The Wagner Ranch is a 9,253 acre property located nine miles south of Clarno, Oregon. The Ranch is one of the last remaining pieces to be acquired for contiguous protection of riparian habitat along the lower John Day River. The Wagner Ranch abuts the Pine Creek Ranch, which is owned by the CTWSRO and was purchased for conservation purposes under the Northwest Power Planning Council?s Columbia River Fish and Wildlife Program. Management of Wagner Ranch will compliment management actions on Pine Creek Ranch.The project will benefit a rich and diverse group of fish, wildlife, and plant species. Wagner Ranch potentially supplies habitats for at least 36 animal and plant species that are listed as sensitive, threatened or endangered. Target wildlife species identified in the Columbia River hydropower loss assessments that would benefit from this project include mink, great blue heron, Canada goose, mallard, yellow warbler, spotted sandpiper, bald eagle and osprey. The property also provides important habitat for deer, elk and has the potential for bighorn sheep reintroduction. Fish species that would benefit from this project are spring Chinook salmon, summer steelhead and Pacific lamprey. The Wagner Ranch has 10 miles of mainstem frontage, 215 primary water right acres and a 4,349 acre BLM grazing allotment attached to the property.
