Washington, D.C. - Members of Congress and their staffs are getting an earful today from California supporters of the Central Coast Wild Heritage Act.
The act would protect about a quarter-million acres of wilderness from development, create two scenic areas and designate almost 160 miles of wild and scenic rivers in the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
Garrett Kababic, founder and chief executive of Channel Islands Outfitters, said he hopes the bill will protect endangered species while drawing more tourists to the Central Coast.
"Some of these protections for habitat for steelhead trout are really important to not only business, but also for recreation," he said. "Also, I'm really excited about the proposed Condor Trail, which spans all of the Los Padres National Forest from the Fillmore area all the way up to Monterey Bay, to the Big Sur coast."
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