Lake Abert – Oregon Conservation Strategy

Located in central Lake County, this COA encompasses Lake Abert, including the Lake Abert Area of Critical Environmental Concern and portions of the Abert Rim Wilderness Study Area.

COA ID: 197

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain/restore alkali wetlands
Manage livestock grazing to promote health springs and alkali wetlands
Promote early detection and removal of invasive plant species

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

Abert Rim supports significant numbers of nesting raptors
Contains complex mix of open water, flowing water, playas, wet meadows, and springs
Lake Abert is the largest saline lake in the Pacific Northwest and one of the most important shorebird habitats in the intermountain West

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID NBR-03 (Lake Abert-Honey Creek area)

Protected Areas

Abert Rim
Abert Rim Wilderness Study Area
Lake Abert
Lake Abert Area Of Critical Environmental Concern

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

Natural Lakes

Natural lakes are relatively large bodies of freshwater surrounded by land. For the purposes of the Conservation Strategy, natural lakes are defined as standing water bodies larger than 20 acres, including some seasonal lakes.

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats include all naturally occurring flowing freshwater streams and rivers throughout Oregon as well as the adjacent riparian habitat.

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.