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Alpine Lakes Campaign Updates

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt River Proposals

Washington Wild is leading a coalition of conservation and recreation groups that are working to develop local support for the second National Forest Wilderness proposal in over 20 years. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA08) and Congresswoman Suzan Del Bene (D-WA01) have reintroduced legislation that would designate more than 22,000 acres of rare low-elevation forest land as Wilderness, which is adjacent to the existing Alpine Lakes Wilderness area. It will also designate more than 30 miles of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and 10 miles of the Pratt Rivers as Wild and Scenic Rivers.

03/14/2013 - Seattle PI COLUMN (Joel Connelly), "Alpine Lakes: A Milestone and a Millstone"

02/13/2013 - SnoValley Star "Alpine Lakes Bill reintroduced in U.S. Congress"

02/05/2013 - Seattle Times, LETTER (Meg Town), "Alpine Lakes Should be Expanded"

02/03/13 - Spokesman Review, "Alpine Lakes bill back in Congress"

01/30/13 - Everett Herald, EDITORIAL, "Bipartisanship at its best"

01/29/13 - Seattle Times, EDITORIAL, "Expand Alpine Lakes, wilderness for all"

01/29/13 - KBAI 930 AM, "Alpine Lakes Reintroduced"

01/29/13 - WA News Service, "Another Try for Alpine Lakes Wilderness Expansion"

01/27/13 - Examiner.com, "Protecting Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness draws bipartisan effort"

01/25/13 - Seattle PI COLUMN (Joel Connelly), "Bipartisan drive to protect King County wild places"

04/02/12 - Public News Service, "Some in GOP Push for Conservation Causes"

12/05/11 - The Columbian, EDITORIAL, "Victories for Nature"

11/13/11 - Seattle Times, EDITORIAL, "Congress can protect two of Washington's treasures"

02/10/11 - Seattle Times, “Bill to expand Washington's Alpine Lakes reintroduced”

03/18/10 – Seattle Times, “Alpine Lakes Wilderness expansion finally near?”

11/04/09 - SnoValley Star, "Senate subcommittee considers expanding Alpine Lakes Wilderness, protecting rivers"

10/30/09 - Seattle PI, "Congress is moving to protect Middle Fork - Snoqualmie"

09/05/09 - Seattle Times, "Hiker helps turn dumping ground into scenic gem"

04/28/09 - Bellevue Reporter, "City council supports alpine wilderness expansion"

04/17/09 - SnoValley Star, "Mayors onboard with Valley wilderness protection"

04/15/09 - SnoValley Star, EDITORIAL, "Pratt River, Middle Fork get preservation nod"

04/14/09 - Snoqualmie Valley Record, "Lawmakers tout Middle Fork wilderness"

04/10/09 - King 5, "Bi-partisan effort to expand Alpine Lakes wilderness"

04/10/09 - Seattle PI, COLUMN (Joel Connely), "Protect Seattle's backyard mountain valley, but fix the road"

04/10/09 - Seattle Weekly, "Murray, Reichert Seek To Expand Alpine Lakes Wilderness"

04/04/09 - SnoValley Star, "Valley areas may receive federal protection"

03/31/09 - Snoqualmie Valley Record, "Legislators announce wilderness bills"

03/31/09 - Seattle Times, LETTER (Beth Anderson), "More land for Alpine Lakes Wilderness"

03/27/09 - Seattle Times, "More land sought for Alpine Lakes Wilderness"

03/27/09 - Public News Service - WA, "Some New Wilderness for WA, Too?"

03/26/09 - Seattle PI, "Murray Reichert team up for wilderness bill"

02/25/09 - Snoqualmie Valley Record, "Pratt River Valley federal protection plan gets new life"

02/16/09 - Snoqualmie Valley Record, "Pratt River wilderness proposal gets second look"

06/10/08 - Seattle PI, "2 Democrats back Reichert wilderness bill"

06/05/08 - Seattle Times, "Reichert gets Dems help on wilderness bill"

11/16/07 - Seattle Times EDITORIAL, "Reichert bill done right"

08/09/07 - Seattle Times, "Reichert has plans for Pratt River"

08/09/07 - Seattle PI, "Pratt River fans try to protect it as wilderness"

08/09/07 - Seattle PI, COLUMN (Joel Connelly), "Reichert's Pratt River valley idea is right on

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