RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jeb Bush is headed back to Nevada to unveil his plan for managing natural resources and public lands in the West.
The former Florida governor seeking the Republican presidential nomination plans to attend a round table in Reno at 11 a.m. Wednesday and an evening forum in Las Vegas hosted by activists trying to appeal to conservative Hispanics.
Nevada is the biggest gold mining state in the nation.
The early-caucus, swing state is also home to ranching communities that graze their livestock on public lands. Both are concerned about federal attempts to protect greater sage grouse.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell recently decided against listing the bird as threatened or endangered. But critics say the Obama administration is pursuing other protective measures that could prove just as disruptive to Western rural economies.