About the Burns Local Implementation Team Coordinator
This position was established to lead the Local Implementation Team in Harney County and engage and collaborate with numerous groups, and to continue partnerships with Harney County Wildfire Collaborative with High Desert Partnership. This position helps partners across interests and ownership boundaries identify shared priorities and overcome gaps/barriers toward successful implementation. This position brings relevant tools and resources to LIT participants such as science to technical transfer and communication tools, and engages stakeholders in an integrated approach to implement the state and federal sage-grouse conservation strategies. Additionally, they work with members of the LIT to continue creating and updating a spatial prioritization based on data and local input to identify restoration treatment areas.
BLM Offices Supported: Burns District Office
Position Established: October 2021
About the Oregon Local Implementation Team Coordinators
These positions were established to assist Oregon’s Sage-grouse Local Implementation Teams, which promote working land conservation and restore sage-grouse habitat and populations across the state. The number of Oregon Local Implementation Team (LIT) Coordinator positions were increased from three to five in 2024, commensurate with expansive Greater sage-grouse habitat in Oregon. Each Coordinator will engage stakeholders in an integrated approach to implementing state and federal sage-grouse conservation strategies. They will also ensure regular communication between the LITs and state level groups such as the SageCon Partnership, Oregon BLM, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NRCS, and USFWS. Each of the five LITs will have a designated Coordinator to be hosted by a local organization, which will integrate each position into the community, provide local supervision and support, and add value to existing habitat improvement and collaborative work. The Coordinators will also serve as liaisons between federal, state, and local governments and stakeholders, streamlining habitat enhancement efforts across interest groups and ownership boundaries.
