Alkali Lake – Oregon Conservation Strategy

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Encompassing Alkali Lake, this COA is the smallest in the Northern Basin and Range ecoregion. It is located north of Lake Abert and just west of US Highway 395 in eastern Lake County.

COA ID: 190

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain alkaline wetlands
Manage livestock to promote health springs, alkali wetlands, and playas
Promote early detection and removal of invasive plant species

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

Alkali Soil Wetlands and playas
Freshwater Springs
Habitat for the Hutton Springs Tui Chub

Ecoregions

Northern Basin and Range

The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion covers the very large southeastern portion of the state, from Burns south to the Nevada border and from the Christmas Valley east to Idaho. It is largely a high elevation desert-like area dominated by sagebrush communities and habitats.

Strategy Habitats

Sagebrush Habitats

Sagebrush habitats include all sagebrush steppe- and shrubland-dominated communities found east of the Cascade Mountains.

Ducks on a wetland in Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, Oregon

Wetlands

Wetlands are covered with water during all or part of the year. Permanently wet habitats include backwater sloughs, oxbow lakes, and marshes, while seasonally wet habitats include seasonal ponds, vernal pools, and wet prairies.