January 2016 | The Wetlands Conservancy

Finding Common Ground in the Harney Basin

January 28, 2016 Category: Collaboration, Conservation, Stories

OWEB Invests In Harney Basin Wetlands Initiative. On Tuesday January 27 2016, The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) recognized the diverse Harney Basin Wetland Initiative Partnership with a $1.6 million Focused Investment Partnership grant to improve habitat values and water quality at Malhuer Lake, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding ranchlands. The Harney Basin Wetlands

The Magic of Westwind Could Not Keep Pixieland Alive

January 28, 2016 Category: Conservation, Events, Stories Tag: Tours

Salmon thrive after removal of legacy amusement park Pixieland opened in 1969 with the great hopes of being the next Disneyland. Creation of the amusement park required building a dike to surround the property to protect it from flooding by the Salmon River, Otis Oregon. Just four years later, Pixieland closed leaving behind buildings, parking