Bridge Creek Site

Location: Wheeler County, ~25 miles from Mitchell, OR
Land Management Agency: Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office
SageSTEP Site Manager: Jaime Ratchford
Plots: Three 35-acre core plots (Control, Burn, Mechanical)
Elevation: 2600-2850 ft.
Topography: 25% slope and NW aspect
Common Vegetation: Western Juniper, basin big sagebrush, bluebunch wheatgrass
Soils:
Fire Regime: Historically frequent to moderately frequent (10-70 years), low intensity to mixed severity fires. Woodland invasion suggests that the majority of these communities have not burned since the late 1800’s. As woodlands gain dominance, the fire regime shifts to infrequent, high-intensity fires.
Representative Land Base: Several million acres in eastern OR, northeastern CA, southwestern ID, and northwestern NV.
Grazing: No grazing occurs at this site.
Treatments Implemented: Fall 2006. For more information, click here.

Click here to download the Bridge Creek Site Fact Sheet (PDF, 912KB).