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Owyhee Canyonslands Campaign
In April 2003 we kicked off our campaign to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands with a photo exhibition during Portland's First Thursday art event. Visit the National Sierra Club Wildlands Campaign on the Owyhee Canyonlands to learn more about this wonderful area. There is information about the natural history, conservation challenges, what you can do to help, and a nice slide show of images. A Cooperative Success for Steens For over a decade, the Oregon Chapter's High Desert Committee worked to protect special places in southeast Oregon. Our biggest success came October 30, 2000 when President Clinton signed the "Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000".
Among the highlights of the act are: A Steens Mountain Advisory Council has been formed, as required by the legislation, to advise the BLM in the design and implementation of a management plan for the area. The SMAC has 12 voting members who represent different groups interested in Steens.More information on the SMAC including meeting dates is available at the Steens Mountain Advisory Council. However our work is not done. There are still land exchanges, more wilderness designation which needs to take place, and controversy over various land use decisions with the upcoming management plan. The High Desert Committee is continuing its work to insure additional protection and intelligent management for Steens Mountain-Alvord Basin. Additionally, we have initiated an education campaign on the Owyhee River Canyonlands with the goal of accomplishing similiar protection for this outstanding and scenic area. |
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This page last updated Saturday, April 05, 2008
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