Kotek asks Biden to protect Oregon’s ‘Grand Canyon’ if Congress does not
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the Biden administration to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument if Congress doesn't vote to protect it.
By Alex Baumhardt – Oregon Capital Chronicle
Alex Baumhardt has been a national radio producer focusing on education for American Public Media since 2017. She has reported from the Arctic to the Antarctic for national and international media, and from Minnesota and Oregon for The Washington Post. She previously worked in Iceland and Qatar and was a Fulbright scholar in Spain where she earned a master's degree in digital media. She's been a kayaking guide in Alaska, farmed on four continents and worked the night shift at several bakeries to support her reporting along the way.
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