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Wallowa Land Trust

Conserving working lands, habitat, and the rural nature of the county.

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An aerial view of Enterprise and the surrounding fields. Community context for this record.
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An aerial view of Enterprise and the surrounding fields. Community context for this record.

Sam Beebe · 2007-07-08 · CC BY 2.0 · Image & source ↗

Local landowners and residents founded Wallowa Land Trust in 2004. The organization works with landowners, Indigenous people, communities, and government entities on conservation.

Its account of the East Moraine connects a landscape that people recognize with the decisions and agreements involved in its stewardship.

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2004

Founded by local landowners and residents.

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Conservation and public ownershipEast Moraine Community Forest
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Around Enterprise, in photographs.

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Brick storefronts along a street in Enterprise.View photograph
Enterprise

Enterprise street corners

Visitor72013-04-09
An old truck in a field near Enterprise, with the Wallowa Mountains behind it.View photograph
Enterprise

The working landscape

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives14 June 2011
A barn on Wallowa Lake Highway 82 near Enterprise.View photograph
Enterprise

A barn beneath the mountains

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives20 June 2016
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Land & water

Wallowa Lake's East Moraine: Securing a Community Legacy

From Wallowa Land Trust · 2019

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Voices connected to this place

In their words
“Thriving farms and ranches are the heart of our local community and culture.”
Kathleen AckleyMarch 14, 2023
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Wallowa Lake and the mountains, seen from the county park at the north end.
Chapter 01 Land & water

Fish, farms, and the ridge above the lake

Salmon swimming home past eight dams met too little water in the last few miles. What people did about that, about the dam at the lake’s outlet, and about the ridge above Wallowa Lake, comes down to a few signed pieces of paper.

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