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Mount Hood Wilderness Campaign Updates
Updates and news relating to efforts to permanently protect the remaining wild forests surrounding Mount Hood and in the Columbia Gorge
UPDATE: 10.3.2008 - Congress has adjourned until after the elections. The Senate has stated it will come back for a lame-duck session Nov. 17th, but there are no guarantees. Mount Hood, Copper Salmon, Soda Mountain, Spring Basin and Badlands are on a very short list of bills that would be dealt with in the lame duck.
9.11.2008 - Oregon's congressional delegation moves bill to protect over 200 sq miles around Mount Hood and the Columbia Gorge. See Oregon Wild press release. Mount Hood proposal map(pdf), proposal outline. Previous updates.
6.18.2008: Oregon's congressional delegation introduce bill to protect the Rogue River, Oregon Caves National Monument and Mount Hood. See Oregon Wild press release here.
4.1.2008: Congressmen Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer announced plans to protect several "Oregon treasures" including Mount Hood, the Wild Rogue and the Oregon Caves. Mount Hood proposal map(pdf), proposal outline. Previous updates.
3.20.2008: Oregon Wild was joined by businesses and elected officials in inviting Senator Coburn to tour Mount Hood. Letter, press release.
Feb 28, 2008: Senator's Wyden and Smith brought the Mount Hood bill to the floor of the senate in an attempt to have the senate vote on the plan. Unfortunately Senator Coburn (R, Oklahoma) put a "hold" on the bill and stopped them in their tracks. Wyden and Smith have stated they will attempt a full vote asap to pass the bill and get around the hold. Oregonian editorial, Oregonian story. Map, bill (pdf)
February 24, 2008: Governor Kulongoski announces statewide vision for Wilderness (Opinion piece, details).
Jan 1, 2008: The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 (new bill # SB 2180) has been combined with a number of other bills and is awaiting a final vote on the senate floor. Press Release, map, bill (pdf).
July 25, 2007: The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 passed out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today. Press Release. This clears the way for passage out of the Senate this summer.
May 3, 2007: The Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 S. 647 (145k pdf). Press Release.
April 20, 2007: The Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will hold a hearing on the "Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007" S. 647 (145k pdf) on May 3rd at 2:30 PM EST.
February 15, 2007: Senator Wyden and Smith introduced the "Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007" S. 647 (145k pdf). Click to see Oregon Wild's press release, Oregonian story, proposal map, detailed maps.
