Resource Size Concern
Cropland 263,000 acres 152,000 acres designated highly erodible.
CRP¹ 49,744 acres Most acreage re-enrolled in 1997 along with
2,054 new acres
Dryland¹ 193,000 acres Erosion, productivity
Irrigated¹ 40,500 acres Erosion, irrigation efficiency
Orchard¹ 7,481 acres Cherry 6,381; Apple & Pear 900; Other 100,
Vineyards 100, irrigation efficiency,
ag-urban interface
Range 663,000 acres 464,100 acres fair-poor (70%),
grazing management, weed control
Forest 261,000 acres Reforestation status, insect damage to
Ponderosa Pine, reduction in federal timber
harvest, weed control
Urban Areas¹ 8,000 acres Urban Sprawl, urban tree loss, storm run-off
impact on water quality
Warm Springs² 387,113 acres See Range, forest concerns
Reservation
Total: 1,572,680 acre land base
Notes 1:There is some overlap between these classifications, 2:Includes only those acres within Wasco CO.
Streams 1,084 miles ~80% moderate-severe water quality,
DEQ Listings for high temp.
Wildlife fish depressed populations of resident and
anadromous species (salmon & steelhead),
game animals, crop damage
Airsheds air quality industrial emissions, burning, woodstoves,
in The Dalles area
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