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William Finley National Wildlife Refuge
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| National Park Overview: |
 | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge was created to provide vital wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese. Unlike other Canada geese, duskies have limited summer and winter ranges. They nest on Alaska's Copper River Delta, and winter almost exclusively in the Willamette Valley.
Habitat loss, predation, and hunting have caused a decrease in population. Located in the Willamette Valley, the refuge protects many of the valley's historic habitats, including the largest remaining tract of native Willamette Valley wet prairie. Fields of wildlife food crops are interspersed with Oregon white oak savannah, meandering creeks with bottomland Oregon ash forest, old growth big-leaf maple, and native prairie.
Other management goals are to preserve native species and enhance biodiversity. Endangered and threatened species such as peregrine falcons, bald eagles, Oregon chub, and Bradshaw's desert parsley find protection and sanctuary on the refuge. A herd of Roosevelt elk can be found in the bottomland forests or farm fields on the refuge.
Of historic interest is the Fiechter House, completed in 1857, and thought to be the oldest house in Benton County. The refuge was named for William L. Finley, an early conservationist who persuaded President Theodore Roosevelt to set aside the first national wildlife refuge west of the Mississippi River. |
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| Oregon's Important Bird Areas - William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge - William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Next in Alpha List - Benton County - Willamette Valley Ecoregion Location In the west-central Willamette Valley, about 12 miles south of Corvallis ... | | PKZSoftware - A simple to use photo management and slide labeling and captioning program to keep track of your photos. For prints, slides, or digital images. | | Bird Checklists of the United States - Bird Checklists of the United States. Oregon. Key to Symbols. Note:Refuges that are indented are administered by another Refuge or are one of several refuges included in a Refuge Complex. Oregon... | | Wintering Canada Geese in the Willamette Valley - ... E. Clearwater Drive Corvallis, Oregon 97333 Maura B. Naughton U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge 26208 Finley Refuge Road Corvallis, Oregon 97333 References | | Corvallis, Oregon - Welcome to Corvallis, Oregon - Corvallis, Oregon has the da Vinci Days festival, Oregon State University, biking, hiking, fishing ... Here Your start page! SPOTLIGHT Finley National Wildlife Refuge This bird sanctuary attracts ... | | Flowering Plant Families, UH Botany - ... broad-leaf lupine, vic. Alsea Falls, OR, 2002. Lupinus polyphyllus, large-leaved lupine, Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR, 2002. Mucuna bennettii, red jade vine, Lyon Arboretum, Oahu. Mucuna ... | | Flowering Plant Families, UH Botany - ... WA, 2002. Myosotis sp., forget-me-not. Plagiobothrys sp., popcorn flower, Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR, 2002. Symphytum officinale, comfrey. Note the gynobasic style. Tournefortia argentea ... | | Benton County History - Courthouse 120 NW 4th Corvallis, OR 97330 Clerk: (541) 766-6800 Courts: (541) 766-6859. Benton County inventory Benton County scenic images Benton County Web site. The Benton County Courthouse... | | Muddy Creek Historic Image Library - ... Creek Watershed, historic photo courtesy of the Finley National Wildlife Refuge August, 1996 PCD2953/09.jpg Muddy Creek ... of the Finley National Wildlife Refuge August, 1996 PCD2953/10 ... | | William L. Finley - Information about William L. Finley. ... was set aside as a national refuge and named the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge in his honor. Worth Mathewson. William L. Finely: Pioneer Wildlife ... |
| Directions: |
| Travel south 10 miles from Corvallis, Oregon, or north 7.5 miles from Monroe, Oregon, to milepost 93 on Highway 99W.
Watch for the refuge entrance sign on the west side of the road. Follow refuge signs for 2 miles to the refuge headquarters. |
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