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ACEC Existing - Coos Bay

ACEC Existing - Coos Bay District
ACEC Name	Acres	Designation/ Nomination Values	Meets Relevance	Meets Importance	ACEC Recommendation	Rationale
Wassen Creek	3,397	Natural systems and botanical values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Fills ONHP Coast Range (CR) Ecological Cell 92; fills CR Ecological Cells 17 & 25. Pond at mid-high elevation; Large block of mostly undisturbed mid-aged forest unique to Coast Range; mature and old-growth plant communities.
North Spit	710	Botanical, wildlife, and cultural values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Outstanding plant associations, wetland habitats, wildlife and special status plant species, historic and recreational values.
North Fork Coquille River	311	Natural systems;botanical and fish values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Old-growth riparian Douglas fir/hardwood community on relatively intact 4^thorder stream; high quality spawning habitat.
Tioga Creek	42	Natural systems	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Old-growth riparian Douglas fir/hardwood community on relatively intact 4^thorder stream; high quality spawning habitat; also has high value as reference site.
Cherry Creek RNA	592	Natural systems and botanical values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Fills 3 OHNP Coast Range Cells: Ecological Cells 15 & 17, and Special Species Cell 39. (Western hemlock/oxalis; Western hemlock/rhododendron-Oregon grape.)
China Wall	303	Natural systems; botanical and cultural values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Historic and prehistoric site; unique plants associated with bald meadows; paleontological features uncommon in the area.
Upper Rock Creek	472	Natural systems and botanical values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Fills ONHP Coast Range Ecological Cell 108 - (Western red cedar-western hemlock/skunk cabbage); large red cedar-dominated forest with sedge-dominated wetlands/swamp
New River	1,135	Botanical, wildlife, fish, and cultural values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Fills 11 OHNP Coast Range Cells: Ecological Cells 88 & 99, and Special Species Cells 18, 19, 44, 46, 58, 69, 84, 95 & 108. ONHP cells for lacustrine and palustrine ecological cells are particularly important; numerous special status plant and wildlife species; unique plant communities; high quality estuarine and avian habitats; prehistoric sites.
North Fork Hunter Creek	1,925	Natural systems; botanical and cultural values	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Fills ONHP Coast Range Special Species Cell 42 for Hairy manzanita; undisturbed old-growth Port Orford Cedar stands; historic/prehistoric resources.
Hunter Creek Bog	721	Natural systems and botanical values	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis. Combine Hunter Creek Bog with North Fork Hunter Creek to make one ACEC	Fills ONHP Coast Range Ecological Cell 13 (Port Orford cedar on ultramafic soils); large, diverse serpentine bog.
North Fork Chetco River	603	Natural systems; and botanical, fish, and cultural values.	Yes	Yes	Recommend for further analysis.	Fills ONHP Coast Range Ecological Cell 110 (Oregon myrtle/evergreen shrub riparian forest); fish habitat.