WILDERNESS: Support wild and scenic designations

Bill Ruckelshaus and Martha Kongsgaard made a strong case that wilderness designation for certain critical lands around Puget Sound is an important and necessary step to safeguard the health of the Sound (Viewpoint, 9-26). I absolutely agree. When we safeguard Puget...

Protecting our Wild Olympics makes sense

Centered right here in some of the nation's most stunning and prized landscapes are two recent federal efforts: Less than an hour's drive from Sequim, work is under way to restore the Elwha River at the northern edge of Olympic National Park. Far away in the...