The Methow Headwaters Protection Act permanently protects 340,079 acres within the Methow Valley’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest from future mining activity. Congress passed this bill in February 2019 as part of the Natural Resources Management Act.
Success Story 2019
Methow Valley Headwaters

- PROJECT NAME:
- Methow Valley Headwaters
- GRANTEE:
- Methow Valley Citizens Council
- RESULT:
- 340,079 acres protected from mining