We have some great news! 

The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) – "The Wildest Bill on the Hill" – was introduced in both the U.S. Senate (S. 936) and U.S. House (H.R. 2135) on April 25, 2017 by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (AZ), along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI).

NREPA is a science-based bill that would designate 23 million-acres of Wilderness for some of America's most beautiful, wild and ecologically important public lands in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.  NREPA is wilderness legislation as it should be, with no special provisions that weaken the protections Wilderness needs.

In addition to designating 23 million acres of Wilderness, NREPA specifically:

• Designates biological connecting corridors, ensuring the continued existence of native plants and animals and mitigating the effects of climate change;

• Expands and provides greater protection for many existing Wilderness areas in the Northern Rockies by protecting their surrounding wildlands and their wild rivers;

• Creates more than 2,300 jobs in rural communities restoring habitat on public lands harmed by logging and roadbuilding, leading to a more sustainable economic base in the region;

• Designates 1,800-miles of rivers and streams as Wild and Scenic;

• Saves taxpayers $245 million over a 10-year period by eliminating subsidized development in the roadless areas that would be designated Wilderness by the bill.

You can help make this visionary Wilderness bill a reality by writing your members of Congress TODAY and ask them to become a co-sponsor of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act!