Blair Jr.’s recent article in the Kitsap Sun on the Wild Olympics campaign was an amazing read to me, when I reached the conclusion about expanding the National Park, and forest in our West Sound backyard! It made me think that during this Christmas season of giving...

I attended the workshop on Sen. Murray’s and Congressman Dicks’ watershed proposal in Hoquiam recently and it was interesting to see so many fellow supporters of this proposal. Protecting our Wild Olympics is good for business and good for the Harbor. As the owner of...

As someone who regularly hikes in Olympic National Park and the surrounding forest, I recently attended the workshop put on by the offices of Rep. Norm Dicks and Sen. Patty Murray regarding watershed protection on the Olympic Peninsula. As a supporter of the Wild...

I applaud the efforts of Congressman Norm Dicks and Sen. Patty Murray, who are moving forward to protect areas of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest. The protection of river watersheds especially in the national forest makes sense. I’m a hotel developer...

At least one of my three readers made a huge mistake by asking me what I thought about the Wild Olympics campaign that is causing a mighty brouhaha across most of the state we see when we watch a sunset. I first encountered the proposal to designate 130,000 acres as...

I live on the West End. I hunt and I fish. Indeed, I make my living writing about hunting and fishing and by guiding fly fisherman. And I am an enthusiastic supporter of the Wild Olympics Campaign. This is what the campaign wants to do: expand the wilderness areas in...

PORT TOWNSEND — A workshop to provide information about a draft land and scenic river preservation proposal drew about 175 people Thursday night, with most attendees reacting positively to the plan. “It’s important to protect these lands,” said Jim Rosenthal of Port...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Norm Dicks says he's supporting an effort to expand protections around Olympic National Park to ensure the park and its surrounding forestland can permanently be protected for future generations. "This is not something that is...

It astonishes me how words can take on a life of their own with just a little initial prodding. A case in point, the words "land grab" which have no factual meaning in reference to the Wild Olympics campaign. Having spent 50 years working in the timber industry,...

I was excited to read the news that Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks have put forth their own draft Olympic Wilderness watershed conservation plan for public comment. As a fishing guide and hunter, I was especially pleased to see they are proposing...