Citizens across Virginia and America applaud the House Natural Resources Committee for taking the important first step of hearing legislation to forever protect some 55,000 acres in the Jefferson National Forest as wilderness, wilderness study or national scenic areas.
This “Virginia-grown” bill is the shining result of bipartisanship and broad, local backing. Once Congress passes this conservation measure, campers, hunters, hikers, anglers, birdwatchers, horseback riders and others will always be able to use and enjoy special places in southwest Virginia like Stone Mountain, Raccoon Branch, and Brush Mountain.
Senator Warner’s and Representative Boucher’s commitment to working together for the past several years will help ensure that a piece of Virginia’s wild legacy? what Thomas Jefferson called the state’s “placid and delightful” plains and its “wild and tremendous mountains”?can be handed down to future generations.
Contact: Susan Whitmore (202) 266-0435
