Starkey Experimental Forest and Range, has now reopened for camping
By Paul Hall on Friday, September 24th, 2021 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories
The Starkey Experimental Forest and Range, has now reopened for camping. The site had been closed to overnight stays since July 23rd due to extreme fire danger, since then wetter, cooler fall weather has made it possible to reopen.
The 25,000-acre experimental forest and range is located 28 miles southwest of La Grande on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Formally designated for research in 1940, the area is jointly managed by the Pacific Northwest Research Station and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and is a research site for collaborative studies of deer, elk, and cattle and their interactions with public land uses. The Forest Service partners with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to conduct wildlife management at Starkey, which includes hunting.
