ABERDEEN, WA --Today the group of Olympic Peninsula hunters, anglers, and guides of Sportsmen for Wild Olympics delivered signatures from more than 300 local sportsmen and women on a petition to Senator Murray and Representative Kilmer in support of their new...

Legislation that would protect nearly 200 square miles of wilderness on the Olympic Peninsula has been revived in Congress. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, gained the support of Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, to reintroduce the Wild Olympics Wilderness and...

WASHINGTON — For the second time in two years, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is taking a stab at greatly enlarging the portion of Olympic National Forest that would receive highest federal protection as a designated wilderness. Murray and fellow Washington Democrat Rep....

Representative Derek Kilmer and Senator Patty Murray will reintroduce the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act today. The measure, similar to that introduced by Senator Murray and former Congressman Norm Dicks, would permanently protect more than...

Big chunks of the Olympic National Forest would get protection as wilderness, and 19 Olympic Peninsula streams would receive Wild and Scenic Rivers designation under a bill introduced by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash. Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash.,...

I grew up amidst the Olympic Peninsula's wonderful resources. I've joined with land trusts and organizations that work to protect and preserve the quality of this remarkable place. Now I'm thrilled to learn that U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty...

QUILCENE, Wash. (Jan. 17) A broad and diverse coalition of Olympic Peninsula community members cheered the introduction today of the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014 by Representative Derek Kilmer and Senator Patty Murray. The measure,...

A new version of Wild Olympics legislation will be introduced today by U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014, also known as Wild Olympics legislation, contains wilderness protection...

SEATTLE — Washington Sen. Patty Murray on Friday introduced a bill to permanently protect more than 126,000 acres of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula — an area the size of Seattle and Tacoma combined. It’s the latest step in a campaign that’s been underway for several...