Legislation Will Protect Forest, Recreation Areas, Watershed, and Habitat

LOS ANGELES – Local residents, community groups and organizations praised Representative David Dreier (R-San Dimas) for introducing his “Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests Protection Act” today.

Congressman Dreier’s legislation will protect an additional 18,000 acres of public land in the San Gabriel Mountains as wilderness. These areas will become new additions to two existing wilderness areas in the range: Sheep Mountain and Cucamonga.