered Species
- Coastal Programs (help with habitat restoration on both private and public lands)
- Fish Passage
- Safe Harbor Agreements for private landowners
- Habitat Conservation Plans (associated with incidental take permits for listed species)
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
- Endangered Species Act Consultation (for federal agency actions)
- Are you with a federal agency needing to consult on an upcoming activity? Your first stop should be HERE.
How You Can Help
What should you do if you find a sea turtle or marine mammal stranded in an unnatural situation?
Call the Marine Mammal Stranding Network at 1-866-767-6114 or Oregon State Police, Wildlife Division at 1-800-452-7888. More info HERE.
What should you do if you find an unmarked western snowy plover nest?
Please keep a respectful distance of 50 feet and report the nest’s location immediately to Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
What should you do if you see sick or dead birds?
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) cannot test every dead bird but may want to test birds in locations where multiple birds have died and the disease has not yet been detected. You can contact ODFW’s Wildlife Health Lab at 866-968-2600 or odfw.wildlifehealth@odfw.oregon.gov if you see multiple dead birds in the same location. For your safety, please do NOT touch any sick or dead birds you find.
Living with our bald eagle neighbors
Wondering whether you need a permit for an activity that might impact bald eagles? The Service recently took steps to streamline the process for permits related to qualifying wind-energy generation projects, power line infrastructure, activities that may disturb breeding bald eagles, and bald eagle nest take; you can find more information HERE.
Species of the Oregon Coast
From the iconic, to the sensitive, to the just plain interesting, we've highlighted some of the species we work with along the Oregon Coast — western snowy plover, marbled murrelet, coastal marten, sea otter, loggerhead sea turtles, green sea turtles, olive ridley sea turtles, western Lily, sand dune phacelia, and Oregon silverspot butterfly.
Drop Us a Line
If you live or work in this area and have questions, concerns, or projects pertaining to federally listed wildlife and their habitats, feel free to get in touch. Our staff is ready to help. Contact the Newport Field Supervisor to be directed to the appropriate staff person.
Field Supervisor
Michele Zwartjes, (541) 867-4558 ext. 11237
The Roseburg Field Office covers Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine counties.
Conservation is a dish best served locally, which is why the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has staff located throughout the state of Oregon to work with you, right where you live, to conserve wildlife and their habitats for future generations.
Working Locally With You
So what is it we actually do in southwest Oregon? While the projects are many, we can break things down into some general categories:
- Restoring and Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems
- Species Recovery: for those already in danger
- Species Conservation: to keep them from becoming in danger
- Partnerships
Species of Southwest Oregon
From the iconic, to the sensitive, to the just plain interesting, we've highlighted some of the species with which we work most closely in southwest Oregon — northern spotted owl, fisher, Pacific marten, vernal pool fairy shrimp, Franklin's bumble bee, and other pollinators.
How We Can Help
The USFWS stays very busy in southwest Oregon, working with citizens, businesses, local governments, and environmental organizations on a number conservation activities, including:
- Endangered Species Act Consultation
- Habitat Conservation Plans
- Conserving Pollinators
Drop Us a Line
If you live or work in this area and have questions, concerns, or projects pertaining to federally listed wildlife and their habitats, feel free to get in touch. Our staff is ready to help.
Field Supervisor
Jim Thrailkill (541) 957-3470