Protecting Washington’s River Heritage
Our region’s last, remaining wild rivers give us clean water,
world-class recreation, and unmatched opportunities for inspiration and
solitude. They bring jobs and economic benefits to local communities
and they provide critical habitat for salmon and steelhead, and other
fish and wildlife. A Wild and ScenicRiver designation is the highest
level of protection a river can get.
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Murray and Larsen Introduce Bill to Keep Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic  U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representative
Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced legislation to designate Illabot
Creek in Skagit County as a Wild and Scenic River.
WWC has been working
over the past couple years to highlight the benefits of utilizing Wild
and Scenic River designation as a key tool for protecting Washington’s
rich and mighty rivers. Such designation will protect the free-flowing
character of Illabot Creek, while maintaining recreational
opportunities such as hunting and fishing. Rep. Larsen and Sen.
Murray’s legislation has broad local support from elected officials,
environmentalists, fishermen, agriculture, and other stakeholders.
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Permanently Protecting the Pratt River WWC is working with our coalition members to designate the Pratt River as a Wild and Scenic river. The Pratt River is a surprisingly remote river just 45 minutes from downtown Seattle. While a river needs to possess at least one outstanding remarkable value to be considered for designation, the Pratt is unique in that it has five (water quality and outstanding recreation, fisheries, wildlife, geological and ecological values).
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