Conservation programs on three separate tribal properties in Grant and Harney counties have improved habitat for fish and wildlife on riparian, upland and forest lands.
The work was completed thanks to partnerships between the Burns Paiute Tribe, which formed in 1897 on lands around Burns, and the USDA Farm Services, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Bonneville Power Administration.
"There are a lot of moving parts," said Erica Maltz, the Tribe's natural resource director. "The