Natural Resources
Burns Paiute Tribe
Natural Resources
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.
71210 Foley Drive
Burns, OR 97720
Phone: (541) 573-1375
Fax: (541) 573-2323
EPA Office
71210B Foley Drive
Burns, OR 97720
(541) 573-8020
Main Ranch Bunk House
Jonesboro, 5105 Highway 20 East
Juntura, OR 97911
Ranch Manager House
Jonesboro, 5106 Highway 20 East
Juntura, OR 97911
Program Details
The Malheur River Subbasin is culturally important to the Burns Paiute Tribe (BPT), and protecting/restoring native species and associated habitat are key to sustaining its importance. A primary focus of our Fisheries Program is to restore ESA-listed bull trout populations and their associated habitat. Non-native brook trout are a limiting factor to bull trout recovery due to resource competition and hybridization. Subsequently, suppression efforts were initiated in the Upper Malheur River in 2010 to reduce or eliminate brook trout populations.
For more in-depth information on our Fisheries Program, please visit our other website:
Program Details
The goals of the Logan Valley and Malheur River wildlife mitigation projects are to implement habitat protection and enhancement efforts for plant communities to support diverse fish and wildlife assemblages. Management goals include: 1) improving water quality, 2) enhancing upland, wetland, floodplain meadow and riparian habitats, 3) controlling noxious weeds, 4) protecting springs and seeps, 5) managing grazing on the Bureau of Land Management and Department of State Lands allotments to meet wildlife objectives, and 6) preserving cultural resources; and providing public hunting and recreation opportunities.
Program Details
Protecting the land, air and water are important goals for the Environmental Department. We monitor and manage the environmental health and quality of the Reservation; this includes surface and ground water quality testing, managing solid waste, and illegal dump cleanup and many other important environmental duties throughout properties owned and managed by the Burns Paiute Tribe.
Go to Environmental Program page
| Title | Job Title | Phone | Cell Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Fenton | Environmental Manager | jason.fenton@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-573-8020 | |
| Lucas Samor | Site Manager | lucas.samor@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-277-3375 | |
| Jonesboro | Manager’s House | 541-277-3375 | ||
| Jonesboro | Bunkhouse | 541-277-3300 | ||
| Rhonda Holtby | Administrative Assistant | rhonda.holtby@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-573-8087 | |
| Andrew Beers | Environmental Technician | Andrew.Beers@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-573-8022 | |
| Trey Wall | Natural Resources Director | trey.wall@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-573-8021 | |
| Collin Williams | Wildlife Biologist | collin.williams@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-573-8086 | |
| Matthew Hanneman | Wildlife Program Manager | Matthew.Hanneman@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | 541-573-8019 | |
| Zachary Adams | Lead Tech | zachary.adams@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | ||
| Thomas Proctor | Wildlife Tech | thomas.proctor@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | ||
| Keith Kennedy | Wildlife Tech | Keith.Kennedy@burnspaiute-nsn.gov | ||
| Nathan Jones | Rangeland Ecologist | nathan.jones@burnspaiute-nsn.gov |
Matthew Hanneman
Wildlife Program Manager
Collin Williams
Wildlife Biologist
Rhonda Holtby
NR Administrative Assistant
Andrew L. Beers
Environmental Tech