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On the recordApril 20, 2016
When the original Owyhee initiative began in 2000 it was a collaborative effort between diverse stakeholders including the Shoshone-Paiute tribe, ranchers and locals, state governments, environmental groups, people working together.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso describes the collaborative origins of the Owyhee initiative.

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