News Release | Environment Washington

A Huge Victory for Mount Rainier National Park

Thanks to a huge outpouring of public support from Environment Washington members, we were able to convince our leaders in Washington to expand Mt. Rainier National Park and protect the Carbon River Valley rainforest.

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Protect the Carbon River rainforest

Rainforests are not just in South America. One of America’s own inland rainforests, one of the last of its kind, is sitting outside Mt. Rainier National Park.

News Release | Environment Washington

America’s Great Outdoors Report Celebrates the Best of America

Environment Washington  applauds the President for his celebration of America’s Great Outdoors in his long anticipated report, which highlights findings from the Administration’s listening sessions, which asked Americans how to protect the places they value most.

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Environmentalists push for 800-acre expansion of Mount Rainier National Park

Environmentalists from Washington state are mounting a campaign to complete acquisition of land for a small expansion of Mount Rainier National Park at the northwest corner of the park.

News Release | Environment Washington

Environment Washington Urges Secretary of the Interior to Expand Mt. Rainier National Park

As the Department of the Interior prepares to set priorities for the America’s Great Outdoors initiative, Environment Washington urges Secretary Salazar to save the best of Washington and expand Mt. Rainier National Park to protect one of the nation’s last inland rainforests. 

Result

Sens. Cantwell and Murray pledge support for Mt. Rainier expansion funding.

Environment Washington staff members presented Sens. Cantwell and Murray with 2,000 signatures urging them to support an expansion of Mount. Rainier. The next day, both senators committed to support robust funding for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, in order to complete the expansion. Our next step is to ensure that full funding is approved by the U.S. Senate. We need your help to finish the job.

Result

Huge Victory for Mt. Rainier!

Thanks to a huge outpouring of public support from Environment Washington members, we were able to convince our leaders in Washington to expand Mt. Rainier National Park and protect the Carbon River Valley Rainforest.