Sage Hen Creek – Oregon Conservation Strategy

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Located in the southeast corner of Lake County and the southwest corner of Harney County, this COA encompasses the southern and eastern portion of Guano Valley and continues east from Guano Rim to the foothills of Bald Mountain and Acty Mountain. It includes the Spaulding and Hawk Mountain Wilderness Study Areas and the Hawksie-Walksie Research Natural Area.

COA ID: 201

Recommended Conservation Actions

Initiate or continue wet meadow conservation and restoration efforts
Maintain alkaline wetland habitats
Manage livestock grazing to promote health sagebrush and wetland habitats
Manage sagebrush habitats to achieve and maintain habitat goals of the Oregon Sage Grouse Strategy
Promote early detection and removal of invasive plants

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

Contains large contiguous areas of sagebrush habitats
Sage Grouse Low Density and Core habitat
This area provides critical connectivity for Pronghorn Antelope that summer on Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge and winter in Nevada's adjacent Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge.

Protected Areas

Hawk Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Hawksie-Walksie Research Natural Area
Spaulding Wilderness Study Area

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.