Rivers Month: Calls to Protect Olympic Peninsula's Unique Waterways June is National Rivers Month, and supporters are calling for greater protections of the Olympic Peninsula's rivers and landscapes.
The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in Congress would protect more than 126,000 acres as wilderness and designate 19 rivers and their tributaries as wild and scenic.
The legislation has received support from local elected officials, tribes, businesses and conservation groups.
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