State Wildlife Action Plan Revision (The Oregon Conservation Strategy)

ODFW is in the process of revising the State Wildlife Action Plan, currently known as the Oregon Conservation Strategy (OCS). States are required to complete a comprehensive review and revision of their SWAP at least every 10 years to remain eligible for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants. These grants are a major funding source for conservation in Oregon. ODFW must complete this process by October 1, 2025. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us directly. Click here to: Send the SWAP/OCS Revision Team an email.

Important Documents

• OR SWAP Fish Species (xlsx)
  
  This spreadsheet presents Inland Fish and Freshwater Shellfish species that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and Species of Greatest Information Need (SGIN). It includes drafted species profile content for technical review. Comments on content in the spreadsheet, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/20.

• Nearshore Marine and Estuarine Habitats (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Sagebrush Habitats.  Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/19.
  
  
• KCI Disruption of Disturbance Regimes (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Disruption of Disturbance Regimes.  Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/20.
  
  
• KCI Land Use Changes (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Land Use Changes. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/20.
  
  
• KCI Water Quality and Quantity (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Water Quality and Quantity. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/20.
  
  
• KCI Barriers to Animal Movement (pdf)
  
  

  This document presents updated information for the Barriers to Animal Movement Key Conservation Issue. Comments on content, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/13.

• KCI Climate Change (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information for the Climate Change Key Conservation Issue. Comments on content, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/13.
  
  
• KCI Invasive Species (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information for the Invasive Species Key Conservation Issue. Comments on content, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/13.
  
  
• KCI Pollution (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information for the Pollution Key Conservation Issue. Comments on content, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/13.
  
  
• Sagebrush Habitats  (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Sagebrush Habitats.  Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/09.
  
  

• Grasslands  (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Grasslands. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 5/09.

• Estuaries  (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Estuaries.  Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/30.
  
  

• Coastal Dunes (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on Coastal Dunes. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/30.

• Flowing Waters and Riparian Habitats (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on flowing water and riparian habitats.  Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/18.
  
  
• Wetlands (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on wetlands. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/18.
  
  
• Natural Lakes (pdf)

  
  This document presents updated information on natural lakes. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/18.

• Oak Habitats (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on oak habitats. We are expanding this key habitat from a focus on oak woodlands to encompass additional types of oak habitat.  Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/14.
  
  
• Ponderosa Pine Woodlands (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on ponderosa pine woodlands. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/14.
  
  
• Late Successional Mixed Conifer Forests (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on late successional mixed conifer forests. Comments on content in the section, including references and citations, can be submitted here. Comments are due by 4/14.
  
  
• Marine Fish and Invertebrates (xlsx)
  
  This spreadsheet presents marine fish and invertebrate species that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). It includes drafted species profile content for technical review. Comments to species profile content can be submitted here.
  
  
• Plants and Algae (xlsx)
  
  This spreadsheet presents plant and algae species that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). It includes drafted species profile content for technical review. Comments to species profile content can be submitted here.
  
  
• Specialized and Local Habitats (pdf)
  
  This document presents information on some natural communities and landscape features are not adequately represented in the Key Habitats identified in the SWAP (formerly OCS). These communities and features often occur at the local scale and have a patchy distribution across the landscape and may be highly specialized to the local environment and host a suite of rare or endemic species. It includes updates within the current list of habitats. Comments on the habitat descriptions and locations found, including references and citations, can be submitted here.
  
  
• Aspen Woodlands (pdf)
  
  This document presents updated information on aspen woodlands. This habitat will be used as an example to discuss what additional content is helpful to add to the Key Habitat sections of the SWAP.  Comments on the habitat description and locations found, including references and citations, can be submitted here.
  
  
• Herp SGCN Feb 2025 (xlsx)

  
  This spreadsheet presents amphibian and reptile species (herp species) that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and Species of Greatest Information Need (SGIN). It includes drafted species profile content for technical review. Comments to species profile content, including references and citations, can be submitted here.

• Bird SGCN Feb 2025 (xlsx)
  
  This spreadsheet presents bird species that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and Species of Greatest Information Need (SGIN). It includes drafted species profile content for technical review. Comments to species profile content, including references and citations, can be submitted here.
  
