Steam Battalions

Trump wants to open the Olympic Peninsula's ancient forests and wild salmon rivers to logging. In August, we know the admin moved to scrap the Roadless Rule. It protects about 45 million acres of national forest. Today I want to talk about one of those areas: the Olympic National Forest in Washington State, and some of the rivers that start there. One is the Humptulips River, a top-ten trophy fishing river in Washington. Its headwaters sit in the Moonlight Dome Roadless Area. Another is the Quilcene Roadless Area. It feeds the drinking water supply for Port Townsend. These are ancient forests, and their rivers are home to wild salmon. Scrapping the rule means logging and new roads. And this isn't the first try. In 2025, budget drafts listed 300,000 acres of Olympic National Forest as eligible for sale. That was removed. The Wild Olympics Campaign, a coalition working to protect the Olympic Peninsula's forests and rivers, says these areas could be open to industrial development in 2027. More than 1 million people told the Forest Service to keep the Roadless Rule. The administration is barreling ahead anyway. And this isn't just one forest. Roadless areas across the country are at risk. There's a fix for this area. The Wild Olympics Act would protect these lands permanently, by law. Washington Senator Patty Murray first introduced it in 2012. About 800 tribes, businesses and groups back it. Now sportsmen and lawmakers are racing to pass it by the end of 2026. If it doesn't pass by then, it dies with this Congress and has to start over. Sign the petition in the first reply. Washingtonians need to call Senators Murray and Cantwell. And if you have any friends in the state, please share this with them as well. It's imperative we reach everyone there. #DemsUnited