South Slough Reserve

Description:

The South Slough Reserve contains upland forests, freshwater wetlands and ponds, salt marshes, mud flats, eelgrass meadows and open water habitats. Major activities at the reserve include K-12 and adult education; ecological research and monitoring; and wetland restoration.

South Slough is the southwestern arm of the larger Coos estuary. The Coos estuary is an example of a drowned river mouth estuary. The formation of such estuaries along the Oregon coast began 20,000 years ago as glaciers melted and sea level began to rise, flooding river valleys.

Directions:

The reserve is located five miles south of the city of Charleston, Ore., on the South Slough of the Coos Bay estuary.

Address:

South Slough Reserve

Division of State Lands

P.O. Box 5471

Charleston OR 97420

Phone:

541-888-5558

Email:

Jin.Wang@noaa.gov

Organization:

NOS - National Ocean Service