High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwestern Oregon, 10 miles (16 km) west of Salem in Polk County. Situated in open farmland near the eastern foothills of the Oregon Coast Range with the broad Willamette Valley and the Cascade Range to the east, elevations range from 185 to 414 feet (56 to 126 m) MSL. The Willamette Valley, with its mild, rainy winter climate, is an ideal environment for wintering waterfowl. The valley was once a rich mix of wildlife habitats with extensive wetlands, meandering stream channels and vast seasonal marshes. Today, the valley is a mix of farmland and growing cities, with few areas remaining for wildlife. The Refuge consists of 1,173 acres (4.75 km?) of cropland, which provide forage for wintering geese, 300 acres (1.2 km?) of forests, 550 acres (2.2 km?) of grasslands, and 500 acres (2.0 km?) of shallow water seasonal wetlands and 35 acres (0.14 km?) of permanent open water. In 1965,...

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