Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Trump administration recently moved to open up more public lands in Washington state to cattle grazing and logging.
We’ll talk more about what this could mean for our public lands with the Oregon Capital Chronicle’s Alex Baumhart.
Read more of Alex's reporting about grazing changes (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/17/conservationists-sue-feds-over-plan-to-allow-cattle-grazing-on-24-million-western-acres/) and the roadless rule (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/18/trump-administration-advances-plan-to-rescind-protections-for-nearly-45-million-wild-acres/) .
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The Trump administration recently moved to open up more public lands in Washington state to cattle grazing and logging.
We’ll talk more about what this could mean for our public lands with the Oregon Capital Chronicle’s Alex Baumhart.
Read more of Alex's reporting about grazing changes (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/17/conservationists-sue-feds-over-plan-to-allow-cattle-grazing-on-24-million-western-acres/) and the roadless rule (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/18/trump-administration-advances-plan-to-rescind-protections-for-nearly-45-million-wild-acres/) .
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Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org (mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org) , leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online (kuow.org/feedback) or on the KUOW App. (meet.kuow.org/question/)
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