Success Story 2019

Methow Valley Headwaters

Methow Valley, WA Photo: Benjamin Drummond
PROJECT NAME:
Methow Valley Headwaters
GRANTEE:
Methow Valley Citizens Council
RESULT:
340,079 acres protected from mining

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.