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Give me an idea of where you guys are at on the national monument.
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What do you think are the threats right now?
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The funding you're looking for wouldn't necessarily be taken out of BLM management, would it?
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What are the unique qualities of this area that make it a good candidate for protection?
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What about this Owyhee Canyon People's Rendezvous? What is that about?
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What are the problems with the way it's protected now?
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You have to work with the local ranchers—is there any common ground?
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What are the parameters of the region you're looking to protect?
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What would be a way to do that core protection? Would it be gap fencing or different practices in terms of management?
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Talk a little about the coalition and how it came to be.
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What kind of progress do you think has been made?
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The ranchers complain that they can't afford these legal battles and maybe there's only certain ranchers involved in the court battle . . or is a lot of the ranching community in the litigation?
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What kind of personal feelings do you have for this Owyhee countryside out here?
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One of the contentions is that the area out here is still in pretty good shape, it's remote, kind of self-protecting . .
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