OPB provides good coverage of the efforts by our allies at Friends of the White Salmon River and the Crag Law Center to oppose dense new development in the Wild and Scenic River Corridor. Riverkeeper's Brett VandenHeuvel represented Friends of the White Salmon on this same issue in 2006 and we prevailed. Now the threat of new wells new septic systems polluting the river is back. The White Salmon is a national gem. Thanks to all who are working to keep it that way.
With Condit Dam Gone, New Growth Threatens White Salmon River, OPB
Biologists and kayakers in Washington are eagerly watching how the White Salmon River evolves, in the wake of the recent removal of the Condit Dam. But area environmental groups find themselves focusing on the shores of the river these days. Rob Manning reports on a proposal to intensify development near the White Salmon River. Read the complete article.
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