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An unlikely alliance of ranchers, Indigenous communities and environmentalists is trying to save the Owyhee Canyonlands.

There, in Oregon’s sprawling high desert, you’ll find not only ample room to breathe, but many strange and beautiful natural treasures as well.

Stretching across 4.6 million acres of public lands in the BLM’s Vale District, this landscape is among the most remote and unpopulated in the lower 48 states and can test the skills of even the most seasoned outdoorsperson.

“When you are working on a public-lands bill, nobody gets everything they want or everything they think they ought to have,” Wyden said. “But the question is can you get something done 'the Oregon way’ to achieve your core objectives?”