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Greater Waterman Landscape Resiliency Project

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Mitchell, Oregon, United States

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

Project
Planned

A $21.2 million federally funded project through the Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District aimed to help 92 producers in the Middle John Day Basin with wildfire mitigation by thinning dense forests and cleaning up burned pine to encourage native grasses and reduce wildfire risk. The project also included sagebrush habitat management to reduce young Western juniper trees that crowd out nativ

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Government
Location
Mitchell, Oregon, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

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The project “Greater Waterman Landscape Resiliency Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Mitchell, Oregon, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB.

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2026-07-22

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A $21.2 million federally funded project through the Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District aimed to help 92 producers in the Middle John Day Basin with wildfire mitigation by thinning dense forests and cleaning up burned pine to encourage native grasses and reduce wildfire risk. The project also included sagebrush habitat management to reduce young Western juniper trees that crowd out native species and consume water.

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Conservation

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Oregon

City

Mitchell

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Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

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Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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