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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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 to...
Sage-Grouse FAQs
Why is the sagebrush steppe ecosystem unique and threatenened? It is the most widespread ecosystem...
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 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 Spatial Data Library

The Oregon Spatial Data Library... more

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Forestry and Agriculture

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