The Fern Ridge Wildlife Area is a

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area located west of Eugene,

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, in the

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. It is named for the

Fern Ridge Reservoir Fern Ridge Reservoir (or Fern Ridge Lake) is a reservoir on the Long Tom River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The reservoir is located approximately west of Eugene on Oregon Route 126. The reservoir is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control ...

which it partially surrounds. Fern Ridge Widlife Area, wetlands

References

Protected areas of Lane County, Oregon Oregon state wildlife areas Protected areas established in 1957 1957 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-protected-area-stub