Washington Wild is a founding member of the Wild Olympics Campaign. This Campaign is working to designate the first new Wilderness areas on Olympic National Forest in 30 years and the region’s the first ever Wild & Scenic River designations. These natural treasures are critical to help restore Hood Canal and Puget Sound, and provide resilient habitat strongholds for fish and wildlife stressed by climate change, especially our threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead runs. These ancient forests and wandering rivers draw tens of thousands of visitors every year, provide local communities with clean water, and offer outdoor recreation such as hiking, hunting and fishing. Explore Destination Wild Olympics with the recreation map linked below.
The Wild Olympics Campaign is building support for permanent protection. After three years of extensive public process, stakeholder input and addressed issues, Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks introduced the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act on June 21, 2012. On March 1, 2017 the legislation was reintroduced into
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Congress by Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Derek Kilmer. If passed, the bill would designate the first new Wilderness areas on Olympic National Forest in three decades and the first ever Wild & Scenic River designations. To learn more about the campaign, visit the Wild Olympics Campaign website.
Protecting Wild Forests and Rivers We Love for Clean Water and Salmon We Need
Legislation
- Bill Text (H.R. 1285 and S.483)
- Proposal Map
- Proposal Summary
Local Support
- Complete Endorsement List
- Stakeholder Issues Addressed
- What People are Saying About the Wild Olympic Campaign
Fact Sheets
- Olympic Peninsula Wilderness Additions
- Olympic Peninsula Wild and Scenic Rivers
- Frequently Asked Questions About Wild Olympics About Wild Olympics
- General Wilderness Fact Sheet
- General Wild & Scenic River Fact Sheet
Local Peninsula Support for Wild Olympics Grows as Senate holds Hearing
Dozens of local CEOs, businesses, and elected officials from multiple sectors of the economy announced their support for the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act today as the bill received a positive legislative hearing before the Senate subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. These new supporters add to the long list […]
Positive Media Attention on Wild Olympics Bill as it moves Forward in Congress
The House of Representatives passed the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 999) on February 26 after being introduced by Representative Derek Kilmer. The bill is part of a package of public land protection bills called Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (PAW Act). The early passage in the new congressional […]
Wild Olympics Passes House Early in New Congressional Session
Today, by a bipartisan vote of 227-200, the House of Representatives passed the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 999). The bill is part of a package of public land protection bills called Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (PAW Act). Introduced by Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06), the Wild Olympics and […]
