Features
Visit Snag Boat Bend!
Did you know great blue herons nest in trees, forming colonies called rookeries? A heron rookery can be found at our Snag Boat Bend Unit.
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The Oregon Chub Recovers!
The Oregon Chub is the first fish species ever to be removed from the Endangered Species List due to recovery!
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Submit Your Wildlife Sighting!
See something interesting on your last trip to the Refuge? Fill out our online Wildlife Sighting Report and share your story!
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Refuge Wildlife Report
Want to know what to look for on your next visit? Check out our Refuge Wildlife Report for the most up-to-date scoop on what there is to see.
Refuge Wildlife ReportAbout the Complex
A collection of three refuges provides wintering habitat and sanctuary for the dusky Canada goose, other waterfowl and migratory birds in Oregon's emerald landscape, the Willamette Valley.
William L. Finley is managed as part of the Willamette Valley NWR Complex.
Learn more about the complex About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Refuge Updates
Effective November 1st the refuge interior closes to public access to provide sanctuary for wintering Canada geese and other waterfowl. For more information on the closure, click the link below. For trail availability see our Trail Descriptions page. The popular Mill Hill, Woodpecker and Homer Campbell Boardwalk trails are all open year-round!
WVNWRC Winter Sanctuary Season 
We have a new bird list, all updated, revamped and looking quite spectacular! Thank you to volunteer and graphic designer, Jon Hazen for making this happen! Also, thanks to Joel Geier, Bill Tice and refuge staff for compiling the data. We hope you enjoy it! Tambien, tenemos uno en Espanol.
WVNWRC new Bird List
The 2016 hunt ended on October 31st. There were at total of six elk harvested and one deer. Look for 2017 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge hunt information (elk and deer) here in early spring.
Did you know Finley NWR was established to protect dusky Canada goose winter habitat? Learn how we manage land for geese.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., Marsh Wren, © Mike Larsen, Great Blue Heron, George Gentry/USFWS, Oregon Chub swim at Finley NWR, Rick Swart/ODFW, Dragonfly, © Joe Staff, Canada Geese, USFWS, Swallowtail Butterfly, © Joe Staff, Roosevelt Elk Bull, © Joe Staff, Cedar Waxwings, George Gentry/USFWS, Battling swans © Jim Leonard
Last Updated: Dec 06, 2016