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Natural Resource Management in Rural Eastern OregonGrant County ORNatural Resource Dependent EconomiesMurderer’s Coordinated Resource Management PlanGrant County Range Validation ProjectShift in Public Values and Agency PrioritiesGrant County Moving ForwardNatural Resource Management in Rural Eastern OregonGrant County and John DayGrant County OR• Population: 7750• Per capita Income: $22.9k (’01- 19thout of 37counties– State ave. $28.4k) • Size: 4528 sq.mi.• Largest Town: John Day • Unemployment Rate: 11.6% (Oct 03)Natural Resource Dependent Economies• Long History of farming, ranching, mining, forest practices• Intermingled public/private lands• Strong dependence on extractive resource uses from public lands (FS and BLM)• Long history of cooperation between communities and agencies• Mutual respect and trust• 2 key laws:1974 NFMA (FS), 1976 FLPMA (BLM)Murderer’s Coordinated Resource Management Plan• Example of cooperation between private, local, state and federal partners (not a new concept)• Begun in 1973 and continuing today• 300k acres, 50 different landowners committed to principles of multiple-use management and sustainable practices• Recreation, mining, livestock grazing, wild horses, timber and other forest products• Significant wildlife valuesGrant County Range Validation Project• Another example of partnerships: Cooperative research project involving the private sector, Grant County, Oregon State University, FS Pacific Northwest Research Station, BLM (mid 70s to mid 80s)• Focus on applied research on rangeland management• Objective was to apply current scienceShift in Public Values and Agency Priorities• Over the past 2 decades the management agencies have modified policies and traditional programs• Negative effects on associated industries and rural communities (mills closed, jobs lost, ranches sold)• Many felt betrayed• Many agency activities litigated• Gridlock conditionsGrant County Moving Forward• County moving forward with new businesses and new ideas• New industrial park • Installed power co-generation facility using forest biomass from overly dense forest lands• Future uncertain, but community wants to move forward in spite of


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