We are a collaborative-bringing together community, science, art, and local knowledge to enhance the stewardship of the land and sea in and around Cape Perpetua. The largest in Oregon’s Marine Reserve system, the reserve covers 36.5 square km of ocean habitat and the three complimentary protected areas include another 106.3 square km. Adjoined terrestrially by some of the most protected and outsta
nding old growth coastal rainforest, the region has been identified as a Globally Significant Marbled Murrelet Important Bird Area, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service research indicates it has the state’s highest concentration of ESA-listed Murrelet in the near-shore waters. The small but productive Cape Perpetua Reef Complex within this site hosts a diversity of rockfish species, including copper, vermillion and quillback rockfish. There are 15 seabird nesting colonies, including the largest mainland breeding colony of Brandt’s cormorants in the Pacific (Heceta Head/MPA). There are 5 pinniped haulout sites, including the Sea Lion Caves, America's largest sea cave and home to ESA listed Steller’s Sea Lion. Overlooking the northern boundary of the Marine Reserve is the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center operated by the Siuslaw National Forest.
