A Friday excursion was organized in late October, in partnership with the La Grande Ranger District, Wallowa Whitman National Forest, OSU Extension, and The Nature Conservancy to establish a monitoring site on the “East Face All Lands Project”.

In setting up the monitoring site, students learned about the ecology of mixed coniferous forests in the Elkhorn Mountains and the Forest Service’s objectives for management of the East Face of the Elkhorn Mountains, including their strategy for reducing wildfire risk and commitment to support local economic development and recreation opportunities.