Blessing of Mount Democrat
Tribal representatives from the Rocky Mountain Region pose after a tribal blessing of Mount Democrat on Aug. 21, 2024. Members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Northern Arapaho Tribe, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Comanche Nation, Kiowa Tribe, and Cheyenne and Arapaho…
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Forest Legacy 2025 Funded Projects
Spanning 11,438 acres, the Qapqapa Wildlife Area in Union County, OR will be co-managed as a working forest by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. (Courtesy photo by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation)
In 2025, the Forest…
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Small tracts, big results
A view of the Three Rivers area from newly acquired parcel of land added to the Siuslaw National Forest. The forest will work to restore critical fish habitat in the area. (USDA Forest Service photo by Adriana Morales)
Editor’s Note: Ashleigh Bell is in the Masters of the Environment Graduate…