Number: 1978-29
WHEREAS, the lower Deschutes River From Pelton Re-regulating Dam to its confluence with the Columbia River is one of the most scenic and finest fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreational streams in the Pacific Northwest; and
WHEREAS, the lower Deschutes River is highly valued by the citizens of Oregon and other States in the Northwest; and
WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon follow a policy of protecting the river environment and its superb values, and propose inclusion of the lower Deschutes in the National Wild and Scenic River System;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 16-19, 1978, in Phoenix, Ariz., hereby supports the inclusion of the lower Deschutes River in the National Wild and Scenic River System.