Bill to Protect 22,000 Acres of Wilderness in Washington State Clears House Committee
Washington State is one step closer to protecting a chunk of the Cascades this week. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and the Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act cleared the Natural Resources committee in the U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday. If passed, the bill will protect 22,000 acres of wilderness adjoining the…