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Senator Murray’s Wild Olympics Bill Advances Through Senate Hearing on Wave of New Sportsmen Endorsements Calling for Permanent Protection of Wild Olympics. from the Wild Olympics Coalition: Dear Wild Olympics Supporter, We’re exc… Read on blog <https://olyopen.com/2025/12/12/update-on-sen-murrays-wild-olympics-bill-advances-through-senate-hearing/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=w pcom_email_click&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wordpress.com%2Freader%2Fblogs%2F6664244%2Fposts%2F18476&sr=1&signature=ae7f5734c4f94a1c4589cb7371d428a8&user=dde2e168bb8f124c3ff2b186695312c8&_e=eyJlcn JvciI6bnVsbCwiYmxvZ19pZCI6NjY2NDI0NCwiYmxvZ19sYW5nIjoiZW4iLCJzaXRlX2lkX2xhYmVsIjoiamV0cGFjayIsImhhc19mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSI6IjAiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNDQzMzIzMTM0IiwiX3VpIjoiZGRlMmUxNjhiYjhmMTI0YzNmZ jJiMTg2Njk1MzEyYzgiLCJfdXQiOiJhbm9uIiwiZW1haWxfZG9tYWluIjoiY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTg0NzYsInVzZXJfZW1haWwiOiJoZWlzZW5ob3VyQGNvLmplZmZlcnNvbi53YS51cyIsImRhdGVfc2VudCI6IjIwMjUtMTItMTIi LCJlbWFpbF9uYW1lIjoibmV3LXBvc3QiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6Im5ldy1wb3N0IiwiZW1haWxfaWQiOiIxOTRlOTBkZDkxODYxMGZmNWI2NDI5YmRlNTE0YTUwMSIsImxpbmtfZGVzYyI6InJlYWRlci11cmwiLCJhbmNob3JfdGV4dCI6IlJlYWRlciIsIl9kciI6bnV sbCwiX2RsIjoiXC93cGNvbVwvdjJcL3NpdGVzXC82NjY0MjQ0XC9qZXRwYWNrLXN5bmMtYWN0aW9ucz9zeW5jPTEmY29kZWM9ZGVmbGF0ZS1qc29uLWFycmF5JnRpbWVzdGFtcD0xNzY1NTUxNTU4LjU4JnF1ZXVlPXN5bmMmY2Q9MC4wMDE4JnBkPTAuMDAyNSZxdW V1ZV9zaXplPTcmYnVmZmVyX2lkPTY5M2MyZGM2OGM5M2I0LjU2MjUyNzI5JnN5bmNfZmxvd190eXBlPWRlZGljYXRlZCZzdG9yYWdlX3R5cGU9Y3VzdG9tJnRpbWVvdXQ9MjAmaG9tZT1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm9seW9wZW4uY29tJnNpdGV1cmw9aHR0cHMlM0ElM kYlMkZvbHlvcGVuLmNvbSZpZGM9MSIsIl9lbiI6IndwY29tX2VtYWlsX2NsaWNrIiwiX3RzIjoxNzY1NTUxNjM5NjQwLCJicm93c2VyX3R5cGUiOiJwaHAtYWdlbnQiLCJfYXVhIjoid3Bjb20tdHJhY2tzLWNsaWVudC12MC4zIiwiX3VsIjpudWxsLCJibG9nX3R6 IjoiLTgiLCJ1c2VyX2xhbmciOm51bGx9&_z=z> <https://olyopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image-1.jpg?w=256> Olympic Peninsula Environmental News <https://olyopen.com> Read on blog <https://olyopen.com/2025/12/12/update-on-sen-murrays-wi ld-olympics-bill-advances-through-senate-hearing/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wordpress.com%2Freader %2Fblogs%2F6664244%2Fposts%2F18476&sr=1&signature=ae7f5734c4f94a1c4589cb7371d428a8&user=dde2e168bb8f124c3ff2b186695312c8&_e=eyJlcnJvciI6bnVsbCwiYmxvZ19pZCI6NjY2NDI0NCwiYmxvZ19sYW5nIjoiZW4iLCJzaXRlX2l kX2xhYmVsIjoiamV0cGFjayIsImhhc19mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSI6IjAiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNDQzMzIzMTM0IiwiX3VpIjoiZGRlMmUxNjhiYjhmMTI0YzNmZjJiMTg2Njk1MzEyYzgiLCJfdXQiOiJhbm9uIiwiZW1haWxfZG9tYWluIjoiY28uamVmZm Vyc29uLndhLnVzIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTg0NzYsInVzZXJfZW1haWwiOiJoZWlzZW5ob3VyQGNvLmplZmZlcnNvbi53YS51cyIsImRhdGVfc2VudCI6IjIwMjUtMTItMTIiLCJlbWFpbF9uYW1lIjoibmV3LXBvc3QiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6Im5ldy1wb3N0IiwiZW1ha WxfaWQiOiIxOTRlOTBkZDkxODYxMGZmNWI2NDI5YmRlNTE0YTUwMSIsImxpbmtfZGVzYyI6InJlYWRlci11cmwiLCJhbmNob3JfdGV4dCI6IlJlYWRlciIsIl9kciI6bnVsbCwiX2RsIjoiXC93cGNvbVwvdjJcL3NpdGVzXC82NjY0MjQ0XC9qZXRwYWNrLXN5bmMt YWN0aW9ucz9zeW5jPTEmY29kZWM9ZGVmbGF0ZS1qc29uLWFycmF5JnRpbWVzdGFtcD0xNzY1NTUxNTU4LjU4JnF1ZXVlPXN5bmMmY2Q9MC4wMDE4JnBkPTAuMDAyNSZxdWV1ZV9zaXplPTcmYnVmZmVyX2lkPTY5M2MyZGM2OGM5M2I0LjU2MjUyNzI5JnN5bmNfZmx vd190eXBlPWRlZGljYXRlZCZzdG9yYWdlX3R5cGU9Y3VzdG9tJnRpbWVvdXQ9MjAmaG9tZT1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm9seW9wZW4uY29tJnNpdGV1cmw9aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvbHlvcGVuLmNvbSZpZGM9MSIsIl9lbiI6IndwY29tX2VtYWlsX2NsaWNrIiwiX3 RzIjoxNzY1NTUxNjM5NjQxLCJicm93c2VyX3R5cGUiOiJwaHAtYWdlbnQiLCJfYXVhIjoid3Bjb20tdHJhY2tzLWNsaWVudC12MC4zIiwiX3VsIjpudWxsLCJibG9nX3R6IjoiLTgiLCJ1c2VyX2xhbmciOm51bGx9&_z=z> Update on Sen. Murray’s Wild Olympics Bill Advances Through Senate Hearing <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Folyopen.com%2 