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
Harney SWCD Landowner Meeting In Cooperation with Oregon Department of Agriculture
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 Board Meeting Frenchglen, Oregon
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
Annual Harney County Local Work Group will be held Feb. 27th
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Weeds 101 – Terminology, Identification, Weed Prevention & Control Methods
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
Ranchers Work to Restore Wildlife Habitat and Ranch Viability
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
Annual Meeting – April 29 & 30 – Big Bear Lodge, Hines Oregon
An overview of the different speakers and topics covered at the annual meeting in April. Maybe a little photo gallery? ... Read More
The Greater Sage-grouse Does Not Require Endangered Species Act Protection
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