
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is coming to Central Oregon this week.
Haaland will visit Bend this Friday to discuss the Biden administration investments in Oregon’s outdoor recreation.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will be with her. The two will meet with local leaders and what the Interior Department says are local stakeholders.
They’ll hold a similar event Sunday in Medford.
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