Jewell tours Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Center
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell visited an Oregon wildlife refuge that militia members occupied for 41 days earlier this year. She toured the facility an...
During her visit, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell met with community officials and tribal leaders. “As the community continues to recover from the illegal occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, I know that deepening the strong partnerships already in place will be important to the healing process,” Jewell said, in a release. “I’m here to talk to local leaders about what’s working in southeastern Oregon and what opportunities exist to work more collaboratively when it comes to managing our nation’s public lands that belong to all of us.”
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