Conservation

Conservation

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Conservation refers to preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. Oregon’s Conservation Strategy offers a blueprint for the state's conservation efforts.

Articles & Stories

An Upstream Battle: Restoring Whychus Creek
This multiimedia story focuses on the Whychus Creek restoration project within the Deschutes Basin...
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Sage-Grouse Conservation Partners (SageCon)
Wrapped up in the name "Sage-Grouse" are a host of big issues related to public lands, the...
Sage-Grouse FAQs
Why is the sagebrush steppe ecosystem unique and threatenened? It is the most widespread...
Oregon's Top Natural Resource Plans
The 10-Year Plan for Oregon created by Governor Kitzhaber in August 2011, identifies Healthy...
Lakes Basin Wildlife Refuges
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order that created the first National...
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Maps and Tools

Oregon Explorer Map Viewer

With hundreds of map layers available to draw from, you can use the Oregon Explorer Map Viewer... more

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Up-to-date list of OE tools

Data Collections

Oregon Department of Administrative Services Geospatial Enterprise Office (DAS-GEO)

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is the central administrative agency of state... more

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Land Use and Planning

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