Mandatory Bid Tour The Harney County Cooperative Weed Management Area (HCCWMA) is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) from Oregon licensed aerial herbicide contractors.  The purpose of these specifications is to secure a complete set of services to accomplish the aerial application of approximately 2,000 remote acres of Medusahead rye.  Acres to be treated during this ... Read More

The Harney Soil and Water Conservation District has seven positions (one position per zone and two at large positions).  Board directors are elected and are not compensated financially.  Requirements for service are: Actively manage 10 or more acres in the zone being represented and reside with the district boundaries (Harney County) Reside within the zone ... Read More

News release: Positions available on Oregon’s State Board of Agriculture Apply now! The Office of Governor Kate Brown is accepting applications for two open positions on the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. The two applicants must be actively engaged in the production of agriculture commodities. A third position—a member of the public—is also open. (The ... Read More

Contact: Cat Bailey USDA Expands Farmers.gov Features to Help Manage Conservation Activities PORTLAND, Oregon –  June 9, 2020 – New self-service features on farmers.gov      will help farmers and ranchers manage their conservation activities online and request assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “These conservation features join a number of others already available ... Read More

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Applications now available for the Food Security and Farmworker Safety Program On May 29, 2020, Governor Kate Brown announced a $30 million investment to secure Oregon’s food supply chain and protect essential agricultural workers from COVID-19. Earlier this spring, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... Read More

ODA will have two meetings regarding House Bill 2437.  Details on the teleconference are in the events tab below.  These new rules create the notice process while ensuring that any maintenance is conducted in a manner that protects, maintains or improves ecological functions of the channels, and upholds state objectives for fish recovery, protects wetlands, ... Read More

The Harney Soil and Water Conservation District has seven positions (one position per zone and two at large positions).  Board directors are elected and are not compensated financially.  Requirements for service are: Actively manage 10 or more acres in the zone being represented and reside with the district boundaries (Harney County) Reside within the zone ... Read More

SageCon is short for Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership.  It’s an organization that partners conservation groups, government agencies and special districts, and landowners/managers to see what steps can be taken to preserve the sagebrush steppe ecosystem. Sage-grouse like sagebrush.  Makes sense, right?  Some dangers to sagebrush are juniper encroachment and invasive weeds.  Juniper trees not only take ... Read More

Table 2. Actions and sub-actions from the 2015 Oregon Sage-Grouse Action Plan to address wildfire.  There are many more actions related to fire in the plan; only best fits are listed and highlighted here. Action Sub-action 1. Implement fire-reduction strategies 1-1. Develop spatial prioritization of at-risk habitat   1-4. Plant perennial vegetation parallel to rights-of-way ... Read More

Table 1. Actions and sub-actions from the 2015 Oregon Sage-Grouse Action Plan to address invasive annual grasses paraphrased for brevity. Many of these actions could be addressed through the Invasives Initiative. Action Sub-action 1. Enlist local teams to develop strategic plans to prevent, treat and restore, and contain IAG   1-1. Develop spatial prioritization   2. Implement ... Read More