The oregon desert land trust and partners propose to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in oregon s trout creek and pueblo mountains in the northern great basin these lands…

The Oregon Desert Land Trust and partners received a $417,250 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 through July 15, 2027. The funding is provided under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in Oregon's Trout Creek and Pueblo Mountains. Key activities over the five-year period include continuing to assess and prioritize wet areas using remote sensing, completing on-the-ground protection and restoration actions for high priority sites through methods like fencing and beaver dam analogs, and engaging local ranching families and Native American tribes. The goal is to aid species recovery and enhance habitat for at-risk wildlife in the remote desert region, including greater sage-grouse, Alvord chub, and Lahontan cutthroat trout.

The oregon desert land trust and partners propose to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in oregon s trout creek and pueblo mountains in the northern great basin these lands are part of the rich heritage of the northern paiute people, support a local ranching community, and are valued by the public for recreation the pueblo and trout creek mountains are home to the greater sage grouse, the alvord chub, the lahontan cutthroat trout, and other sensitive wildlife species in this desert environment, the area s streams, springs, and wet meadows are important to the continuing health of the wild and human communities, particularly as the region s climate changes we VE identified candidate areas through remote sensing and are now assessing their condition and function in this first year of the project, we expect to continue assessing and prioritizing wet areas we will also complete no regrets protection and restoration actions on features of recognized importance these actions could include fencing wet meadows, using low tech methods for example, beaver DAM analogs to initiate stream recovery, and repairing or relocating livestock water developments current project partners include the nature conservancy and local ranching families one of our stated project goals is to support local tribal interests in the project area, whether that is creating opportunities for the present or preserving opportunities for the future