Ten Cent Lake-Juniper Lake Area – Oregon Conservation Strategy

This COA encompasses an area south of US Highway 78 that spans Malheur and Harney Counties from the Sheepshead mountains in the east to Burnt Flat and Comegys Lake on the northern flank of Steens Mountain.

COA ID: 193

Recommended Conservation Actions

Control spread of western juniper to maintain habitat values in sagebrush, aspen, and, riparian habitats
Maintain or restore riparian and wetland habitats
Promote early detection and suppression of invasive plants.
Restore and maintain complex, continuous sage habitat

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

Habitat diversity and quality is considered exceptionally high
Sage Grouse Core Habitat Areas
This is an important area for migratory birds

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID NBR-09 (Alvord Lake Basin)
2006 COA ID NBR-09 (Steens Mountain Uplands)

Protected Areas

Heath Lake Wilderness Study Area
Kiger Mustang Area Of Critical Environmental Concern
Palomino Hills Wilderness Study Area
Sheepshead Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management And Protection Area
Stonehouse Wilderness Study Area
Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area

Ecoregions

Northern Basin and Range

The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion covers the very large southeastern portion of the state, from Burns south to the Nevada border and from the Christmas Valley east to Idaho. It is largely a high elevation desert-like area dominated by sagebrush communities and habitats.

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.

Natural Lakes

Natural lakes are relatively large bodies of freshwater surrounded by land. For the purposes of the Conservation Strategy, natural lakes are defined as standing water bodies larger than 20 acres, including some seasonal lakes.

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats include all naturally occurring flowing freshwater streams and rivers throughout Oregon as well as the adjacent riparian habitat.

Sagebrush Habitats

Sagebrush habitats include all sagebrush steppe- and shrubland-dominated communities found east of the Cascade Mountains.

Ducks on a wetland in Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, Oregon

Wetlands

Wetlands are covered with water during all or part of the year. Permanently wet habitats include backwater sloughs, oxbow lakes, and marshes, while seasonally wet habitats include seasonal ponds, vernal pools, and wet prairies.