Burns Paiute Tribe

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to the Natural Resources page.  We will be posting periodically, so please check back for updates.

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Our Mission

The Burns Paiute Natural Resources Department was created to protect and enhance fish and wildlife, to prevent further resource losses that impact traditional land uses, to ensure environmental standards on the reservation are met, and to provide training and employment opportunities for Burns Paiute Tribal Members.

 

Our Current Projects

-Logan Valley Wildlife Mitigation
-Malheur River Wildlife Mitigation at Jones
-Native Fish Research
-Brook Trout Suppression
-Salmon Feasibility Study

 

Contact us

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of our staff. Our office is open to tribal members and the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with the exception of federal holidays.

 100 Pasigo St
 Burns, OR
 Phone: 541-573-1375
 Fax: 541-573-7806

Jason Kesling, Director, ext. 2, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jason Fenton, Environmental Manager, ext. 5, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kyle Heinrick, Wildlife Biologist, ext. 3, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Chad Abel, Fisheries Program Manager, ext. 1, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

DJ Brown, Lead Fisheries Technician, ext. 4, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Erica Maltz, Natural Resource Specialist, ext. 7, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Directions

From 395 southbound toward Burns:  Turn right at junction of HWY 395 and 20 towards Burns.  As you enter town, you will pass a park with playground equipment on your right.  Take the next immediate right onto Foley Road.  Go about a mile until the road forks.  Proceed straight through fork.  Our office is a couple hundred yards on the left.

 

Links

Link to Malheur River Subbasin Management Plan (2004)

Link to OPBS video on historic use of Logan Valley by Burns Paiute Tribe