Habitat management, Habitat restoration

Oregon Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) Initiative to Protect and Enhance Sagebrush Ecosystems on Private Lands

Funding Year

Amount

Location

FY22

$ 250,000

Crook, Harney, Malheur, Lakeview, Baker Counties, Oregon

FY23$ 250,000Crook, Harney, Malheur, Lakeview, Baker Counties, Oregon
FY24$ 125,000Crook, Harney, Malheur, Lakeview, Baker Counties, Oregon

Project Description

Through the framework of six Programmatic CCAAs established with USFWS in 2015, private landowners engage in voluntary sage-brush conservation actions throughout Southeastern Oregon.

Partners

Natural Resource Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Fish & Wildlife, Harney County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Powder Basin Watershed Council, private landowners

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...