THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT PRIVATE WORKING LANDS WHILE ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS THROUGHOUT THE KLAMATH BASIN IN OREGON.IN RECENT YEARS FARMS IN THE BASIN HAVE FACED CHALLENGES RELATED TO POOR POLLINATION IMPACTING CROP YIELDS. BY PLANTING NATIVE VEGETATION AND ATTRACTING BENEFICIAL POLLINATORS TO UNUSED PORTIONS OF THESE FARMS LANDOWNERS CAN EXPECT INCREASED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THE DESIGNATED AREAS WILL SERVE AS SAFE ZONES SUPPORTING BOTH FARMERS AND POLLINATOR POPULATIONS IMPROVING CONSERVATION EFFORTS WHILE PROMOTING RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH.ADDITIONALLY THIS PROJECT EMPOWERS STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DECISION MAKING BY INVOLVING THEM IN THE PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE PROCESSES AS OUTLINED IN THE DRAFT DOI STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2026 THROUGH 2030. THIS ALIGNS WITH GOAL 4 PARTICULARLY OBJECTIVE 4.2 WHICH EMPHASIZES WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS TO ADDRESS LOCAL NEEDS. LANDOWNERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE PLANTINGS ENSURING THEIR SUSTAINABILITY. THE SERVICE AND KWP WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO LANDOWNERS PROMOTING ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE REGION.THIS PROJECT ADHERES TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956 AND THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE EFFICIENT APPROACH TO CONSERVATION OF BOTH FEDERAL TRUST SPECIES IMPORTANT HABITAT AND RESPONSIBLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.