County Line Juniper Project

Habitat restoration
County Line Juniper Project
Status
Planned

States

Oregon

Subject

Sagebrush

County Line Juniper Project

Funding YearAmountLocation
FY25$164,195Deschutes and Harney Counties, OR

Project Description

This is a continuation of the BIL Barbwire project, after surplus funds were directed to the County Line project area. The project falls within Oregon’s sage-grouse Paulina/12 Mile Misery Flat Priority Areas for Conservation (PAC) and will remove 3,654 acres of primarily phase I juniper. Removing juniper improves ecosystem resiliency in the face of climate change climate change
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, releases water resources, and enhances public safety and community sustainability by reducing the threat of wildfire.

Partners

Pheasants Forever, Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL)

Contact

Programs

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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. Sagebrush country contains biological, cultural and economic resources of national significance. America’s sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental...