/tags/owyhee-canyonlands Owyhee Canyonlands en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:55:38 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-12-24/owyhee-protection-bill-passes-u-s-senate The bill backed by Ron Wyden would add federal protections to more than 1 million acres centered around Eastern Oregon Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:55:38 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-12-24/owyhee-protection-bill-passes-u-s-senate Antonio Sierra /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-12-03/gov-kotek-makes-final-plea-to-biden-to-make-owyhee-canyonlands-a-national-monument In 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. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:46:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-12-03/gov-kotek-makes-final-plea-to-biden-to-make-owyhee-canyonlands-a-national-monument Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-24/potential-for-protecting-owyhee-canyonlands-takes-urgency-in-final-months-of-biden-administration 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. Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:25:22 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-24/potential-for-protecting-owyhee-canyonlands-takes-urgency-in-final-months-of-biden-administration April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-21/gov-kotek-asks-biden-to-protect-oregons-grand-canyon-if-congress-does-not Kotek wants the president to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon a national monument if Congress won’t vote to protect it. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:57:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-21/gov-kotek-asks-biden-to-protect-oregons-grand-canyon-if-congress-does-not Alex Baumhardt