Sen. Murray to reintroduce Wild Olympics bill
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Sen. Patty Murray plans to reintroduce Wild Olympics legislation that died in the last session of Congress. Spokesman Sean Coit told the Peninsula Daily News ( ) Murray has worked to balance conservation and jobs. The legislation would...
Norm Dicks championed Washington state’s aerospace, environment
When the 113th Congress was sworn in last week, it was the first time in more than three decades that Norm Dicks was not among the members. The Bremerton Democrat’s retirement capped a 36-year service to the 6th Congressional District and leaves Washington with a...
Protect the Olympic Peninsula with the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
HAPPILY, the 2012 election is over, as it seemed especially polarizing, focusing far more on our disagreements than what we have in common. Now we need to put differences aside and find a way to collectively move forward. One thing that has long brought Washingtonians...
Wild Olympics Campaign Statement on Analysis of Economic Impacts and Opportunities by the Port of Port Angeles and City of Forks
"Seeing this study, we are now even more confident in our assessment that the final Wild Olympics legislation will not result in any impact to timber jobs. The Port used false assumptions in an attempt to generate a job impact and even so, it's clear that they...
Sequim officials sign on with Wild Olympics
Sequim Mayor Ken Hays has put his name on a letter supporting the Wild Olympics legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Norm Dicks. City councilors Laura Dubois and Candace Pratt also signed on the dotted line. The proposed law has long been...
Study of wilderness plan for Olympic Peninsula sees no effect on logging; Driscoll responds
Advocates of the Wild Olympics proposal to add wilderness protections for 126,000 acres of Olympic National Forest land are highlighting a new study arguing the plan won't reduce the supply of timber or affect logging jobs. Here's the study by consultant...
Wild Olympics says plan won't cut jobs; loggers disagree
PORT ANGELES - A new analysis commissioned by the Wild Olympics Campaign has concluded that proposed legislation to declare as wilderness 198 square miles of Olympic National Forest would have a negligible effect on logging and would not cause job losses. But the...
Supporters Grow
Quilcence - Sequim Mayor Ken Hays, Port Townsend Mayor David King, the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association and fish processor Ocean Gold Seafoods are the latest to endorse the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, introduced by Sen. Patty...
More Fishing Interests Show Support for Wild Olympics
QUILCENE, WA - Local elected officials, hunting and fishing organizations, and area businesses sent a series of letters to Senator Murray and Congressman Dicks this week supporting their legislation to designate additional wilderness and wild and scenic rivers on the...
Wild Olympics-Commissioned Report Says Wild Olympics Will Not Affect Timber Jobs
Quilcene, WA - Stewardship Forestry, an independent forestry consultant, released a study today on the impact of the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 5995/ S.3329) on the Olympic National Forest (ONF) timber supply. The question of what...