Oregon awaits decision on Cascade-Siskiyou Monument

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon and its political leaders await word on whether the Trump administration will shrink the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, or leave the 112,000-acre monument along the border with California alone.
 
Gov. Kate Brown’s office and Oregon’s congressional delegation have sought copies of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s draft report to President Donald Trump to no avail, according to Brown’s press secretary.
 
Bryan Hockaday said Friday that Brown and others are awaiting word. Late Thursday, Brown said she’s deeply concerned about the future of the monument and suspects Oregon’s public lands are in the crosshairs of the federal administration.
 
Zinke says none of America’s 27 monuments he’s examined will be rescinded, though he’ll push for boundary changes on a handful.