On the recordJuly 16, 2018
We have a situation out in the West where Oregon put together a whole team of State experts of all kinds to try to develop a plan because we wanted to avoid a Federal listing.
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Merkley discusses Oregon's proactive approach to avoid federal intervention on species protection.
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