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The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,856 acres (751 ha) wetlands and lowlands sanctuary in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Oregon.Established in 1992 and opened to the public in 2006, it is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Tualatin Hills Nature Park is a 222-acre nature park and wildlife preserve in Beaverton, Oregon, owned by the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD). It is one of THPRD's two nature parks along with Cooper Mountain Nature Park. The park features 5 miles (8 km) of trails, of which 1.5 miles are paved and 3.5 miles unpaved. [1]
The Tualatin Valley is a farming and suburban region southwest of Portland, Oregon. The valley is formed by the meandering Tualatin River , a tributary of the Willamette River at the northwest corner of the Willamette Valley , east of the Northern Oregon Coast Range .
In 2002, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service began studying the area for an expansion to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge located about 15 miles (24 km) to the east. [5] The service created the Wapato Lake Unit in 2007, [ 6 ] and plan to add up to 4,300 acres (17 km 2 ) to the refuge around Wapato Lake as well as eventually ...
The Tualatin River was named by the local Native American band, the Atafalati, that lived in the Tualatin Valley. [10] The name translated as sluggish or lazy. [10] Early settlers called it the "Quality River". [13] The valley of the Tualatin was an important early farming region in the settlement of Oregon.
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Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, located at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge , located at 44°25′06″N 123°19′28″W / 44.418333°N 123.324444°W / 44.418333; -123.324444