Wild Salmon and a region's wild soul

This Rocky  Barker op-ed from today's Idaho Statesman is a good read. But more than that, it's a solid argument for returning "wild" to a state's creeks and rivers. Removing the four dams that shackle it all on the Snake River would be a grand way to begin the process of rewilding a system.

Bill introduced to protect water quality and salmon in Ore.

In 20-plus years living in Pa., I never saw something like this from a Keystone State legislator. And there is no question that many, many, many waters in that state would benefit from the kind of thinking evident in this Oregon legislation.