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Monument Expansion Reactions

Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou

The news from Washington was expected, but it came with a surprise. 

President Obama did indeed decide to expand the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Jackson, Klamath, and Siskiyou Counties.  But the expansion, 47,000 acres or so, did not double the footprint of the existing monument. 

Just the same, pro-monument groups hailed the decision and anti-expansion groups criticized it.  We get a sampling of opinion on the president's proclamation, from Dave Willis at Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, Pam Marsh from the Green Springs Inn, and biologist Pepper Trail. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.