F2025%2F12%2F12%2Fupdate-on-sen-murrays-wild-olympics-bill-advances-through-senate-hearing%2F&sr=0&signature=53a6f248c57af4e768a8eadc6f1fe941&blog_id=6664244&user=dde2e168bb8f124c3ff2b186695312c8&_e= eyJlcnJvciI6bnVsbCwiYmxvZ19pZCI6NjY2NDI0NCwiYmxvZ19sYW5nIjoiZW4iLCJzaXRlX2lkX2xhYmVsIjoiamV0cGFjayIsImhhc19mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSI6IjAiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNDQzMzIzMTM0IiwiX3VpIjoiZGRlMmUxNjhiYjhmMTI 0YzNmZjJiMTg2Njk1MzEyYzgiLCJfdXQiOiJhbm9uIiwiZW1haWxfZG9tYWluIjoiY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTg0NzYsInVzZXJfZW1haWwiOiJoZWlzZW5ob3VyQGNvLmplZmZlcnNvbi53YS51cyIsImRhdGVfc2VudCI6IjIwMjUtMT ItMTIiLCJlbWFpbF9uYW1lIjoibmV3LXBvc3QiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6Im5ldy1wb3N0IiwiZW1haWxfaWQiOiIxOTRlOTBkZDkxODYxMGZmNWI2NDI5YmRlNTE0YTUwMSIsImxpbmtfZGVzYyI6InBvc3QtdXJsIiwiYW5jaG9yX3RleHQiOiJVcGRhdGUgb24gU2VuL iBNdXJyYXlcdTIwMTlzIFdpbGQgT2x5bXBpY3MgQmlsbCBBZHZhbmNlcyBUaHJvdWdoIFNlbmF0ZVx1MDBhMEhlYXJpbmciLCJfZHIiOm51bGwsIl9kbCI6Ilwvd3Bjb21cL3YyXC9zaXRlc1wvNjY2NDI0NFwvamV0cGFjay1zeW5jLWFjdGlvbnM/c3luYz0xJmNv ZGVjPWRlZmxhdGUtanNvbi1hcnJheSZ0aW1lc3RhbXA9MTc2NTU1MTU1OC41OCZxdWV1ZT1zeW5jJmNkPTAuMDAxOCZwZD0wLjAwMjUmcXVldWVfc2l6ZT03JmJ1ZmZlcl9pZD02OTNjMmRjNjhjOTNiNC41NjI1MjcyOSZzeW5jX2Zsb3dfdHlwZT1kZWRpY2F0ZWQ mc3RvcmFnZV90eXBlPWN1c3RvbSZ0aW1lb3V0PTIwJmhvbWU9aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvbHlvcGVuLmNvbSZzaXRldXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGb2x5b3Blbi5jb20maWRjPTEiLCJfZW4iOiJ3cGNvbV9lbWFpbF9jbGljayIsIl90cyI6MTc2NTU1MTYzOTY0Mi wiYnJvd3Nlcl90eXBlIjoicGhwLWFnZW50IiwiX2F1YSI6IndwY29tLXRyYWNrcy1jbGllbnQtdjAuMyIsIl91bCI6bnVsbCwiYmxvZ190eiI6Ii04IiwidXNlcl9sYW5nIjpudWxsfQ=&_z=z> <https://1.gravatar.com/avatar/a1881667ea64541df5cfc5a812b0f3c6d73ca97762bb491c6184997ebfb67330?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96&r=G> By Al Bergstein on December 12, 2025 Senator Murray’s Wild Olympics Bill Advances Through Senate Hearing on Wave of New Sportsmen Endorsements Calling for Permanent Protection of Wild Olympics. from the Wild Olympics Coalition: ________________________________ Dear Wild Olympics Supporter, We’re excited to share the great news that Senator Murray’s Wild Olympics bill advanced through a key senate hearing this week on a wave of new sportsmen endorsements who sent a letter <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0c0a14b887ea57c0fc803b41ed03cbfb189979cb37d42ad2d6cbfb233469ef5f&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=743344e2028 72c68f17039b498f80a33&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly90cHd3NG5lYWIuY2MucnM2Lm5ldC90bi5qc3A/Zj0wMDFRcERrREl0MVhkMVZkMnNtMjdqT2pJbG5jNUtVZm5oekF3WExN Vm9XQ3p6Z2UyeVN4ZlFzR2tFWF9VV25uR1d3ZmNmU1U4MTNlc01yWnRvRXNQRW1Fd1FTbWRFYmZUaTB5MjZIdndMWURVbFBDajRrQTZhMllQc0VwTmR6VzhtMVkybzNDM2Y2QzY3Wk1nc0tORVJsbTY0U1RmcDJILUlzUnlNMldpRWQzM2xkSE1KVGYzVVpsSGlEbmR Vb0lGMW4mYz1mR0wwbjlSN0JkUkM0U2xaakZzeEZFWlhfdloyTzd0c3IyWlFIZk5ld3ZubExJOXlRdHNxamc9PSZjaD1vMnE2LWVPWXJQcmlkVG1OV1h1TDltODRKRXZLS3VxSHVDdW8wcGtkdmRjdVRIVVdBZ3M5RGc9PQ=&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b642 9bde514a501> to the Committee calling for swift passage of the Wild Olympics Act. This brings the total number of Sportsmen endorsements backing Wild Olympics to nearly 40. <http://olyopen.com?actio n=user_content_redirect&uuid=c11f5da524d929f1c0af5571b14ee4ca418e5f7c4eb7ebadfd6f336984912238&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=84da821b458b585d99f98ed799a18cc7&emai l_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly90cHd3NG5lYWIuY2MucnM2Lm5ldC90bi5qc3A/Zj0wMDFRcERrREl0MVhkMVZkMnNtMjdqT2pJbG5jNUtVZm5oekF3WExNVm9XQ3p6Z2UyeVN4ZlFzR2tFWF 9VV25uR1d3SGFhUGpfampYb0dZS0ZESDlnbWNMTkdrRS04NHhlQXpTTEFLRnBiUE4wNTVtWXluSV8zYU1YZk5YeXlqLXpGMndocDJMTjBZM3NvdmFHZXFJUVFSR3lCSkp5NGRBeUNuaWd6TFBTZDhqVHpRV3o0Yk9TUk1LQT09JmM9ZkdMMG45UjdCZFJDNFNsWmpGc 3hGRVpYX3ZaMk83dHNyMlpRSGZOZXd2bmxMSTl5UXRzcWpnPT0mY2g9bzJxNi1lT1lyUHJpZFRtTldYdUw5bTg0SkV2S0t1cUh1Q3VvMHBrZHZkY3VUSFVXQWdzOURnPT0&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> The successful hearing is a testament to the fact that your calls, letters, emails and social media posts continue to power the Wild Olympics forward. But above all it’s a testament to Senator Murray’s tenacity and her commitment to getting her and Representative Randall’s Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild & Scenic Rivers Act across the finish line this congress. So please take a moment to like her facebook post on the hearing and thank her in the comments for fighting to protect the Wild Olympics, and then read her full press release on the successful hearing at the bottom of this email below. Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) advanced her Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act through a hearing <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid= d5f56d0cfef0bbaa3f2ca5f709aeccb38cff85d9907203f5c66c20aea7275a0e&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=cf98eea0cecc54032e056a2b5749cd22&email_name=new-post&user_email=he isenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZW5lcmd5LnNlbmF0ZS5nb3YvaGVhcmluZ3MvMjAyNS8xMi9wdWJsaWMtbGFuZHMtZm9yZXN0cy1hbmQtbWluaW5nLXN1YmNvbW1pdHRlZS1oZWFyaW5nLXRvLXJlY2VpdmUtdGVzdGltb25 5LW9uLXBlbmRpbmctbGVnaXNsYXRpb24&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands Subcommittee, a key milestone in the legislative process toward becoming law. The hearing came after a wave of new endorsements <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bf571bdc273e611125c2b5973a67c3dbcac3d8f24994f4c87d2f74e79e7117cb& blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=3bff6425cfb62ea18498fa723a3a69d6&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lsZG9se W1waWNzLm9yZy9lbmRvcnNlbWVudHMv&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> from sportsmen organizations—including the Washington Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and the Washington Council of Trout Unlimited—who sent a letter <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8e5f627cedce697674e1da7885e0ec81d06e5e77d8b258940e13f9e3fb0801fb&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user _id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=1e8519dcdb99b9f16660d263d3fffd06&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnL3Nwb3J0c21lbi1zdXBwb3J 0LWZvci10aGUtd2lsZC1vbHltcGljcy13aWxkZXJuZXNzLXdpbGQtc2NlbmljLTIv&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> urging the Committee to pass Wild Olympics to protect hunting, fishing and salmon streams for the future against the increasing threats to public land. The new endorsements bring the total number of sportsmen organizations backing Wild Olympics to nearly 40 <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bf571bdc273e611125c2b5973a67c3dbcac3d8f24994f4c87d2f74e79e7117cb&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=3bff6425cfb 62ea18498fa723a3a69d6&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lsZG9seW1waWNzLm9yZy9lbmRvcnNlbWVudHMv&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> .The Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which Senator Murray reintroduced in May with U.S. Representative Emily Randall (D, WA-06) would permanently protect approximately 125,000 acres of Olympic National Forest as wilderness and 19 rivers and their major tributaries—a total of 464 river miles—as Wild and Scenic Rivers. “The movement behind our Wild Olympics legislation continues to grow year after year thanks to the tireless work of our coalition of sportsmen, conservationists, Tribes, businesses, local leaders, timber communities, shellfish growers, and so many others,” said Senator Murray. “Today’s Senate hearing is a significant step forward for our effort to permanently protect key areas of the Olympic National Forest—a crown jewel in Washington state—while preserving world-class recreation opportunities and supporting local economies. As long as I’m in the Senate, I won’t stop fighting to win the support we need to get our Wild Olympics bill across the finish line and protect these treasured areas on the Olympic Peninsula for generations to come.” The bill’s inclusion in the hearing <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d5f56d0cfef0bbaa3f2ca5f709aeccb38cff85d9907203f5c66c20aea7275a0e&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs _id=443323134&signature=cf98eea0cecc54032e056a2b5749cd22&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZW5lcmd5LnNlbmF0ZS5nb3YvaGVhcmluZ3MvMjAyNS8xMi9wdWJsa WMtbGFuZHMtZm9yZXN0cy1hbmQtbWluaW5nLXN1YmNvbW1pdHRlZS1oZWFyaW5nLXRvLXJlY2VpdmUtdGVzdGltb255LW9uLXBlbmRpbmctbGVnaXNsYXRpb24&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> came after Senator Murray took to the Senate floor in August <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0eefae48cbc1bc49605ec4759d08ec0e5986f3990df8a4a46089a3548260b64d&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id =0&subs_id=443323134&signature=bcb04b18cfb2584ef1d8b3992efa1204&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXVycmF5LnNlbmF0ZS5nb3Yvc2VuYXRvci1tdXJyYXktb2 JqZWN0cy10by1taWtlLWxlZXMtZXhjbHVzaW9uLW9mLXdpbGQtb2x5bXBpY3MtYmlsbC1mcm9tLXB1YmxpYy1sYW5kcy1wYWNrYWdlLW1ha2VzLXRoZS1jYXNlLWZvci1oZXItYmlsbC10by1wZXJtYW5lbnRseS1wcm90ZWN0LXdpbGQtb2x5bXBpY3MtMi8&email _id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> to block a public lands package that did not include the Wild Olympics bill. On the Senate floor, Murray said about the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: “It is a carefully drafted, it’s a thoughtful piece of legislation and the grassroots support for this bill has only grown over the years. That is exactly the kind of bill which should be included in a bipartisan public lands package. I would invite the Senior Senator of Utah to visit the land this bill covers to help protect our Olympic National Forest… I hope in the future we can work together in drafting a public lands bill that does include legislation like my Wild Olympics bill.” Video of Senator Murray’s remarks on the Senate floor is HERE <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=33d56b85ecd984ce92a557290f4bf5bc12ade8de12c643d8f27b8017651d8a72&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443 323134&signature=6bc2a953101ae5024bec8cc5ff8a1ef6&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g/dj1aWTN0d1RwRUNZMCZmZWF0dXJlPXlvdXR1 LmJl&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> . Designed through extensive community input to conserve ancient forests and pristine rivers, protect clean water and salmon habitat, and enhance outdoor recreation, the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act would set aside the first new wilderness on Olympic National Forest in over four decades and the first-ever protected wild and scenic rivers on the Olympic Peninsula. With a strong foundation of overwhelming local support, the bill has made steady progress each successive Congress—passing the House with bipartisan support twice before and passing <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1c1c819d6fad4a367f33e91d1b6bc96db868b896ebf18a3c8e97f476aa750689&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323 134&signature=4588405e1a06b2019d89310ef139f307&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXVycmF5LnNlbmF0ZS5nb3Yvc2VuYXRvci1tdXJyYXktcmVwLWtpbG1lci1jZWx lYnJhdGUtdGhlaXItd2lsZC1vbHltcGljcy1iaWxsLXBhc3NpbmctdGhyb3VnaC1zZW5hdGUtZW5lcmd5LW5hdHVyYWwtcmVzb3VyY2VzLWNvbW1pdHRlZS8&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last Congress for the first time in the bill’s history. “The forests, rivers, and wilderness of our region shape how we live, work, and play. And for communities around the Olympic Peninsula, access to these resources can make or break local economies,” said Representative Randall when the bill was introduced in May. “This bill protects the remote wilderness we treasure while ensuring access where it is essential for livelihoods, recreation, emergency response, and cultural practices. Protecting our natural resources also means protecting local economies, livelihoods, and Tribal Sovereignty. I’m grateful to all who have shaped this bill and Senator Murray for her leadership to secure the future of the community we proudly call home.” Senator Murray and former U.S. Representatives Norm Dicks and Derek Kilmer spent years gathering extensive community input on the Olympic Peninsula to craft the carefully balanced legislation, which was first introduced in 2012. It would permanently preserve ancient and mature forests, critical salmon habitat, and sources of clean drinking water for