A person paddles a canoe down the Wild and Scenic Rogue River in Southern Oregon in this file photo from 2019. A bill before Congress would add more than 4,000 miles of Oregon rivers and streams to the Wild and Scenic Rivers program. Nick Fisher
Originally published on February 4, 2021 8:21 am
Oregon’s U.S. senators have proposed an enormous conservation package that would shield thousands of miles of the state’s rivers from development.
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, on Wednesday announced the River Democracy Act of 2021, which would add nearly 4,700 miles of Oregon rivers and streams to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system.