President Signs Bill to Protect Lands and Rivers in Oregon!

March 12, 2019

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Measures will designate wilderness and wild and scenic rivers in Oregon and honor legendary stewards of the North Umpqua River
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Portland, OR (March 12, 2019)
Natural Resources Management Act
"The Oregon Wildlands Act is a huge win for southern Oregon and the Rogue River!” said  Pete Wallstrom, owner of Momentum River Expeditions . “The Rogue is one of the central engines of the growing tourism and recreation economy in Southern Oregon. Common sense and well thought out protections like these are important for our environment and for creating healthy and sustainable rural economies. Thanks to everyone involved including senators Wyden and Merkley and Representative DeFazio
“Without protected watersheds and clean water, neither the wild landscapes nor our craft brewing industry could thrive,” said  Ross Putnam, Co-Founder and General Manager, Base Camp Brewing.  “We are lucky to have Oregon leaders that appreciate the value of outdoor recreation and craft beer to the state economy.”
John Atkins, president of the Molalla River Alliance
, added, “As a Vietnam War veteran, there is no better therapy than enjoying the solace of nature while drifting a fly across the current of a wild river. I am deeply grateful to our nation’s leaders for their work to ensure that the veterans and their families who come after me have the same opportunity. Approval of the Oregon Wildlands Act after so many years of federal inaction is a landmark bipartisan achievement.”
“I’m very proud to have mine and my wife’s name associated with this bill. It’s important that we prioritize our land management policy to put the resources and our wild salmon and steelhead first. That’s the least we can do to ensure these treasured lands and fish will be around for future generations,” said  Frank Moore, the namesake of the legislation.
Dan Courtney, Chairman of the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 
said: “The Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians applauds the passage of the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area. Our tribe wants nothing more than a healthy Oregon, with clean rivers and a rich biodiversity of our native fish populations. This special designation will help achieve that. We thank Senators Wyden, Merkley and Representatives DeFazio and Walden for all of their efforts here. We also thank Frank and Jeanne Moore for a lifetime of work to bettering our state and southern Oregon.”

 

“KEEN is thrilled that this bipartisan public lands bill, with important protections for special places and improved recreation access in our home state of Oregon and so many places across the country, is now officially the law of the land,” said 
Erik Burbank, Global GM for Outdoor, Kids & Lifestyle, KEEN, Inc.   
“Access to public lands and recreation is vital to the health and wellness of all people, and with programs like the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Every Kid Outdoors Act, even more people will have those opportunities.”
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