local communities, while also protecting and expanding world-class outdoor recreation opportunities like hiking, camping, boating, hunting, and fishing. No roads would be closed, and trailhead access would not be affected. Senator Murray worked extensively with local and regional timber interests to remove any currently viable timber base from the proposal to ensure the legislation would have no impact on existing timber jobs, as confirmed in a 2012 Timber Impact Study <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=53ffcc62ec7d090218217c82396aad860f8ed0cf061578429740a93fc5a9eabb&blog_id=66 64244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=98d4bf3f0d54c4bd9917acfff4433055&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLmNvbS92My9 fX2h0dHA6L3d3dy53aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnL3RpbWJlci1pbXBhY3Qtc3R1ZHkvX187ISFHRjBaUlpoLXlXcyFsazVHd0prQ2ZNS0J1cUMxXy1uSDNrc0p3U3J3SU1xX0w0dEJRUTVuejMwNS1wbXMzcFdQUjVZWW9HM1NzdmI4JTI0&email_id=194e90dd9186 10ff5b6429bde514a501> by the respected independent Forester Derek Churchill. Aberdeen Forest Products Consultant and Former Timber CEO Roy Nott said in his July 10th 2019 testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee, “My own experience as a CEO and Entrepreneur is that our area’s natural treasures—which provide world-class outdoor recreation, clean water and our area’s high quality of living—are what give us a competitive edge over other regions in attracting and retaining the talented people new companies require. Wilderness and wild and scenic river protections would help protect and grow the local jobs that depend on our ability to compete for talent against other regions, and they would enhance our recruitment efforts as we work to grow new businesses in the future. And as a former Timber Industry Executive, I appreciate that (the) final compromise proposal was scaled-back to ensure it would not impact current timber jobs.” Today’s committee hearing came on a recent wave of other new local endorsements also rallying behind the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act against the backdrop of increasing threats to public land. The new additions bring the total number of local Olympic Peninsula & Hood Canal region endorsements to more than 800 endorsers <http://olyopen.com?action=user_con tent_redirect&uuid=2de2070cbfcff4c490ed643aa97de147a0c2a78f5a51942ae176fca584f9eb37&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=f2c305c78714f49ad12f47175a7291e5&email_name=new -post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLmNvbS92My9fX2h0dHA6L3d3dy53aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnL2VuZG9yc2VtZW50cy9fXzshIUdGMFpSWmgteVdzIWxrNUd3SmtDZk1LQnVxQzFfLW5I M2tzSndTcndJTXFfTDR0QlFRNW56MzA1LXBtczNwV1BSNVlZb0lmSGxhX3klMjQ&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> , including the Quinault Indian Nation, Quileute, Lower Elwha Klallam and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribes; now nearly 40 local sportsmen organizations <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9c7698177f3dda90eaa95a396ba1a0e446a11f9600e2486a1b3d5957475f7287&blog_id=6664244& post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=afa5de5720e533158bf03263cbcd0b32&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLmNvbS92My9fX2h0d HA6L3d3dy5zcG9ydHNtZW5mb3J3aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnL19fOyEhR0YwWlJaaC15V3MhbGs1R3dKa0NmTUtCdXFDMV8tbkgza3NKd1Nyd0lNcV9MNHRCUVE1bnozMDUtcG1zM3BXUFI1WVlvTzh6Z3pSUCUyNA=&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde51 4a501> and fishing guides; the mayors of Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Westport and other local elected officials; businesses and CEOs; farms and faith leaders; conservation and outdoor recreation groups; and many others. Additionally, more than 14,000 local residents have signed petitions in support. Below are just a few of many local testimonials in support of the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Chairman Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe: “As stated in the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission’s “Treaty Rights at Risk” report, “Salmon