The Wallooskee North Natural Area is located within the tidal portion of the Wallooskee River and provides vital intertidal wetland habitat for juvenile salmonids, waterfowl, and shorebirds. There are no trails at this site.
Recreational Activities: Hunting, fishing
Access:
⇒ Hunting: waterfowl are huntable here. Please fill out a Columbia Land Trust hunting access permit request form at least two weeks in advance.
⇒ Fishing or other walk-in activities: open access, no permission needed.
⇒ Day use only
Dogs: Allowed
Amenities: None
Trails: None
Acreage: 53 acres
County: Clatsop County
Nearest Town: Astoria, OR
Directions: Park at 46°08’02.2″N, 123°46’38.4″W along Walluski Loop Road. Please pull all the way off the road. About 3 cars can fit here.
Tips for visiting: Wallooskee North is located in the tidal floodplain of the Wallooskee River. It is very swampy and not very walkable. Occasionally the road floods. Please check tide charts and weather forecasts before you go. There are places to launch a kayak from here, but fluctuating water levels can change where the best launch spots are. Waterfowl hunting and fishing are possible here. Please follow all state and federal hunting regulations, as well as Columbia Land Trust’s hunting rules.
Year Conserved: 2005
About: Wallooskee North lies within the Youngs Bay watershed along the Wallooskee River. This site provides a number of watershed benefits by supporting water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and assisting in the recovery of declining salmonid populations.
Wallooskee North is unique in that it started the restoration process all on its own. Only months after we acquired the property, the existing dike and tide gate failed during winter floods, which reconnected the floodplain. Further restoration occurred in 2008 to create more functional habitat for juvenile salmonids, waterfowl, and shorebirds, as well as a variety of other migratory birds. We look forward to more restoration work on this property in the near future to add some varied elevation and even more tidal reconnection.
Project Partners: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Conservation Program’s Columbia River Estuarine Coastal Fund