Oregon’s Historic Tribal-State Wildlife Area Plans Have Fallen Apart

State-tribal wildlife area in Oregon stalls after timberland owner withdraws from deal

Oregon state officials planned to purchase more than 11,000 acres of private timberland in the Blue Mountains to jointly manage with tribes, but the landowner has withdrawn from the deal.

Oregon’s historic tribal-state wildlife area plans have fallen apart

A historic tribal-state collaboration in eastern Oregon has officially stalled out.

Qapqápa Wildlife Area Acquisition near La Grande stalls as landowner drops deal

UNION COUNTY – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation recently announced that the plan to acquire 11,438 acres of land for public ownership under the Qapqápa Wildlife Area has stalled out. Originally funded through the Forest Legacy Program in August 2025, the project aimed to restore triable access to the land near La Grande and open it to public access, in addition to fa…

Eastern Oregon State-tribal Wildlife Area Acquisition Stalls

ODFW and CTUIR are reporting that acquisition of what was to be the first jointly managed state-tribal wildlife has stalled after the the owners of the 17 square mile property near La Grande withdrew the offer. The post Eastern Oregon State-tribal Wildlife Area Acquisition Stalls appeared first on .