Andy Kerr

Conservationist, Writer, Analyst, Operative, Agitator, Strategist, Tactitian, Schmoozer, Raconteur

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Wyden’s Awesome Owyhee Opportunity

Wyden’s Awesome Owyhee Opportunity

The White House is very interested in protecting Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands as a national monument before the end of Biden’s first administration. However, President Biden won’t proceed without the all-clear from Oregon’s two US senators. Your help needed. Now.

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Malheur County Federal Land Legislation Take 4, Part 1: The Good, the Whatever, and the Bad

Malheur County Federal Land Legislation Take 4, Part 1: The Good, the Whatever, and the Bad

With a few critical tweaks, Senator Wyden’s legislation could be a net gain for the conservation of nature for the benefit of this and future generations. Without those tweaks, the bill as drafted is an existential threat to the conservation of federal public lands and should not be enacted into law.

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Senator Wyden’s Owyhee Wilderness, and More, Legislation

Senator Wyden’s Owyhee Wilderness, and More, Legislation

third try may be the charm in Senator Wyden’s long effort to enact public lands legislation to conserve wildlands in the Owyhee and lower Malheur Basins in Oregon.

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