Agency looks to drop seabird coastal habitat designation

This story was filed on

PORTLAND – The federal government has proposed to help settle a lawsuit by dropping nearly 4 million acres of designated “critical habitat” for the marbled murrelet, a threatened seabird that nests in coastal forests in Oregon, Washington and California. The federal lawsuit pending in Washington, D.C., was brought by the …

Support press freedom in Indian Country.

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

Founder & Editor in Chief

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Spoken Languages: English

Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

See the journalist page

© Buffalo's Fire. All rights reserved.
This article is not included in our Story Share & Care selection.The content may only be reproduced with permission from the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance. Please see our content sharing guidelines.