recovery is based on the crucial premise that we can protect what habitat remains while we restore previously degraded habitat conditions. Unfortunately, significant investments in recovery may not be realized because the rate of habitat loss continues to outpace restoration. The resulting net decline in habitat demonstrates the federal government’s failure to protect the Tribes’ treaty-reserved rights.” In an era where we are witnessing unprecedented rollbacks of environmental safeguards on federal public lands, the Wild Olympics legislation would permanently protect some of the healthiest, intact salmon habitat left on the Peninsula. It is our heritage and cultural principles to protect the lands and waters Nature provides, as well as the natural resources she sustains. Therefore, we do continue to support and urge swift passage of the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.” Chairwoman Frances Charles, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe: “The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (“Lower Elwha”) strongly supports the proposed Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. We believe that it represents a fair compromise between potentially competing interests of preservation, economic use, and recreation. This legislation creates 126,600 acres of new wilderness and nineteen new wild and scenic rivers designations in the Olympic National Forest, the Olympic National Park and Washington State Department of Natural Resource-managed land. For Lower Elwha, the most important aspect of these new designations is the increased protection for salmon habitat. And we appreciate that it expressly acknowledges the fundamental interests and expertise of all treaty tribes in the restoration of fish habitat. This is an important complement to our ongoing successes, along with our federal and State partners, in restoring Elwha River fisheries in the aftermath of dam removal.” Connie Gallant, Chair, Wild Olympics Campaign (Quilcene): “We are so grateful for Senator Murray and Representative Randall’s leadership at this critical time for our public lands. The local momentum for the Wild Olympics Act has never been stronger and the need for its protections for our ancient forests & salmon streams has never been greater.” Bill Taylor, President of Taylor Shellfish Farms (Shelton): “The Wild Olympics legislation will help protect our state’s shellfish industry, including hundreds of shell fishing jobs in Hood Canal alone – and many more in related industries like processing, shipping, and sales. It protects the rivers and streams vital to the health of our hatcheries and to the health and restoration of Puget Sound. Our oyster beds depend on the clean, cold, silt-free water that drains off Olympic National Forest into Hood Canal. Protecting these watersheds allows our industry to grow, expand and continue to benefit the economy and ecology of Washington State.” Ashley Nichole Lewis, Bad Ash Outdoors <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5e5d67d71170d55ee983759366672dd59a6b11a381a0a40feded227ca95950bf&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0& subs_id=443323134&signature=cf3d786c36666487bda92bef1ed6e204&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLmNvbS92My9fX2h0dHBzOi93d3cucHVibGljbmV3c 3NlcnZpY2Uub3JnLzIwMjItMDYtMzAvcHVibGljLWxhbmRzLXdpbGRlcm5lc3Mvcml2ZXJzLW1vbnRoLWNhbGxzLXRvLXByb3RlY3Qtb2x5bXBpYy1wZW5pbnN1bGFzLXVuaXF1ZS13YXRlcndheXMvYTc5NzM0LTEqN0MxLTItYTEsMS0yLWEyX187SlEhIUJnNWVh c295Qy1PSUkydmxFcVk4bVRCcnRXLU40T0pLQVEhYWtJWGRxSDNhX0E4THYzb0lIcERlOE1fdGd0d0R0eHU2YTVNRy1jWHZPcG95MnNmUUxJbi1ZeTZNa0xmX05GbE8yUjF4a1RyNnclMjQ&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> (Taholah), Sportsmen For Wild Olympics <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6da1d96c817dae71b10a7b5b5e7f41d92a69d5c24386522a94f2fb88656b52ca&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0 &subs_id=443323134&signature=4cc0f2841d8bac116b9e2ee012b24624&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLnByb29mcG9pbnQuY29tL3YyL3VybD91PWh0dHAt M0FfX3d3dy5zcG9ydHNtZW5mb3J3aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnXyZkPUR3TUZhUSZjPTJxd3U0UnJXemRsTk9jbWJfZHJBY3cmcj1yYXRnVVAzRl9COWttblZVVXgxYnNHOVR6VkltM2gzZVBNLUFQSU5oNVFFJm09OE5QelhCelVaelYxNkY1eG9PckxVd1FybzBNZDR 