Let's keep our wild places wild
In July 2020, on the slopes of Rooster Comb in the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area, I crossed another item off my Montana bucket list. It was remarkably cold, I was trudging through snow drifts, and it started to snow. After 10 years living and hiking in Montana, I’d finally been snowed on every month of the year.
This moment was made all the more special because of where I was: wild country. Wilderness Study Areas like the Sapphires represent some of our state’s greatest reservoirs of wildlife habitat, clean water and solitude for those who visit. It’s places like our WSAs that brought me to Montana and why I’ll never leave.
Senator Daines has tried to rob Montanans of experiences like mine in the Sapphires. Despite the fact that only 6% of Montanans support removing protections from WSAs, Daines repeatedly introduces legislation to do just that.
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