Zumwalt Prairie Nature Conservancy Preserve
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Location
From Enterprise, OR, take Hwy 82 towards Joseph approximately 3 miles. Turn left on Crow Creek Road. Go 5 miles and turn right on Zumwalt / Buckhorn Road. After approximately 14 miles, you will find yourself at the junction of Zumwalt /Buckhorn Road (697 Road) and Duckett Road (716 Road).
Consult the following website for trails: Directions to Trails and Trail Map
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Zumwalt Prairie is North America’s largest remaining grassland of its type. A list of birds from this location might include the following: Green-winged Teal, Mountain Quail, Snowy Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrel, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Western & Eastern Kingbirds, Red-eyed Vireo (rare), Clark’s Nutcracker, Horned Lark, Black-capped Chickadee, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, House Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Western Tanager, Chipping Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Lazuli Bunting, and Western Meadowlark.
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