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The Oregon Conservation Strategy

Healthy fish and wildlife need healthy habitats

Oregon is a land of diversity. From the rugged Pacific Ocean to the icy peaks of the Cascades, east to the beautiful high desert and across lava fields and great basins to valleys, plateaus and forested mountains, Oregon’s diverse habitats support a rich diversity of fish and wildlife. However, in the face of rapid development and altered landscapes, the work of maintaining the health of our wildlife populations falls to all Oregonians.

To ensure that our natural heritage is conserved and to help guide the work of citizens, Oregon has developed a Conservation Strategy. The Strategy focuses on habitat restoration and maintenance to address the needs of all species.

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For a number of years, ODFW has been asking upland game bird hunters to turn in game bird wings to help ODFW with population estimates. Then, every winter, the wings are analyzed to determine sex, age and distribution of species—all information ODFW uses in bird management To learn more, please visit the ODFW Web site.


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