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Episode 30: Ohwyee Canyons Access at Risk

Episode 30: Ohwyee Canyons Access at Risk

FromDefend Your Ground


Episode 30: Ohwyee Canyons Access at Risk

FromDefend Your Ground

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Western Idaho is undergoing travel management, which designates routes in the area of Canyonlands East in Owyhee County. This is the Fossil Butte and Grandview areas. The project area is 815, 677 acres. Known for off roading, single track, camping and access to rivers and lakes, the BLM is analyzing the majority of the routes in this area.
Add your voice here: https://www.sharetrails.org/canyonlands-east-in-owyhee-idaho-travel-management/
Senator Wyden of Oregon has proposed a bill which will designate 1,134,292 acres as Wilderness completely restricted from motorized and mechanized use in the south eastern corner of Oregon and into Idaho. That is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. This area already sees large amounts of wildfires and restrictive management will only exacerbate this issue. The resources they claim to want to protect are the most threatened because of wildfires.
Known for overlanding, off-roading, single track use and many forms of recreation this bill would be catastrophic to the current and future users and communities of this area.
Add your voice here: https://www.sharetrails.org/oppose-the-owyhee-wilderness-in-eastern-oregon-and-western-idaho/
Released:
Jul 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Defend Your Ground is a podcast produced by BlueRibbon Coalition - a 501c3 non-profit that works to defend outdoor recreation on public land on a national level. Listen to learn about new areas to explore, new adventures to pursue, and to become a better advocate for promoting all forms of recreation.