450 N BUENA VISTA
BURNS, OR  97720     

Coordinator:  Karen Moon
E-mail: Karen.Moon@oregonstate.edu
Website: www.angelfire.com/or3/hcwatershedco

The council meets every 4^th Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns.

One  project that our council is especially excited about is our educational project producing interpretive panels to be placed on Steens Mountain in the Congressionally-mandated Wildlands Juniper Management Area (WJMA).  The purpose of the WJMA demonstration plots is to educate the public on the issue of juniper encroachment into sagebrush ecosystems, explain the purpose and findings of the demonstration plots, and convey the importance of managing Southeast Oregon’s expanding juniper woodlands. Partners in this project include OWEB, Burns District of the Bureau of Land Management, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, private landowners, and Rocky Mountain Elk Association.

Clearing and burning of juniper trees in the Wildlands Juniper Management Area of Harney County.

 
The council also produced an educational video about Juniper Removal entitled  "Value and Success of Juniper Management."   Conatact Coordinator Karen Moon to request a copy.