Bureau of Land Management
Vale District
April 2009
Dave Henderson
About the Vale District…
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5.1 million acres
FY 08 Payment in Lieu of
Taxes ($10 million in
Oregon/$2 million in
Malheur County)
2008 Budget - $21.8 million
Labor & Projects
Nearly 45% of all Wilderness
Study Areas in Oregon
Almost ⅓ of all Wild and
Scenic River Miles in Oregon
Largest Grazing District in
OR/WA – 99.99% of Vale’s
Acreage
What We Do
Wild Horse/Burro
And More…
Recreation/Fishing
Wildlife
Sage grouse and Leks
Outdoor Recreation
Archaeology
NLCS - Wild Places!
 35 Wilderness Study Areas
 1 Designated Wilderness
 25% of the total District acreage is in WSAs,
over a million acres
 NHT – Oregon Trail – 18 miles
 Wild & Scenic Rivers over 223 miles
 Over 200,000 acres are ACECs
Jordan Craters WSA
Little Owyhee WSA
Oregon
Canyon
WSA
Baker Resource Area
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Service First
½ million acres in 8
counties
100 miles of Wild &
Scenic Rivers
Mining
25K acres of forest
John Day-Snake RAC
Forestry Stewardship
Contracting
National Historic Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center
•Interpretive Trails
•60,000 annual visitation
•Open 7 days per week
•Special Exhibits
•Since it opened, 77 years of
volunteer hours
•NHOTIC Advisory Board
•Education, Living History,
Special Events, Outreach
Malheur Resource Area
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2 million acres
Over 250,000 acres in
15 WSA’s
54 miles of admin.
suitable W&S rivers
21 ACECs covering
162,019 acres
3 HMAs -- 114,205 acres
Southeast Oregon RAC
Jordan Resource Area
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2.6 million acres
More than 1
million acres in
17 WSAs
186 miles Wild &
Scenic River
4 HMAs -561,704 acres
Southeast
Oregon RAC
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Fire & Aviation
19 Engines
• 11 Type 4
• 8 Type 6
1 Helicopter
1 Interagency Hotshot
Type 1 Crew
• 8 Guard Stations
• Snake River Valley
(SRV) Type 2 Crews
• 1 Dozer w/operator
• 1 water tender
Field Support
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Engineering Support
for Half of Oregon
National Drill Shop
Auto/Heavy
Equipment Shop –
Fleet Management
Contracting/Budget/
Procurement/
HR/IRM/GIS/Admin
Volunteers
Over ¼ million
dollars worth
of support!
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Environmental
Education
Recreation
WH&B
Riparian/Watershed
Biological
Support Services
• Trail Tenders
• OYCC-Training Consortium
• Campground Hosts – Spring
Recreation Site
• Guzzler Projects w/ODF&W,
FNAWS, National WildTurkey
Federation, local, hunting and
fishing groups
• National Public Lands Day
• Many others – including family
members and retirees
Partners
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Baker County Fire Department/Emergency Services
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Oregon Department of Forestry
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25 Rural Fire Departments plus 2 Fire Associations
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Malheur County (GIS)
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County Weed Boards
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Malheur County Sheriff
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City of Vale
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Oregon State Parks
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Bureau of Reclamation
Malheur Watershed Council
Owyhee Watershed Council
Malheur County Soil and Water Conservation District
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
NRCS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Blue Mountain Coalition
Trail Tenders
Eastern Oregon University – Washington State University
Oregon Youth Conservation Corps
Training and Employment Consortium
Wallowa Resources
Burns Paiute, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Nez Perce
Baker High School
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Treasure Valley Community College
Jordan Valley Cooperative Weeds CMA
Trout Creek Working Group
Challenge Cost Share Partners
U.S. Forest Service
Native Plant Groups
Student Conservation Association
Cooperating County Governements
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