Just a quick note on Wilderness happenings in Congress today. Sometime today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will likely unanimously pass a bill that contains protections for 23,000-acres in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument known as Soda Mountain.

That means this ecological wonder will join Copper Salmon and the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness bill as Wilderness areas ready to pass the Senate floor. You might know by now that they have to make it past the infamous Dr. No, but there is a light on the other side of the tunnel since Senate leaders finally figured out a way to move legislation around Senator Coburn (they just did it last month to get Washington's Wild Sky Wilderness through).

So, if everything comes together, all of your hard work advocating for new Wilderness across the state could be coming to fruition soon. As always, we'll keep you updated.