The Blue Mountains Conservancy is a local, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting landowners in northeast Oregon wishing to protect their lands from unwanted development. The Conservancy can assist landowners with placing conservation easements on working or natural lands, including farm, ranch and forestlands to protect them permanently from future subdivision or other types of development.
The Blue Mountains Conservancy works together with other organizations to promote conservation and education projects locally and regionally. The Conservancy has developed a field teaching and research laboratory/classroom on the End Creek wetland restoration near Summerville, Oregon, where Eastern Oregon University students majoring in biology, chemistry, and agricultural sciences study riparian and wetland biology, test water quality, and engage in original research projects with EOU faculty. Volunteers are available to lead guided field trips at no charge to other community groups, as well.
