Owyhee Canyonlands

Bill backed by Ron Wyden would add federal protections to more than 1 million acres centered around Eastern Oregon

A push to preserve more than a million acres of wildlands in Eastern Oregon is taking on new urgency in the final months of the Biden presidency, as environmentalists and political leaders from different parties each seek to shape the future of the Owyhee Canyonlands.

Kotek wants the Biden administration to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon a national monument if Congress won’t vote to protect it

A new proposal to protect about 2 million acres of the Owyhee Canyonlands in Eastern Oregon needs a sponsor in Congress to move forward.Half of the…

Oregon's Southeastern desert canyon country has a new group of volunteers dedicated to preservation projects and organizing special events. "Friends of…

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The landmark environmental law requires that wilderness areas remain roadless and untrammeled…