Burnt River – Oregon Conservation Strategy

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Includes important stretch of the Burnt River and adjacent riparian habitat. Includes the town of Bridgewater.

COA ID: 166

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain and enhance sagebrush habitats
Maintain or enhance in - channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
Maintain or restore high quality Sagebrush habitat
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management
The Nature Conservancy

Special Features

General

High potential for riparian habitat restoration

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID BM-20 (Burnt River)

Protected Areas

Wallowa Whitman

Ecoregions

Blue Mountains

Located in NE Oregon, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in the state. It provides a diverse complex of mountain ranges, valleys, and plateaus that extend beyond Oregon into the states of Idaho and Washington.

Strategy Habitats

Aspen Woodlands

Aspen woodlands are woodland or forest communities, dominated by aspen trees with a forb, grass, or shrub understory. Aspen woodlands can also occur within conifer forests.

Grasslands

Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.

Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

Ponderosa pine woodlands are dominated by ponderosa pine, but may also have lodgepole pine, western juniper, aspen, western larch, grand fir, Douglas-fir, mountain mahogany, incense cedar, sugar pine, or white fir, depending on ecoregion and site conditions. Their understories are variable combinations of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.