The recently restored Salmon River estuary provides a critical juncture between fresh and salt water, supports numerous forms of life, and maintains staging areas for upstream spawning migrations of anadromous fish and rearing areas for juveniles and smolts. The Siuslaw National Forest and the Pacific Northwest Research Station of the USDA Forest Service manage the experimental forest and scenic research area jointly. Research partners include The Nature Conservancy, state and private universities in Oregon and Washington, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Marine Fisheries Service. The USDA Forest Service encourages research use of this area. Both destructive and non-destructive research may be appropriate.
Limited facilities are available.
The researcher must provide funding.