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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Oregon's Top Natural Resource Plans
The 10-Year Plan for Oregon created by Governor Kitzhaber in August 2011, identifies Healthy...
Sage-Grouse FAQs
Why is the sagebrush steppe ecosystem unique and threatened? It is the most widespread ecosystem...
Conservation Organizations and Partners Operating Within Benton County
A-Z list compiled by Janine Salwasser, Benton County Natural Areas and Parks Board member November...
SageCon Partners
The Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership (SageCon) is a collaborative effort started in 2010...
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Maps and Tools

Oregon Explorer ATLAS
Simple place-based mapping and charting of floodplains, demographics, habitat, land use, and more. more
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Up-to-date list of OE tools

Data Collections

Oregon Watershed Restoration Inventory (OWRI)

The Oregon Watershed Restoration Inventory (OWRI) Database and GIS data is available in the... more

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Forestry and Agriculture