Unlikely Allies Owyhees Initiative unites warring factions
A Model for the Future? What was wrong with a national monument?
Unlikely Allies. Owyhees Initiative unites warring factions. By Deanna Darr. Boise Weekly.
I’ve never been much of an enthusiast for the Owyhee Country because my picture of it is scenic, vertical-walled deep canyons with piles of manure and cheatgrass separating them. With the passage of this “unique Idaho solution,” almost everything will stay the same. Apparently the “model for the future” is more of the past.
What threats to the scenic canyons does the OI’s passage prevent?
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Note: it hasn’t truly passed yet. It must clear the U.S. House of Representatives. It is part of the Omnibus Public Lands bill, about why we have posted a number of articles.
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Photos: Scenic canyons. Big Jacks Creek. Trashed uplands.

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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