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December 14, 2018

We need salmon in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, and they need our protection

“This past November, Alaska voted on Measure 1, an initiative brought to the ballot by nearly 50,000 signatures, my own included, to protect the state’s salmon habitat. If Measure 1 had passed — it didn’t — Alaska would have become the first territory in the world to treat each of its ocean-run streams as salmon waterways, ensuring healthy fish for generations to come.”

Outdoor recreation is a more than $400 billion industry

“A new government report shows the outdoor recreation industry accounts for $412 billion in economic activity, about $40 billion more than previously estimated.”

Pacific Northwest voters value clean water and protecting old-growth forests

“A new survey suggests that a revised plan managing millions of acres of forest in the Pacific Northwest would be more likely to meet with the approval of local residents if it safeguards clean drinking water, old-growth forests and outdoor recreation opportunities.”