The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (H.R. 980) ...the kind of vision that keeps wild hearts pumping

NREPA at a glance:

Designates as wilderness 24 million acres of ecosystems and watersheds in the Northern Rockies;

Connects natural, biological corridors, ensuring the continued existence of native plants and animals and mitigating the effects of global warming;

Restores habitat that has been severely damaged from roads that were built, and creates more than 2,300 jobs and leading to a more sustainable economic base in the region;

Keeps water available for ranchers and farmers downstream until it is most needed; and

Eliminates subsidized development in the designated of 24 million acres of new wilderness areas, saving taxpayers $245 million over a 10-year period.

Read H.R. 980

Maps of NREPA lands

NREPA Online Petition