The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act for full consideration by the Senate!
This is a huge step forward for Senator Wyden’s legislation and the many years of collaboration and negotiation that produced the bill.
Please join ONDA in thanking Senator Ron Wyden and co-sponsor, Senator Jeff Merkley, for their dedication to protecting the Owyhee and urge them to keep pushing for permanent protection for this irreplaceable landscape.
What’s in the legislation?
- Designates more than 1.1 million acres of wilderness in Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands
- Transfers nearly 30,000 acres of land into trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe and creates tribal co-stewardship opportunities on adjacent public lands, and
- Establishes a flexible, adaptive, science-based grazing management and monitoring program designed to improve the ecological health of public lands
Your message is important for advancing the Owyhee legislation in Congress and achieving permanent protection for this vital landscape! Send a message thanking the Oregon Senators below with just one click.
