I recently heard about the Wild Olympics Campaign and the proposal to protect the Olympic Peninsula's ancient forests and wild rivers. As a resident of Kitsap, a peninsula bordered on one side by Puget Sound and the other by Hood Canal, I couldn't be happier...

I consider myself very fortunate to live in a place that I consider to be one of the few remaining "gems" of the United States: our Olympic Peninsula. Many who call the peninsula home would agree that the lush beauty, crystal-clear rivers, fish, wildlife and...

Recently, I attended the Olympic Watershed Protection Workshop put on by the offices of Congressman Norm Dicks and Sen. Patty Murray. I learned a great deal and am writing to thank our representatives for moving forward with a draft proposal to provide the following...

As a longtime resident of the Olympic Peninsula and an avid hiker, I just wanted to express my appreciation for the leadership put forward by Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks in protecting our communities’ water supply, our salmon habitat, our economy and...

My family started oyster and shellfish farming here more than 100 years ago. Today I am proud to carry on this family business with my brother. The two of us hope it will thrive for another 100 years and beyond. A healthy Puget Sound is the linchpin to that dream, and...

November’s National Geographic magazine has a fascinating article heralding America’s Wild and Scenic Rivers, from the roiling, broiling Rogue River in Oregon and Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho to the moose-haunted Allagash River in Maine (which I paddled years...

I attended the Olympic Watershed Protection Workshop put on by the  offices of Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks with great  interest. As a local supporter of the Wild Olympics Campaign, I wanted  to learn what compromises the congressional offices had made...

As a local supporter of the Wild Olympics Campaign, I was surprised to see the letter from a fellow reader commenting on how Olympic national park was a “tax sinkhole.” So I decided to do a bit of research ONP is consistently one of our most visited and popular...

Congressman Dicks and Senator Murray recently held a public workshop in Port Townsend that was centered on a proposal they have drafted for protection of rivers and forests on the Olympic Peninsula.  I was one of nearly 200 Port Townsend residents that attended this...