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Raccoon Branch is one of the new  wilderness areas in the Jefferson National Forest. (Virginia Wilderness Committee)



  

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Virginia Public Lands Legislation Enacted into Law with REP Support!

An omnibus public lands bill strongly supported by REP passed Congress with large, bipartisan majorities and was signed into law in 2009. The legislation includes significant conservation measures for Virginia, including:

  • Designation of nearly 40,000 acres in the Jefferson National Forest as wilderness
  • Designation of a wilderness study area and the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area
  • Establishment of Seng Mountain and Bear Creek National Scenic Areas
  • Designation of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, interpreting the climactic battles of the Revolutionary War at Yorktown and Chesapeake Capes.
Kudos to Congressmen Rob Wittman and Frank Wolf for supporting this important legislation.

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