Thanksgiving eve surprise: Feds to block off 9M acres for spotted owl

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  • 08/21/2022
The Obama administration announced with little fanfare Thanksgiving eve plans to lock up nine million acres of land for the endangered Northern Spotted Owl.
The plan would double the amount of public forest lands proposed by the Bush administration for the owl's habitat in Oregon, Washington and Northern California, and is expected to severely limit commercial activities like logging.
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said he is concerned the plan will cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
"Expanding the Northern Spotted Owl's critical habitat will further endanger the timber industry, the thousands of jobs that the industry supports, and forest health," Hastings said.

 

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