Blazing sun, thick brush, and rugged country. All of these come to mind when thinking of Oregon’s high desert. BHA’s Oregon stewardship project encounters these characteristics daily, as we work towards the replacement of over 20 miles of antiquated cattle fence on public lands. Our area of operation is a 40-mile-long boundary fence the spans the border between the Deschutes National Forest and BLM land, starting at Bend, OR and working its way southeast through the desert. This land is some ...