Ontario, OR — Citing increased urgency, the campaign to Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands is quickly gaining momentum. Twenty thousand individuals in Oregon and beyond have now signed the online petition calling on Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley to work with President Biden to secure national monument designation for the Owyhee before the end of 2024. Growing support for the campaign reflects the importance of climate and conservation issues among key constituencies—especially young voters—and the Owyhee Canyonlands is the largest conservation opportunity remaining in the American West.

Ontario, OR — In an editorial published Tuesday, June 3, 2024, The Bend Bulletin declared that the “Owyhee Canyonlands deserves protection,” and that a national monument designation is likely the only path forward at this time.

Ontario, OR — Citing increased urgency, the campaign to Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands is quickly gaining momentum. Twenty thousand individuals in Oregon and beyond have now signed the online petition calling on Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley to work with President Biden to secure national monument designation for the Owyhee before the end of 2024. Growing support for the campaign reflects the importance of climate and conservation issues among key constituencies—especially young voters—and the Owyhee Canyonlands is the largest conservation opportunity remaining in the American West.

Ontario, OR — Citing increased urgency, the campaign to Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands is quickly gaining momentum. Twenty thousand individuals in Oregon and beyond have now signed the online petition calling on Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley to work with President Biden to secure national monument designation for the Owyhee before the end of 2024. Growing support for the campaign reflects the importance of climate and conservation issues among key constituencies—especially young voters—and the Owyhee Canyonlands is the largest conservation opportunity remaining in the American West.