U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Regains Control Of Malheur Refuge

[L. Coyote]

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Regains Control Of Malheur Refuge
by Ryan Haas OPB | Feb. 23, 2016

A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed Tuesday that the agency has regained control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, nearly two months after an armed occupation caused employees to evacuate.

USFWS Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs Jason Holm confirmed the agency, which operates the refuge, will have employees returning to the site of the 41-day occupation soon.

“We’re still assessing the situation right now,” Holm said. “Not all employees are back in town at this time.”

The FBI said it was able to complete its evidence gathering and clearing of the refuge. ...........

LISTEN: A New Normal Settles Over Harney County
by Amanda Peacher OPB | Feb. 22, 2016

Eleven days after the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ended, the community of Harney County is taking a collective deep breath.

The fences and concrete barricades that surrounded the county courthouse in Burns are gone, but on the front doors, a new sign asks visitors to leave any guns in vehicles before they enter.

...... After more than five weeks of angst and tension in Burns, things are noticeably quieter in this small, high desert community. But it’s not quite a return to normal, at least not yet. Even as residents try to reset and to get back to routines, many see Harney County as changed. ........

Fetzer Mills Jr ‏@Fetzer2 2 hours ago
Stalinist Cuban-Canadian Ted Cruz, Cliven Bundy and the Oregon militia standoff http://gu.com/p/4hv7n/stw #oregonstandoff

Maxine Bernstein @maxoregonian
FBI is done processing evidence at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, according to prosecutors #oregonstandoff http://s.oregonlive.com/mJ5T5QE

....... Defense lawyers and their investigators in the federal conspiracy case can visit the refuge between noon Thursday and 5 p.m. Friday, escorted by federal officers.

They will be able to take photos or video but won't be allowed to "remove or disturb any items,'' prosecutors said.

After the arranged visit, government employees "will begin the process of restoring'' the refuge site and preparing it to be opened to the public, according to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ethan Knight, Geoffrey Barrow and Craig Gabriel. .......

Downriver ‏@Downriver5
$3.3 million and counting: The cost of the Malheur occupation http://s.oregonlive.com/MgFfoNW #oregonstandoff

Randy Prine @randyprine
House Moves On Bills That Would Allow States To Seize Millions Of Acres Of Public Lands http://thkpr.gs/3752342 via @climateprogress

@EASY1_76 ‏@Easy1_76
Jon Ritzheimer attorney bails. Can't dedicate the time needed. Only has 3555.00 funded on an estimate 100,000.00 defense. #Oregonstandoff

[Voice for Peace]

1. I must have missed a chapter....

What became of the Final Four?

[jmowreader]

3. They got the Final Four cells at the Multnomah County Jail

[L. Coyote]

5. Chapter and Verse, Scroll down to the Table of Contents here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027630366

You missed the live feed on YouTube during the final hours of the final four? Fiore racing across Oregon from the airport, instead of waiting there to get into Cliven's photo op, all the while with Ammon Bundy's attorney at her side while on the phone with the Final Four trying to talk them out of piling more charges on Ammon (sorry, I mean, trying to negotiate an end to the peaceful camping). Well, I bet you can still watch the videos. She missed Cliven's arrest at the airport. They had a full press going to end the criminal liability of those in jail before it got far worse with another death, and they sure didn't expect to have more than four arrests that night.

What a drama. I'd say it needs to be a film, but what we have already so surpasses what a film would do. At this point a film would be more like highlights. And the story isn't over yet, no doubt.

[SHRED]

2. The Bundy Klan and company

It appears they'll continue to be on Federal property for years.

[sakabatou]

4. Send the Bundy Bunch an invoice

[L. Coyote]

6. Another Federal Office in Oregon Reopens After Closing for 7 Weeks During Malheur Standoff

Another Federal Office in Oregon Reopens After Closing for 7 Weeks During Malheur Standoff
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/02/another-federal-office-oregon-shuttered-due-occupiers-reopens/126169/

The Bulletin ‏@thebulletin 21 minutes ago
Evidence collection at #Malheur refuge complete, says FBI. http://j.mp/1T6ORep #Oregonstandoff


Also, in stolen artifact news in Oregon:
https://redpowermedia.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/oregon-state-police-seize-native-american-artifacts-bound-for-the-black-market/

Clancy Anderson ‏@clancyanderson 1 hour ago
Need for flexibility and working together for rangeland solutions happening in Idaho. http://goo.gl/jy7Qn6 #Oregonstandoff

Dan Tilkin ‏@DanTilkinKOIN6
Ammon Bundy as a new look. Gone is the beard #Oregonstandoff #oregonmilitia #koin6news


Sherrie V. ‏@yummylicorice
This page of mugshots looks like a warning from Faces of Meth. Not even once, folks! #oregonstandoff


Talk about needing a hashtag, what to call that group of locos? #Losers

AFP Correspondent ‏@AFPblogs 7 minutes ago
Behind the surreal #oregonstandoff Rob Kerr @AFPblogs http://u.afp.com/ZnLH