LWCF Strikes Again

[BigHornRam]

Sky is not falling.

BLM acquires 11,000 acres along John Day River

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday the final phase of the John Day Wild and Scenic River land acquisition, which consists of transferring 11,149 acres from the Western Rivers Conservancy.

www.ktvz.com

"The Rattray Ranch lies at the heart of the John Day's best habitat for California bighorn sheep, supporting an estimated 600 to 650 head, the largest herd in Oregon. Bighorn sheep are highly vulnerable to disease and can experience steep population declines as a result. Conserving high-quality habitat for these animals is key to their long-term vitality."

 

[Irrelevant]

I thought this was an interesting quote as well.

 

[Ben Sellers]

I saw that. Good deal.

 

[Sytes]

Crickets if not a liberal embittered agenda.

 

[onpoint]

Crickets if not a liberal embittered agenda.

Not schooled on this one at all, yes must be a good deal for all, but-
Cursory examination of the background suggests this deal began 2014 (or so) and was FINALIZED with the proceedings described in BHR's provided article. This means the origination of the thing took place under the Obama administration BLM folks. The Rattray acquistion was in 2014, which was the FIRST PHASE, culminating in this end product.
BHR simply put this out there as a announcement of victory made possible by LWCF. Which it indeed sounds as if it is.
I didn't see any liberal/conservative bent attached to it.
It's great the current administration decided to stick with something apparently put in motion by the previous liberal embittered agenda.
Sounds like somebody else is the bitter one.

If somebody on here has info that corrects my admittedly simple appraisal of the history of the deal, feel free to put it out there.
I will retract any faulty assumptions.

 

[Sytes]

Pretty cool stuff. Thanks for sharing, BHR. Certainly understand why this one caught your radar. Nice step forward for the ram population.

Some basics...

The Rattay Ranch was purchased by a private organization in 2014, with a primary focus on enhancing America's rivers, the Western Rivers Conservancy with assisted support from our well valued LWCF funding.

In 2018... (Note: Trump Admin) WRC, transfered the first chunk of 4k acres to the Trump Admin's, BLM.
The <edit added: recent > additional 11k is the conclusion of the continued Trump Admin BLM's successful acquisition process.

This is habitat for approx 650 California bighorn sheep... Shared as the largest herd in Oregon.

"I applaud the BLM for the years of work and collaboration that went into completing this multiphase significant acquisition along Oregon's John Day River," said U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. "This area provides a rich variety of recreation opportunities throughout the year including hunting, fishing, horseback riding, hiking, skiing, camping, and whitewater rafting – pursuits that are also vital to the state's economy."

 

[Straight Arrow]

Pretty cool stuff. Thanks for sharing, BHR. Certainly understand why this one caught your radar. Nice step forward for the ram population.

Some basics...

The Rattay Ranch was purchased by a private organization in 2014, with a primary focus on enhancing America's rivers, the Western Rivers Conservancy with assisted support from our well valued LWCF funding.

In 2018... (Note: Trump Admin) WRC, transfered the first chunk of 4k acres to the Trump Admin's, BLM.
The <edit added: recent > additional 11k is the conclusion of the continued Trump Admin BLM's successful acquisition process.

This is habitat for approx 650 California bighorn sheep... Shared as the largest herd in Oregon.

Thanks for the redundant recap. 'Prolly shouldn't have wasted time reading the article.

 

[BigHornRam]

Deals like this take many years to put together and complete. Often times through multiple administrations. It's nice to see the process work like it was intended to work, and the end result is (hopefully) what all people here on this site would like to see more of. I sure would.

 

[El Jason]

Good deal. Access to that sheep herd is a bit of an issue by my understanding.

Crickets if not a liberal embittered agenda.

Never miss an opportunity to make something political, eh? If it's not a liberal embittered agenda, by gawd we can make it an conservative embittered agenda......

 

[Sytes]

@JLS Well, the sky is not falling...

 

[Irrelevant]

@JLS Well, the sky is not falling...

It would take less words than were published above for the sky to fall. And the General in charge has already said them... several times.