Wild Olympics plan has compromises
Thank you for writing about Congressman Dicks' and Senator Murray's draft conservation proposal for the Olympic Peninsula. As a hunter and fisherman, I am excited that this proposal would protect and expand access for hunting and fishing on the Peninsula....
Wilderness Plan
I was excited to hear that Congressman Norm Dicks and Senator Patty Murray have joined the conversation on the Wild Olympics proposal “Wilderness Plan Proposed By U.S. Draft by Dicks, Murray mimics Wild Olympics,” Nov. 16 PDN. For nearly three years, that conversation...
Anglers and hunters support Wild Olympics campaign
ONE OF THE assumptions often made about the Wild Olympics Campaign is that it’s anti-hunting and fishing. A group of Olympic Peninsula sportsmen from Aberdeen to Quilcene say that’s not the case. In fact, the collection of hunters, anglers and guides formed “Sportsmen...
Dicks, Murray: Protect Olympic rivers and wildlands
U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., are out with a draft plan that would designate 130,000 acres of additional wilderness in federal forest lands on the Olympic Peninsula. The proposal would also put 23 rivers - including such well-known streams as...
Sportsmen for Wild Olympics group forms
At least five hunters and fishermen have teamed up with several hunting and fishing organizations to create the group Sportsmen for Wild Olympics. The group launched a new website to talk about what they perceive as the benefits to a plan by the Wild Olympics Campaign...
Wild Olympics Campaign Statement On Rep. Dicks’ And Senator Murray’s Draft Conservation Plan for Peninsula Forests and Rivers
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Soil and Soul
Only one letter separates the words SOIL and SOUL. Since I live my life on a 33-acre organic family farm and artisan cidery in the rural Chimacum Valley on the Olympic Peninsula, the soil and my soul are deeply interrelated. Our livelihood on the land which we call...
The Wild Olympics Are Our Common Ground
DaveBailey(Gardiner) MichelleSandoval(PortTownsend) BillTaylor(Shelton) JasonBausher(Quinault) Visit our Common Ground...
Let's hear all the facts on Wild Olympics
As a local supporter of the Wild Olympics Campaign, I'm confused at to why the Working Wild Olympics people keep putting up the "900 million dollar" signs when they've admitted they are deceiving and un-true? If they are misleading us about this, what else...
Politicians are right to wait for all the information before taking a side
I don't have a dog in the Wild Olympic / Working Wild Olympic scuffle. But, I do try to gather information and always enjoy a lively discussion. I have had lengthy and appreciated conversations with both sides. I was disappointed when the Aberdeen City Council...