Harney Soil & Water Conservation District HSWCD
Helping preserve, protect and enhance natural resources in Harney County Oregon
A juniper removal project located approximately 55 miles from Burns, Oregon. It includes 62 acres of cutting and hand piling of phase II juniper. There will be 119 acres of cut, lop and scatter of mixed phase I and phase II juniper. A mandatory bid tour is scheduled for April 23, 2019. The tour will depart from the HSWCD office ... Read More
Harney SWCD constructed a fair booth to enter into the 94th Harney County Fair. The booth took third place! Thank you to everyone who stopped by! ... Read More
The Harney SWCD Landowner Meeting will be held on June 18th at 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The attached file has all information regarding the meeting. Here is a link to the file: LandownerMeeting Drewsey 6.18.18 ... Read More
OWEB held their April board meeting at the Frenchglen Elementary School. After the meeting, OWEB Board and staff participated in a field tour of uplands restoration on Roaring Springs Ranch. During the tour, Bill Andersen discussed upland range restoration efforts. Andrew Shields discussed what he had observed in the sage grouse populations on Roaring Springs ... Read More
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This article is to be the first in a series of articles featuring weeds of concern for us in Harney County, and across the high desert. But before covering specific plants of concerns, I want to cover some more general information such as terminology, identification, weed prevention and control methods as well as resources available to control weeds. ... Read More
Hines, Ore. — When both wildlife and vital natural resources began disappearing on their eastern Oregon ranch, Frank and Sharon Catterson made the decision to fight back against invasive plants and weeds and reclaim their land. Today, with support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its partners, the Cattersons are happy to ... Read More
An overview of the different speakers and topics covered at the annual meeting in April. Maybe a little photo gallery? ... Read More
Because of an unprecedented effort by dozens of partners across 11 western states, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the greater sage-grouse does not require protection under the Endangered Species Act. Watch Video > ... Read More