The two snails occur in small, isolated populations in the Owyhee River in the Owyhee Canyonlands, a remote, rugged corner of eastern Oregon known as a geological wonder. Both snails are threatened by ...

A wilderness designation is the right way to protect the Owyhee River corridor, writes guest columnist Zachary Collier. (Courtesy of Zachary Collier) As President Joe Biden leaves office ...

Tim Davis is executive director of Friends of the Owyhee, a nonprofit based in Ontario. The local conservation group ...

The Owyhee Canyonlands are in remote southeastern Oregon and include Leslie Gulch Tuff, which is rhyolite ash that erupted 15.5 million years ago. (Bob Bush/Getty Images) A proposal to protect the ...

A proposal to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeast Oregon did not make it through Congress at the end of the year but members of Oregon’s delegation said they’ll try anew in 2025. The proposed ...