4dzlvOTNic1kybDYtVSZzPWwzNUhQbElCY1hnTWtibGdtQ2EzclBUVTFrdTVxaTU0WXJQTDFPdWFRSFEmZT0&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> and Member of the Quinault Indian Nation: “Wild Olympics protects the Olympic Peninsula’s ancient forests, free-flowing rivers and salmon streams for the future,” Nichole Lewis stressed. “It will protect fishing, boating and hunting access without closing any roads, but it also permanently protects some of the last healthy upstream salmon and steelhead habitat left on the peninsula.” State Representative Steve Tharinger, 24th Legislative District (Sequim): “It is easy to see and understand the ecological value of the Wild Olympics idea, conserving clean and free-flowing rivers, but what is sometimes missed is the economic value that maintaining places like Wild Olympics brings by attracting people to the special outdoors of the Olympic region. I want to thank REI and Patagonia for engaging local community leaders like myself to help design the map, and for recognizing that encouraging people to get out and enjoy the special places in the Wild Olympics proposal brings economic benefits to the communities I represent.” Fred Rakevich, Retired logger and 49-year veteran of the timber industry (Elma): “I am a retired logger who worked for fifty years in the timber industry. I have also fished and kayaked most of the major rivers in the Olympics. I was born and raised in Grays Harbor, but have traveled halfway around the world. In all my travels, nothing impressed me more than the natural beauty of the Olympic Mountain Range and the clear running waters that begin their journey flowing toward the lands below. Timber is and always will be part of the Olympic Peninsula’s proud heritage. But our ancient forests and wild rivers are the natural legacies we will leave to our children and grandchildren. The bill protects our natural heritage while respecting our timber heritage.” Casey Weigel, Owner & Head Guide of Waters West Guide Service (Montesano) and member of Sportsmen for Wild Olympics <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6da1d96c817dae71b10a7b5b5e7f4 1d92a69d5c24386522a94f2fb88656b52ca&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=4cc0f2841d8bac116b9e2ee012b24624&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&e ncoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLnByb29mcG9pbnQuY29tL3YyL3VybD91PWh0dHAtM0FfX3d3dy5zcG9ydHNtZW5mb3J3aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnXyZkPUR3TUZhUSZjPTJxd3U0UnJXemRsTk9jbWJfZHJBY3cmcj1yYXRnVVAzRl9COWttblZVVXgx YnNHOVR6VkltM2gzZVBNLUFQSU5oNVFFJm09OE5QelhCelVaelYxNkY1eG9PckxVd1FybzBNZDR4dzlvOTNic1kybDYtVSZzPWwzNUhQbElCY1hnTWtibGdtQ2EzclBUVTFrdTVxaTU0WXJQTDFPdWFRSFEmZT0&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a5 01> : “Through hard work and our passion for our rivers and fishing, my wife and I have grown our small business enough to be able to help 3 other year-round and seasonal local guides support families, who love fishing just as much as we do. I support the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild & Scenic Rivers Act because our rivers and our salmon are our lifeblood and, without them, businesses like ours, the local jobs they support, and the dollars they bring into our local economy would dry up. The Wild Olympics proposal would simply make the current safeguards protecting our rivers on the Olympic National Forest permanent. That’s all it does. It doesn’t change access or cost timber jobs. And if it did, I wouldn’t support it, because my family works in the timber industry. There are many challenges facing our rivers and salmon, with lots of debate and millions of dollars spent trying to help restore clean water and habitat downstream. But one basic, simple piece of the foundation we can put in place now that won’t cost any of us anything, is to permanently protect the healthy habitat on the federal lands upstream against any misguided attempts to develop them in the future. That’s why I am a proud supporter of the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. For Our