South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Waterfowl at the reserve.

South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (SSNERR) is a 4,770-acre (19 km²) National Estuarine Research Reserve located on Coos Bay Estuary, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its headquarters are in Charleston. Established in 1974,^[1] it was the first reserve in the United States created in response to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

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^ Oregon Blue Book

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SSNERR page from the State of Oregon
SSNERR page from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Others	Cape Perpetua • Cascade Head Preserve • Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area • South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

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