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Basin Creek

Status
Proposed

Location

Station
Pacific Northwest Research Station
State
Oregon

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Ownership:    FS
Ecoregion:    Blue Mountains
Forest:    Wallowa-Whitman NF
District:    Hells Canyon (NRA)

Ecological and Physical Description

Size
754ac (305ha)
Primary Features

Basin Creek proposed Research Natural Area (pRNA) was selected to represent a low elevation Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) ecosystem. The pRNA includes a complex series of ridges and dry draws south and above the Imnaha River. The Idaho fescue-prairie junegrass (Koeleria macrantha) plant association is prominently on the Haun Slide where domestic livestock has minor use over the area. The bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) -Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda)–Snake River phlox (Phlox colubrina) plant association is also common throughout the pRNA.

Records and Plans

Last updated March 11, 2026
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