Tri County Cwma

Tri County Cwma is a U.S. local government entity registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2006, operating as a council of governments located in La Grande, Oregon. As a local government-owned organization, Tri County Cwma specializes in environmental conservation and natural resource management, with a primary focus on habitat restoration, invasive species control, and ecosystem preservation efforts. The organization serves as a collaborative platform that brings together multiple stakeholders, including federal agencies, state departments, local governments, and private landowners to address critical environmental challenges in eastern Oregon.

Through its federal grant awards, Tri County Cwma has consistently engaged in sage-grouse habitat conservation, noxious weed control, and landscape-level ecosystem restoration projects. The organization has received multiple cooperative agreements from agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and regional federal offices, focusing on critical environmental initiatives in Baker and Malheur Counties. Significant grant projects include the Baker Sagegrouse Local Implementation Team's strategic habitat enhancement program, which aims to increase sagebrush habitat quality and reverse sage-grouse population declines. These projects involve comprehensive activities such as invasive annual grass and noxious weed control, native vegetation enhancement, mesic habitat improvement, and landscape-level restoration across federal, state, and private lands. Tri County Cwma collaborates with diverse partners including the Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pheasants Forever, and private landowners to execute these critical conservation efforts, demonstrating a multi-jurisdictional approach to environmental management and habitat preservation.