Ten Cent Lake-Juniper Lake Area – State Wildlife Action Plan

Geographic boundaries of the COAs were updated for the 2026 State Wildlife Action Plan and the associated COA profiles are intended to provide additional information. Content of each COA profile is being refined and will be updated to reflect current conditions when feasible. Please help us by submitting information on Local Conservation Actions, Plans, or Potential Partners to: OCS.revision@odfw.oregon.gov.

This COA encompasses an area south of US Highway 78 that spans Malheur and Harney Counties from the Sheepshead mountains in the east to Burnt Flat and Comegys Lake on the northern flank of Steens Mountain.

Recommended Conservation Actions

Control spread of western juniper to maintain habitat values in sagebrush, aspen, and, riparian habitats
Maintain or restore riparian and wetland habitats
Promote early detection and suppression of invasive plants.
Restore and maintain complex, continuous sage habitat

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Coordinated Implementation Plan for Bird Conservation in Eastern Oregon (Taylor et.al. 2005)
Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy
Important Bird Areas of Oregon
Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

Habitat diversity and quality is considered exceptionally high
Sage Grouse Core Habitat Areas
This is an important area for migratory birds

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID NBR-09 (Alvord Lake Basin)
2006 COA ID NBR-09 (Steens Mountain Uplands)

Protected Areas

Heath Lake Wilderness Study Area
Kiger Mustang Area Of Critical Environmental Concern
Palomino Hills Wilderness Study Area
Sheepshead Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management And Protection Area
Stonehouse Wilderness Study Area
Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area

Specialized Local Habitats

Canyon Shrublands
Mountain Mahogany
Rim Rock and Cliffs

Ecoregions

Northern Basin and Range

The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion covers the very large southeastern portion of the state, from Burns south to the Nevada border and from the Christmas Valley east to Idaho. It is largely a high elevation desert-like area dominated by sagebrush communities and habitats.

Key Habitats

Natural Lakes

Natural lakes are relatively large bodies of freshwater surrounded by land that were formed through geological processes, such as glacial scouring, tectonic movements, volcanic activity and river meander cutoffs. In Oregon, natural lakes are defined as standing water bodies larger than 20 acres, including some seasonal lakes. Depth is not a reference for characterization of …

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats

Flowing Water and Riparian Habitats include all naturally occurring flowing freshwater streams and rivers throughout Oregon as well as the adjacent riparian habitat.