Congress, Wild and Scenic Rivers Andy Kerr Congress, Wild and Scenic Rivers Andy Kerr

The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Room for More Streams

The federal government says Oregon has 110, 994 miles of streams. Most do not qualify for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as they have been dammed, dewatered, ditched, denuded, and/or otherwise degraded, if not downright destroyed. Today, 2 percent of Oregon’s streams are in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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