The following is a reference list of common acronyms used in the SWAP:
- ACS
- American Community Survey
- AOC
- Association of Oregon Counties
- BLM
- United States Bureau of Land Management
- BM
- Blue Mountains
- BOEM
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- CMECS
- Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard
- COA
- Conservation Opportunity Area
- COLT
- Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts
- CP
- Columbia Plateau
- CR
- Coast Range
- DDT
- dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
- DEQ
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- DLCD
- Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
- DOGAMI
- Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
- DOW
- Defenders of Wildlife
- DPS
- Distinct Population Segment
- DSL
- Oregon Department of State Lands
- EC
- East Cascades
- EPA
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- ESA
- Endangered Species Act
- ESU
- Evolutionarily Significant Unit
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FERC
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- INR
- Institute for Natural Resources
- IWRS
- Integrated Water Resources Strategy
- KCI
- Key Conservation Issue
- KBO
- Klamath Bird Observatory
- KM
- Klamath Mountains
- MHHW
- Mean Higher High Water
- MHW
- Mean High Water
- MLLW
- Mean Lower Low Water
- MLW
- Mean Low Water
- MMPA
- Marine Mammal Protection Act
- NBR
- Northern Basin and Range
- NMFS
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOWC
- Network of Oregon Watershed Councils
- NS
- Nearshore
- NW CASC
- Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
- OAR
- Oregon Administrative Rules
- ODA
- Oregon Department of Agriculture
- ODF
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- ODFW
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- ODOE
- Oregon Department of Energy
- ODOT
- Oregon Department of Transportation
- OGWC
- Oregon Global Warming Commission
- OHA
- Oregon Health Authority
- OISC
- Oregon Invasive Species Council
- OPAC
- Ocean Policy Advisory Council
- OPRD
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
- ORBIC
- Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
- ORS
- Oregon Revised Statutes
- OSMB
- Oregon State Marine Board
- OSP
- Oregon State Police
- OSU
- Oregon State University
- OWEB
- Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
- OWRD
- Oregon Water Resources Department
- PIF
- Partners in Flight
- PSU
- Portland State University
- PFMC
- Pacific Fishery Management Council
- PSMFC
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- RMEF
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- ROV
- Remotely Operated Vehicle
- SageCON
- Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership
- SCUBA
- Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- SMU
- Species Management Unit for Native Fish
- SWG
- State Wildlife Grants
- SWCD
- Soil and Water Conservation District
- TNC
- The Nature Conservancy
- TPL
- Trust for Public Land
- USACE
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- UO
- University of Oregon
- USCG
- United States Coast Guard
- USFS
- United States Forest Service
- USFWS
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- USGS
- United States Geological Survey
- WAFWA
- Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- WC
- West Cascades
- WV
- Willamette Valley