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鈥檚 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鈥� sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. America鈥檚 sagebrush ecosystem is the largest contiguous ecotype in the continental United States, comprising one-third of the land mass of the continental lower 48. It is the lifeblood of...