East Madras-Trout Creek Sagebrush and Grassland Area

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Adjacent to Lower John Day COA, just east of the town of Madras.

COA ID: 172

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain and/or initiate shrub-steppe restoration and management
Maintain or enhance in - channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife
Restore and maintain complex, continuous sage habitat
Restore and maintain grassland habitat

Potential Partners

Bureau of Land Management

Special Features

General

Area contains significant stretches of Trout Creek, Hay Creek, Mud Creek, and Willow Creek
Spawning and rearing habitat for native Steelhead

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID BM-03 (Lower John Day River area)

Protected Areas

Ochoco National Forest
Prineville District

Ecoregions

Blue Mountains

Located in NE Oregon, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in the state. It provides a diverse complex of mountain ranges, valleys, and plateaus that extend beyond Oregon into the states of Idaho and Washington.

Strategy Habitats

Aspen Woodlands

Aspen woodlands are woodland or forest communities, dominated by aspen trees with a forb, grass, or shrub understory. Aspen woodlands can also occur within conifer forests.

Grasslands

Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.

Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

Ponderosa pine woodlands are dominated by ponderosa pine, but may also have lodgepole pine, western juniper, aspen, western larch, grand fir, Douglas-fir, mountain mahogany, incense cedar, sugar pine, or white fir, depending on ecoregion and site conditions. Their understories are variable combinations of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.