Oregon Wildlife Area Would Make History with Tribal-State Partnership on Ceded Lands

Oregon wildlife area would make history with tribal-state partnership on ceded lands

The proposed area would be open to hunting, wildlife viewing and managed for first foods.

RMEF and Partners Work to Establish New Wildlife Area in Eastern Oregon

MISSOULA, Mont. — Oregon may soon have a new wildlife area in Union County called the Qapqápa Wildlife Area (pronounced cop-COP-a). The property would be owned by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and co-managed with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), continuing a decades-long partnership. Qapqápa, which means “place among the big cottonwoods,” would protect 11,438 acres of critical fish and wildl…

RMEF and Partners Work to Establish New Wildlife Area in Eastern Oregon

The following is a joint news release from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon Department of Forestry. Oregon may soon have a new wildlife area in Union County called the Qapqápa Wildlife Area (pronounced cop-COP-a). The property would be owned by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and co-managed with the Confederated Tribes o…

Qapqápa Wildlife Area Acquisition Would Allow 'Public Access For Hunting, Fishing,' More: ODFW

ODFW details plans for the joint state-tribal Qapqápa Wildlife Area, an 11,438-acre project near La Grande that's brought together the agency, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon Department of Forestry, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and current property owners at the Harry A. Merlo Foundation. The post Qapqápa Wildlife Area Acquisition Would Allow ‘Public Access For Hunting, Fishing,’ More: ODFW appeared first on .