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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. And we'll continue working together to take on whatever challenges may lie ahead. Learn About High Desert Partnership. 


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


Partnership News

After mountain snowmelt and an abnormally wet spring caused widespread flooding throughout the Harney Basin, the Emergency Flood Infrastructure Restoration (EFIR) program stepped in to help landowners with repairs caused by the flooding. Harney Soil & Water Conservation District along with the High Desert Partnership’s Harney Basin Wetlands Collaborative put the program in motion by reallocating cost savings from an irrigation project funded through a legislative bill awarded to the wetlands collaborative.

A bill signed in July 2025 will support and acknowledge the vital role Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs) play in protecting working lands and wildlife habitat in rural areas.