Safeguard Vast, Remote and Healthy Habitat in the Pacific Northwest

The Owyhee Canyonlands are a vast, remote land of austere deserts and deep volcanic canyons located in southeast Oregon spanning several million acres, over two million of which have no roads.

From pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, greater sage-grouse, mule deer, and redband trout to rare native plants, there is no shortage of special and important plants and animals in the Owyhee. Anchored by the Owyhee River, the desert, and prominent mountain high points, the unique geography offers stunning vistas, some of the darkest night skies in the U.S., and historic sites that are significant to the Northern Paiute, Bannock and Shoshone Tribes that lived here for thousands of years.

Urge Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley to support a national monument designation to protect over a million acres of irreplaceable habitat in southeast Oregon.

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Dear Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley,

I thank you for your leadership in championing the Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act, which will protect and safeguard the irreplaceable landscape of the Owyhee Canyonlands: a vast, remote land of austere deserts and deep volcanic canyons. It is one of the most remote and intact landscapes in the U.S. It also contains historic and sacred sites for Indigenous Peoples that have lived here for thousands of years.

The coalition-building that you have fostered with local leaders there has been remarkable.

But it is clear that the longer we wait to protect the Owyhees, the more the threats increase from mining, off-road vehicle use, climate change, and wildfires.

This one-of-a-kind landscape offers unparalleled conservation opportunities seldom found in our modern world. I encourage you to take the next step and heed the wishes of 73% of Oregonians who believe it is time for the Owyhees to become a national monument. Protections must be put in place before it’s too late.

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