Plans for proposed Siskiyou Crest National Monument move forward
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KDRV Medford, Oregon
Grants Pass, Oregon - Plans for the proposed Siskiyou Crest
National Monument are moving forward.
Josephine County Board of Commissioners say they should have a say
in the plans, since much of the land lies within the county lines.
On Tuesday the group discussed a new draft resolution, which calls
on federal officials to keep local leaders in the loop whenever
the issue comes up for discussion.
The draft resolution now goes to Josephine County's legal counsel
for review, and will probably receive a public hearing before
commissioners consider adopting it.
The proposal would turn about a million acres of the Siskiyou
Crest into a national monument. The Siskiyou Crest runs east to
west and connects the Cascades to the Coast Range. It is an
important corridor for habitat migration.
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