  
• Mammal SGCN Feb 2025 (xlsx)
  
  This spreadsheetpresents mammal species that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and Species of Greatest Information Need (SGIN). It includes drafted species profile content for technical review. Comments to species profile content, including references and citations, can be submitted here.
  
  
• OR SWAP Assessed Species (xlsx)
  
  This spreadsheet presents species that have been assessed for listing as 2026 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). This is a draft, and some species are still under review.
  
  

  Please review this list in preparation for the species tracks. We anticipate that species focused meetings will be the first tracks offered, and we will provide an update with more information when available. Once we schedule a species meeting, we will be soliciting review of listing outcomes, additional information that could support changing the outcome, and additional information on threats and conservation actions for species.

• SWAP_BeaverSpotlight_DRAFT_Feb 2025 (docx)
  
  This document presents information on beaver, beaver habitat, beaver-modified habitat, and examples of key SGCN that co-occur with beaver. Comments to beaver spotlight content can be submitted here.

• Oregon SWAP Beaver FAQ (pdf)
  
  We recognize the importance of beaver in restoration of landscapes across Oregon, and the subsequent benefits to multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need. In parallel with ODFW’s  3-Year Action Plan For Beaver-Modified Landscapes (2023), we aim to elevate the importance of beaver throughout the State Wildlife Action Plan during the current revision process, improve communication about benefits of beaver, and provide resources and tools for identifying priority actions where beaver can play a role in the conservation of Oregon’s fish and wildlife species. This document summarizes all of the ways that beaver and their critical work will appear in the Action Plan. We hope you'll join us in reviewing the sections referenced in these documents if you have a particular interest in beavers.

How to Participate in the SWAP Revision Process

The State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) helps protect fish and wildlife species by identifying threats and conservation actions as well as outlining strategies to preserve habitats, restore ecosystems, and address the needs of at-risk species. The plan also suggests actions that our partners across the state can take to support collective conservation action. ODFW is tasked with the protection and enhancement of populations of all fish and wildlife, but with the diversity of species and habitats and magnitude of threats on the landscape ODFW can't do it all alone. This revision builds on the success of the 2006 and 2016 versions of the SWAP (the Oregon Conservation Strategy) and modernizes content to ensure that emerging risks and new information are represented. 

Updating Oregon's SWAP began in 2023 with review of the 2016 SWAP and initial scoping of needed updates and opportunities to enhance the SWAP. In early 2024 ODFW launched a public online survey, which guided ODFW to the areas in most need of update. Since then, ODFW staff have worked with technical experts around the state on a first draft of a revised plan. Beginning in January 2025, it is time to give ODFW your review and feedback. Your input will help ensure that the 2025 SWAP will be the best tool for Oregon to reach our goal of maintaining healthy fish and wildlife populations by protecting and restoring habitats, preventing declines of at-risk species, and reversing declines where possible. 

Partnership is critically important to successful conservation, and we believe that your participation and feedback during the revision process is essential to Oregon's success.

1. PARTNER ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Topic-specific virtual meetings will be hosted to review and discuss proposed content with our partners. During the meetings, ODFW staff will lead participants through proposed updates and will solicit feedback on the revised content. Meeting participants will be able to make comments, ask questions, and discuss proposed changes to the SWAP during the sessions. 

Who should attend?  
Anyone with an interest in achieving the goals of the SWAP, providing technical feedback to enhance the validity of the SWAP, improving the quality of materials presented within the SWAP and ensuring that the best available science is incorporated.

How do I attend?
Meeting links and recordings will be posted here. These meetings will be recorded and saved online for future participation.

Additional technical meeting details will be added here as they are scheduled.

2. BROAD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Interested in learning more about the SWAP and how you can share your thoughts? Join ODFW for a series of public sessions where we will cover the basics of Oregon's fish and wildlife species, the challenges that face Oregon's fish, wildlife and their habitats, and how you can help make a difference. Public engagement sessions will begin in March 2025.

3. ONGOING DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH ODFW

We will continue to provide ways to communicate with ODFW staff directly through the revision email address (OCS.Revision@odfw.oregon.gov) and this revision website https://dfw.state.or.us/SWAP-Revision/

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