Wetland Program 6 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 



Activities Regulated 



Lands Covered 

 Compliance 



Education 



Problems 



Success 



Research 



Oregon 



South Slough Natural Estuarine Sanctuary 



Oregon Division of State Lands 



Research 



Acquisition: purchased large part of a watershed 



(includes about 3,800 acres of timber) . Goals of 

 management are to preserve the natural integrity 

 of the system 



Natural Estuarian Program (NCAA - Department of 

 Commerce) 



Cooperative funding. Start-up funding provided by 

 the Federal government. Operating funds from 

 state 



South Slough National Estuarian Sanctuary 

 Working on an inventory. Have a cursory inventory 

 to create an atlas of resources 

 Purchased large part of a watershed 



(approximately 5,000 acres, 38,000 acres of 



timber) 



Regulate use of motorized boats in shallow 



water 



No commercial harvest of timber 



No herbicides 



Coordinate research, baseline inventory 



Sponsor outside research 



Collect meteorological, toxic, physical 



information 



Tidal wetlands research 



Conduct long term research to monitor for long 



term changes 



Conduct research on mitigation and how to create 



a wetland 



Only commercial activity allowed is oyster 



culture 



Natural integrity of the system 



State law enforcement officers handle compliance, 



not estuarian staff 



Have an interpretive center (worth 1/2 million 



dollars) , with museum quality exhibits 



Educational school curriculum 



Teacher education programs 



Sponsor a symposium on estuarian research every 



other year 



Only 11 year old sanctuary (young) . Needs 



research, but research funds are tight 



Potential development on slough may pose a 



serious threat to water quality from excess 



cobalt, cadmium, and other substances 



No effective oil spill plan 



Need to attract good researchers 



Very new sanctuary. Measurable successes will go 



beyond the physical boundary of the sanctuary and 



provide new approaches to wetland management 



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EPA Role 



No role. One contact with EPA in 10 months, 

 not know who to talk to, but would like to 



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Do 



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