Volcano Country Wild Rivers Campaign Washington's legendary volcanoes - Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier and Mount Adams - are the source of wild, free-flowing rivers and streams that rush through deep gorges and basalt canyons on their way to the Columbia River. Major portions of the most unique and wild rivers in Volcano Country have no permanent protection from new hydropower, water storage dams, or other harmful projects. Protecting the wild rivers of southwest Washington's Volcano Country under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - the strongest protection we can give to rivers - would permanently safeguard this region's unique and treasured natural heritage.Healthy rivers will be more precious than ever in the face of climate change. Free-flowing rivers with intact riparian corridors will be much more resilient to the pressures of a changing climate and will provide important benefits such as flood control and critical refuges for fish and... Read More