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IN HARNEY COUNTY, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT COLLABORATION—BECAUSE IT WORKS. 

By working together we've found practical ways to tackle some of our community's hardest challenges—restoring forests and wetlands, mitigating wildfire, creating opportunities for youth, and growing our local economy.  Learn About High Desert Partnership. 


Six Collaboratives Working Together for Harney County


High Desert Partnership is bringing people TOGETHER to find COMMON GROUND in addressing 
rural challenges and opportunities.


Partnership News

In January 2026, something unprecedented happened in Harney County: the Burns Paiute Tribe, Harney County, the City of Burns, and the City of Hines signed a joint groundwater resolution — the first time, to many participants' knowledge, that all four governments have come together to address a shared challenge.

More Perfect Expands Partnership with the Trust for Civic Life to Support Community-Led Projects to Solve Problems and Build Trust Across Divides