Wilderness Compromise Surprises Both Sides

Posted by High Sierra Rural Alliance

May 30, 2008

When Congressman Buck McKeon visited the Eastern Sierra two weeks ago, the word on the street was that his wilderness legislation was dead in the water, and years of haggling and compromise between environmentalists and the motorized community seemed a monumental waste of time.

But McKeon surprised the skeptics and on Friday, May 23rd introduced the Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Rural Heritage Act (H.R. 6156), a wilderness bill that would establish over 470,000 acres of wilderness throughout the Eastern Sierra and the White Mountains, as well as wilderness in Los Angeles County.

Read more at the Sierra Wave Website.

Read another article about this topic in the Inyo Register .