October 13, 2021 9:50 a.m. 

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will be in Oregon this week.

A release from the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington said the trip will highlight investments the bipartisan Infrastructure Deal would make to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen resilience, including funding for wildland fire preparedness and response. The release said the trip will also provide valuable opportunities for the Secretary to meet with Tribal leaders, local and elected officials, and federal firefighting personnel while visiting public lands managed by the BLM.

On Thursday, Secretary Haaland and Senator Jeff Merkley will travel to Jackson County to visit the site of the 2020 South Obenchain fire and highlight the administration’s efforts to help better prepare communities and ecosystems against the threat of wildland fire.

On Friday, Secretary Haaland and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will go to Warm Springs to discuss how investments from the BID would help improve water infrastructure for local communities.

A spokesperson for Senator Wyden said there is no plan to visit Douglas County.