We sampled terrestrial salamanders in riparian and upland areas within a 40-yold managed forest site in western Oregon. We found 303 ensatinas (0.015 animals/m 2 ) and 14 nests (0.0007 nests/m 2 , 0.05 nests/ensatina) within 20,280 m 2 of forested habitat surveyed. Clutch size averaged 8.3 eggs (range 3 to 11), comparable to previous reports from Washington but lower than reported for California. Of 14 nests found, 11 were in upland forest, Ͼ30 m from streams. Nests were typically on or under

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... wned wood. Limited downed wood recruitment was apparent from decay class distributions. Managed wood recruitment may be necessary in such young stands to maintain critical life history functions of the ensatina and other terrestrial salamanders.