June is National Rivers Month, and supporters are calling for greater protections of the Olympic Peninsula s rivers and landscapes. The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in Congress would protect more than 126,000 acres as wilderness and designate 19 rivers and their tributaries as wild and scenic. The legislation has received support from local elected officials, tribes, businesses and conservation groups. .
June is National Rivers Month and a proposal in Congress would protect more of Oregon s rivers. Currently about 2% of Oregon s 110,000 miles of river are protected under the federal Wild and Scenic River Act. The River Democracy Act would add wild and scenic protections to 4,700 miles. .
Montana is considering a purchase of land in the central part of the state that could open up access to more than 100,000 acres of public land. Educational flights are taking place starting today to tour the Big Snowy Mountains, which could see more visitors with the purchase of a ranch in the southern foothills. The 5,600-acre ranch was gifted to Shodair Children s Hospital when its owner died. .
June is National Rivers Month, and conservation groups are pressing the U.S. Senate to vote on the PUBLIC Lands Act, a bill that would add protections to 500 miles of rivers and more than a million acres in California. The bill already has passed the U.S. .
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