05/17/2025
ACTION OPPORTUNITY
Effecting wild horses and other wildlife, high desert ecosystems, and ranchers of SE Oregon-
Quoted from another page: “This is a military project that would effectively remove access for the Coyote Lakes/Alvord Tule horses to access water, or severely restrict it. Additionally, they are talking about drilling for water for their needs, which will likely affect the already low aquifer that ranchers and horses and wildlife need for survival.
This would SERIOUSLY impact a portion of the Barren Valley Complex HMA down by Burns Junction and the other one near Christmas Valley could potentially impact Paisley Desert HMA and Beaty Butte HMA that are in the area.
This also means this could become restricted air space and/or just another dumping ground/junk yard for the military to trash and desert after a few months.
PLEASE read up on this project! We only have until June 2nd to comment!”
The Proposed Action includes acquisition of land, construction, and operation of two Homeland Defense Over-the-Horizon Radar (HLD OTHR) systems in the
