The Harney Soil and Water Conservation District and its partners at the office located at 530 Hwy 20 South in Hines have been having landline telephone problems.  We are able to receive email, so please contact us at admin@harneyswcd.net Thank you. ... Read More

Attention Landowners and Land Managers: SWCD has an inventory of stock tank ramps for sale to landowners. We have 20 small (square troughs, 20 inch), 30 12ft tire (38 inch) and 15 13ft tire (48 inch) ramps. We are selling them at 75% of cost. 20 inch $21.00 38 inch $50.25 48 inch $60.00 The ... Read More

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the young United States of America.  The land had been occupied for centuries by Native American tribes but white settlers began to immigrate, many of them via the Oregon Trail.  There were inevitable cultural clashes between the two groups, some violent.  The U.S. government sent in the Calvary. ... Read More

A polymath is, “a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.”  Such a person is often referred to as a “Renaissance man (or woman)”.  They are the people who leave you in awe with the depth and breadth of what they know and what they do.  They are never boring. During the time of U.S. independence ... Read More

Harney County has some wonderful sites.  Have you ever wondered how some of them were named? Harney County’s Catlow Valley was named for cattle rancher and miner John Catlow. Catlow came from England and had extensive land holdings in HC. The valley covers 1300 square miles and is near Hart Mt, Steens Mt. and Beatty’s ... Read More

Scientific studies have shown that being outdoors can help you physically and mentally.  Harney County has some of the best places to offer–quiet and sparsely populated.  The weather is finally getting consistently pleasant and wildflowers are blooming.  Now is a good time to go outside and enjoy it all before the summer fire dangers. Idlewild ... Read More

If you have a few minutes to spare, please consider helping out our friends over at Oregon Agricultural Trust. “Oregon Agricultural Trust (OAT) is a statewide land trust designed to address the interrelated challenges of ag land loss, farm and ranch succession, and access to land for the next generation. They are asking farm or ... Read More