Jeanette Finicum and her ilk want federal land turned over to the ranchers and the miners, for their personal gain.

They DO NOT want the land turned over to hikers, hunters, stargazers, anglers, tourists (foreign and local), artists, Native Americans, campers, mountain bikers, photographers, rafters, canoeists, paddleboarders and kayakers, rock collectors,  people who just love to be out in the open and everyone else who currently enjoys access to public land. 

They also do not want the land preserved for any wildlife other than for-profit meat animals.

That is why Finicum was in John Day, speaking only to ranchers and miners.

Stephen J. Remington