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