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Frenchglen is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. It is 60 miles south of Burns on Oregon Route 205 and its population is approximately 12. Frenchglen is near Steens Mountain and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and is home to the historic Frenchglen Hotel. The town has a K-8 school divided into two classes. The area is known as a haven for birdwatching.
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  • 2. Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge Denio
    The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge is a 573,504-acre national wildlife refuge on the northern border of the U.S. state of Nevada. A very small part extends northward into Oregon. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as the Nevada component of the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which is headquartered in Lakeview, Oregon. The Sheldon Refuge is noted for its population of wild horses. In 1931, the refuge was established under executive order to carry out three central goals: First, the refuge was to provide a habitat for the antelope , an animal whose population was in decline during the early 1900s. Second, conservation efforts were put forth to protect native fish, wildlife and plants. Finally, the refuge was to serve as an inviolate migrat...
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  • 3. Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area Diamond Oregon
    Diamond Craters is a monogenetic volcanic field in southeastern Oregon, about 40 miles southeast of the city of Burns. It consists of a 27-square-mile area of basaltic lava flows, cinder cones, and maars. The reexamination of radiocarbon dates from older studies and interpretation of paleomagnetic data and new radiocarbon dates limits the eruption of volcanic vents in this volcanic field to the time period between 7320 and 7790 calendar years B.P.Diamond Craters and the nearby Diamond post office were named after the Diamond Ranch, established in the area by the pioneer Mace McCoy. The ranch used a diamond-shaped brand, hence the name.In the 1970s, Diamond Craters was a source of controversy between the Bureau of Land Management and commercial stonecutters who were illegally removing slabs...
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