FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Senators deliver

Letter to the editor written by Jack Sterne in support of the Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness legislation.

I want to thank Sens. Wyden and Merkley for introducing the Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness proposal, which would preserve more than 16,000 acres of key Oregon wildlife habitat. The proposed areas include land alongside the Wild and Scenic John Day River, which is ideal for river-trips for families with kids.

I’ve traveled this stretch of river many times, and not only is it incredibly beautiful, it’s also an easy float and a great spot for fathers to teach their kids how to fly-fish, as I’m doing now with my own son. I’d like to know that he too will have the capacity to pass this tradition down to his kids someday, and protecting this area as wilderness will make that more likely.

Sens. Wyden and Merkley are helping preserve this essential part of our heritage as Oregonians. I look forward to the passage of their bill, and the designation of these areas as a permanent wild sanctuary.

Jack Sterne

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