{"id":3087,"date":"2020-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wyden-and-merkley-introduce-legislation-to-protect-malheur-county-wilderness\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:06:19","slug":"wyden-and-merkley-introduce-legislation-to-protect-malheur-county-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-and-merkley-introduce-legislation-to-protect-malheur-county-wilderness\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden y Merkley presentan legislaci\u00f3n para proteger la vida silvestre del condado de Malheur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats from Oregon, introduced this legislation to protect more than a million acres of wilderness in Malheur County to protect the scenic values while also supporting the ranching economy in the same region. A hearing of the Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of which he is a senior member, Wyden, noting that Malheur is the poorest in the state, said the bill is about two things: “We’re going to project the ag way of life. We’re not going to let anyone trample over the farmers and the ranchers.”<\/p>\n

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Also, “We are not going to throw the environment laws into the trash can.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The act supports management of federal land to ranching, a conservation tool and ensuring proper management responses to threats to the lands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It establishes roads to encourage tourism and development of tourist related amenities and works to protect the cultural base of native Americans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“This bill represents the spirit of compromise. Nobody gets everything they want,” Wyden said, adding that ranchers say they can build their futures around it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If these fires teach us anything, it is that people should be put to work to restore public lands including weed-infested land in Malheur County. “We can put people to work.:”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The legislation came as the result of a request by members of his Owyhee Basin Stewardship Coalition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We hoped for resolution of land designations and a unique BLM management model that protects grazing and other traditional land uses while providing for local guidance,” Coalition President Steve Russell said in a printed statement. “We also helped to create economic opportunities for Malheur County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The final result accomplishes what we set out to do and we sincerely appreciate the dedication of everyone involved,” Russell said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The act is the result of several months of consultation by Wyden and several groups including the local ranchers and environmental groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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