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ACEC Nominated - Salem

ACEC Nomination - Salem District
ACEC Name	Acres	Designation/ Nomination Values	Meets Relevance	Meets Importance	ACEC Recommendation	Rationale
Beaver Creek	44	Oak and meadow habitat	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	One of the best areas of meadow habitat with surrounding oak and ash.
Crabtree Creek Bald	156	Oak and meadow habitat	Yes	No	Dropped from consideration.	Site does not have any BLM sensitive species and is not more than locally important.
McCully Mountain	100	Oak and pine savannas	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis..	One of the best oak habitat sites on BLM land on the east side of Salem District..
Missouri Ridge	99	Former historic oak/savannah habitat	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not a very representative site for oak/savanna habitat; Beaver Creek is a better choice.
Molalla Oak Meadows	205	Good example of a large oak and meadow habitat	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Area could contribute to regional meadow and oak network.
Silt Creek	140	A large-scale, unique natural landslide.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis	Large landslide area unique to district and possibly northwest Oregon.
Snow Peak	1,669	Unique and diverse special habitat	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis	Hosts a rich variety of habitats, plant and animal species including special status plants.
Waterloo	9	Oak, pine, meadow habitat	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Oak ,pine, and meadow habitat;part of regional network.
Fish Hatchery	204	Unroaded contiguous block of native forest	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant or especially rare or fragile.
Marys Peak A,C,D,E	643	Scenic recreational area used extensively by the public.	Yes	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.
Marys Peak B	353	Scenic recreational area used extensively by the public.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis	Parcel B has notably fragile, sensitive and rare qualities that should be protected.
Mill Creek	112	Scenic late successional forest; deciduous riparian zone	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.
Mill Creek Ridge	115	Largest area of oak habitat in RA	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	One of a few quality BLM sites that can contribute to regional oak habitat needs
Old Blue Mountain	106	Isolated old-growth stand	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.
Peak Road Scenic	48	Old-growth forest	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.
Slide Creek	503	Isolated old-growth stand	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.
Logsden	40	Isolated old-growth stand	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.
Bonnie Falls	1,167	Mature forest, water quality, anadromous fish	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values
Bunker Hill Headwaters	1,699	Older forest; preserve headwaters for salmon	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values
Gunners Lake	2,144	Mature forest, recreational access to public lands, diversity of plants and animals	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values
Little North Fork Wilson River	1,823	Recognition of unique/critical habitats associated with older forests in the north Oregon Coast Range	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Known Northern Spotted Owl, Marbled Murrelet and bald eagle sites. Area has regional and national significance as large and contiguous old-growth forest habitat in Northern Oregon Coast Range.
Lower Scappoose Eagle	180	Salmonids, bald eagles	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Active bald eagle roosting area.
South Scappoose Creek Headwaters Mclaf	1,507	Salmonids, bald eagles, drinking water	No	No	Dropped from consideration.	Not more than locally significant; no unique habitat values.