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12-06-2011, 06:55 AM
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press
The process to expand wilderness protections in the Olympic National Forest is under way, but a spokesman for Sen. Patty Murray says there's no timeline for legislation,
Members of Murray's staff and Congressman Norm Dicks' staff are reviewing comments they received in four listening sessions last week in Port Townsend, Shelton, Port Angeles and Hoquiam.
Murray spokesman Matt McAlvanah says it's part of the process of engaging communities and building consensus.
Dicks and Murray did not attend the sessions, but their staffers got an earful about the proposal. Among other things it would link existing wilderness areas near Olympic National Park and ban logging on more than 200 square miles.
from: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016944461_apwaolympicnationalforestwilderness.htm l
The Associated Press
The process to expand wilderness protections in the Olympic National Forest is under way, but a spokesman for Sen. Patty Murray says there's no timeline for legislation,
Members of Murray's staff and Congressman Norm Dicks' staff are reviewing comments they received in four listening sessions last week in Port Townsend, Shelton, Port Angeles and Hoquiam.
Murray spokesman Matt McAlvanah says it's part of the process of engaging communities and building consensus.
Dicks and Murray did not attend the sessions, but their staffers got an earful about the proposal. Among other things it would link existing wilderness areas near Olympic National Park and ban logging on more than 200 square miles.
from: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016944461_apwaolympicnationalforestwilderness.htm l