York River Wild & Scenic Designation Bill Introduced in Senate
The York River Wild and Scenic Study Committee is happy to announce that today Senator King and Senator Collins introduced a bill to designate York River into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Read more in the media release from Senators Collins and King: King, Collins Introduce Legislation to Designate York River as ‘Wild and Scenic’ (PDF file attached).
On the House side, House Bill HR 1248 was introduced by Congresswoman Pingree and Congressman Golden back in February 2019. HR 1248 was favorably reported to the House of Representatives by the House Natural Resources Committee on November 27, 2020. Bill status can be tracked on Congress.gov: HR 1248.
All four watershed communities voted to endorse river designation and accept the York River Watershed Stewardship Plan developed by the York River Wild and Scenic Study Committee in late 2018.
Online resources: The York River Watershed Stewardship Plan (2018) is available online.
Earlier this year, the Study Committee developed two display posters that are also available online:
York River and Climate Change and
York River's outstanding resources
Updates and other information can be found on the York River Wild and Scenic Study website: www.YorkRiverMaine.org
We wish you well in these challenging times.
Jennifer Hunter
York River Wild and Scenic Study Coordinator
207-641-9122