Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, introduced in 2019 the Owyhee Act in Congress, which would ...

Instead of implementing meaningful protections for the Oregon side of the Owyhee Canyonlands, politicians have missed the ...

After seeing Republicans sweep the White House and both chambers of Congress last month, Gov. Tina Kotek is urging President ...

While some of Oregon's top Democrats have pushed for a national monument designation from President Joe Biden, the region's ...

This expanse of sagebrush desert and river ... The Owyhee Canyonlands straddle the Oregon-Idaho border. More than 267,000 acres on the Idaho side are already a designated wilderness area.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek just made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect a stunning stretch of the state known as ...

Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, on Friday offered a new wrinkle to conserving the Owyhee Canyonlands ... including the smaller amount ...

A separate Natural Resources subcommittee this week will examine bills dealing with the Colorado River basin ... The “Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection Act,” which he filed ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is urging President Joe Biden to add federal protections to the Owyhee Canyonlands before he ...

and it protects all the recreational activities that people know and love in the Owyhee," he said. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden introduced legislation in 2023 that would designate the area as wilderness ...

Parts of the Owyhee River have already ... in August to protect the area if Congress failed to act. While Congress can protect areas under the National Wilderness Preservation System and the ...