As shared just a few weeks ago a table and chairs is the motif that is now High Desert Partnership's new logo. For more than fifteen years, High Desert Partnership (HDP) has been bringing people together to address challenges that impact Harney County. As we look ahead, we are renewing our commitment to strengthen the local economy, sustaining our vital natural resources and promoting a livable rural community for all. This is why there is a new look for HDP and the six collaboratives that it supports to provide a visual that supports the mission of HDP, bringing people together to find common ground in addressing rural challenges. Read more.

There won't be a carp derby this year but hopefully there will be a carp round-up. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Forest Service are collaborating for an intensive carp removal event in the Blitzen River, catching the carp before they are able to head back to Malheur lake. Currently planned for September with COVID-19 precautions in place. Read more about this effort.

Pictured above: 2018 carp round-up and below a video of the action from 2018 when more than 8000 carp were caught.

In most communities, it is hoped that youths might grow up, perhaps go off to college or a trade school, and then bring back those skills and knowledge to the community that raised them. Harney County is no different. The Youth Changing the Community Initiative, a High Desert Partnership (HDP) collaborative, seeks to give local youths exposure to careers within Harney County in hopes they might one day choose a career path that could bring them back home. Read more.

Pictured above: Ryan Robles, Lucy Baron, Calvin Bates and Megan Ellibee, four members of the Harney County Wildfire Collaborative monitoring crew working in the Pueblo Mountains. 

 2020 Upcoming Events 

Wednesday, August 19 | High Desert Partnership Board Meeting

Wednesday, December 16 | High Desert Partnership Board Meeting

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