Welcome

Photo of Strawberry Lake with Strawberry Mountain in the background

The 1.7 million acre Malheur National Forest is located in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. The diverse and beautiful scenery of the forest includes high desert grasslands, sage and juniper, pine, fir and other tree species, and the hidden gems of alpine lakes and meadows. Elevations vary from about 4000 feet (1200 meters) to the 9038 foot (2754 meters) top of Strawberry Mountain. The Strawberry Mountain range extends east to west through the center of the Forest.

Features

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Strategy

The Malheur National Forest 10 Year Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Strategy was developed over a several year period.

The strategy is made up of two parts, one being the Malheur National Forest Strategic Plan, which has identified specific priorities on the Forest.

The second portion of input comes from two established forest collaborative groups, the Blue Mountains Forest Partners and the Harney County Restoration Collaborative, who created the “Bigger Look,” which identified several important treatment priorities within the Malheur National Forest. The priorities included timber stand densities, key wildlife habitats, old growth, adjacent private land, and economics.

Information from the “Bigger Look” and the Malheur NF Strategic Plan were used in combination to develop the 10 Year Collaborative Forest Landscape Strategy which is being used by the Forest to guide the program of work for the next 10 years.


Changing Motorized Access on the Malheur National Forest

Three ATVs on a trail with the words

In November 2005, the U.S. Forest Service published the “Final Travel Management Rule,” which directs all National Forests to designate a system of roads, trails and areas for motorized vehicle use. The Malheur National Forest currently has about 6,000 miles of roads and trails available for motorized vehicle use.

Malheur Access and Travel Management Update- March 2012


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Spotlights

Pine Butterfly

Adult Pine Butterfly

Over the past couple of years there has been an expanding outbreak on the Malheur National Forest.  Click above to find out more! 

Planning and Program of Work

Interested in what the forest plans to accomplish this year?  Click above to find out more! 

 




2011 Summer Passport In Time (PIT) Project

PIT Logo gif

 

Klatawa- Following the Obsidian Trail

Malheur National Forest

July 25-29, 2011

Test excavation at the Tantalus site

Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision

PROPOSED ACTION RELEASED MARCH 29, 2010!