Future.” State Senator Mike Chapman, 24th Legislative District (Port Angeles): “I have been very excited about the economic & recreational opportunities Wild Olympics will bring to the Olympic Peninsula. With REI and Patagonia’s support, our corner of the world is now attracting visitors from all over. Wild Olympics is our future, for fresh air, clean water, pristine forests, and future generations!” Dave Bailey, former President of the Grey Wolf Fly Fishing Club in Sequim, WA & co-founder of Sportsmen for Wild Olympics <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6da1d96c817dae71b10a7b5 b5e7f41d92a69d5c24386522a94f2fb88656b52ca&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=4cc0f2841d8bac116b9e2ee012b24624&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.w a.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLnByb29mcG9pbnQuY29tL3YyL3VybD91PWh0dHAtM0FfX3d3dy5zcG9ydHNtZW5mb3J3aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnXyZkPUR3TUZhUSZjPTJxd3U0UnJXemRsTk9jbWJfZHJBY3cmcj1yYXRnVVAzRl9COWttbl ZVVXgxYnNHOVR6VkltM2gzZVBNLUFQSU5oNVFFJm09OE5QelhCelVaelYxNkY1eG9PckxVd1FybzBNZDR4dzlvOTNic1kybDYtVSZzPWwzNUhQbElCY1hnTWtibGdtQ2EzclBUVTFrdTVxaTU0WXJQTDFPdWFRSFEmZT0&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bd e514a501> : “People think that because our salmon streams on Olympic National Forest appear as they’ve always been, that they are safe. Unfortunately, that’s the furthest thing from the truth. There are determined threats underway <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9b731a208eaedccf48dba3bd733aab0508994168ab6154e0c2bd82e92a5cf3d1&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476 &user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=980865074ea82287486d969e5313704a&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly91cmxkZWZlbnNlLmNvbS92My9fX2h0dHA6L3d3dy5zcG 9ydHNtZW5mb3J3aWxkb2x5bXBpY3Mub3JnL3RocmVhdHNfXzshIUdGMFpSWmgteVdzIWhIQ2R6dHN6MXliY09vRFVFMkYtQkRRQW5HQTJUdC1INmxyYlNSSThfS0pGSFdVR1lzMnFjVlF0Vi1ZM1pOY2slMjQ&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501 > to sell-off public land, roll back current safeguards and open these sensitive spawning streams to small hydropower development, industrial clear-cutting and more road building once more. That’s bad for fish, game, and sportsmen. This legislation is critical to preserve what we have.” Douglas Scott, Owner of Exotic Hikes and The Outdoor Society (Hood Canal): “Outside my door, the river, forests and mountains of the Olympic Peninsula beckon me to hike and climb. In the Northwest corner of the contiguous United States, far from the hustle and bustle of the big cities, our glacial-fed rivers, full of salmon and surrounded by majestic eagles constantly inspire millions of locals and visitors to the region. Each year, over four million outdoor recreation enthusiasts head to the region, hoping to find a slice of natural beauty in pristine forests and impossibly gorgeous river valleys. As an author, tour guide and advocate for the Olympic Peninsula, I have witnessed the importance of nature and outdoor recreation in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to the support outdoor enthusiasts from all walks of life, passing the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act will help ensure that even more of the stunning scenery will be protected and accessible for all. I am proud to Support the Wild Olympics. Come visit and fall in love with the beauty of rainforests, wild rivers, and breathtaking adventures and you will too.” A fact sheet on the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is available HERE <http://olyopen.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1a11a6d141e91377ceb4f46548b92f70778e8923781bbb6ccf972 90cb5b73529&blog_id=6664244&post_id=18476&user_id=0&subs_id=443323134&signature=72c0eecf18bb473ac1bdbfad48bbdbeb&email_name=new-post&user_email=heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d 3cud2lsZG9seW1waWNzLm9yZy93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNS8wNS9XaWxkLU9seW1waWNzLUxlZ2lzbGF0aW9uLUdlbmVyYWwtRmFjdC1TaGVldC0zLTMxLTIwMjUucGRm&email_id=194e90dd918610ff5b6429bde514a501> . 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