Lawrence Grasslands – Oregon Conservation Strategy

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In the southwest corner of the ecoregion just west of Antelope.

COA ID: 152

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain or enhance in-channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife
Reestablish floodplain forests
Restore and maintain complex, continuous sage habitat
Restore wetlands and wet meadows

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Eastern Oregon Bird Conservation Plan

Potential Partners

State Department of Land

Special Features

General

Includes the Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve
Provides significant Grassland habitat, offering high quality habitat for Burrowing Owl and Grassland Birds

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID CP-04 (Lawrence grasslands)

Protected Areas

Lawrence Grassland

Ecoregions

Blue Mountains

Located in NE Oregon, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in the state. It provides a diverse complex of mountain ranges, valleys, and plateaus that extend beyond Oregon into the states of Idaho and Washington.

Columbia Plateau

The Columbia Plateau ecoregion was shaped by cataclysmic floods and large deposits of wind-borne silt and sand earlier in its geological history. It is dominated by a rolling landscape of arid lowlands dissected by several important rivers, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Cascades Mountains, south and east from the Columbia River to the Blue Mountains.

Strategy Habitats

Grasslands

Grasslands include a variety of upland grass-dominated habitats, such as upland prairies, coastal bluffs, and montane grasslands.

Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

Ponderosa pine woodlands are dominated by ponderosa pine, but may also have lodgepole pine, western juniper, aspen, western larch, grand fir, Douglas-fir, mountain mahogany, incense cedar, sugar pine, or white fir, depending on ecoregion and site conditions. Their understories are variable combinations of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.