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
-2011 pictures
-2012 pictures

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

Staff 

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

Dean Adams, Environmental Technician, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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

Drew Harper, Fish Biologist, ext. 7, 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

Derek Hawley, Fisheries Technician, ext. 6, 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

Sara Hawley, Biological Technician (Wildlife), ext. 26, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

2012 Seasonal Staff

Keith Kennedy, Fisheries Technician

Zach Adams, Fisheries Technician

Alex Poole, Biological Technician (Fisheries)


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 1.3 mile until the road forks.  Proceed straight through fork. Our office is about 149 yards on the left.

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Links

Link to Malheur River Subbasin Management Plan (2004)

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