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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBThe bill backed by Ron Wyden would add federal protections to more than 1 million acres centered around Eastern Oregon -
Bureau of Land ManagementIn a recent letter, Kotek asked Biden to protect “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” and a stretch of the Owyhee River in the southeast of the state.
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More than a million acres of wildlands in Eastern Oregon could be preserved through federal legislation or a monument declaration from the president. This could be the last chance for the Owyhee Canyonlands to see additional protections for years. -
Kotek wants the president to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon a national monument if Congress won’t vote to protect it.
