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Wild Rivers Coast Protected from Strip Mining for 20 years!
Wild Rivers Coast Protected from Strip Mining for 20 years!

Overwhelming support from local communities and more than 70,000 comments in favor of protecting wild rivers and drinking water made a difference in defending against the imminent threat of nickel strip mining. On January 13, 2016, the Department of the Interior signed off on a 20-year mining ‘time-out’ that encompasses 100,000 acres and 100 miles of the North Fork Smith, Illinois River, and Hunter Creek watersheds.

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Victory for Oregon Spotted Frogs
Victory for Oregon Spotted Frogs

A broad coalition of local and regional conservation groups including KS Wild secured a victory on the Fremont-Winema to protect rare and threatend frog populations from excessive public lands grazing.

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Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Expanded
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Expanded

After four local public hearings and thousands of letters to elected officials, support for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument has been heard! On Thursday, January 12, 2017, President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to expand the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon.

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Oregon Caves Drinking Water Protected
Oregon Caves Drinking Water Protected

Local business leaders were instrumental in helping expand the Oregon Caves. More than 80,000 visitors visit the park each year, pumping more than $5 million into the local economy. That’s a huge boost for the rural Illinois Valley and its residents.  

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