General Information

The Ladd Marsh Wildlife Refuge is located in the south-west corner of the Grande Ronde Valley in Union County, Oregon, at 2,800 ft. elevation. It is administrated by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and comprises a little over 3,000 acres. Portions of the refuge harbor some of the few remaining areas of undisturbed native valley floor vegetation and constitute a critical encological enclave for biodiversity.

For permission to enter the refuge, contact the refuge director:

Dave Larson
Wildlife Area Manager, Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
59116 Pierce Road
La Grande, OR 97850
(541) 963-4954
Fax: (541) 963-2814
dlarson@oregontrail.net

For information about the Friends of Ladd Marsh, contact:

Dr. Karen Antell
Science Office
Eastern Oregon University
One University Blvd.
La Grande, OR 97850
(541) 962-3610
kantell@eou.edu