Sleeping Bear Dunes wilderness bill under consideration

There's a proposal in the U.S. Congress that could have a lot of impact on the future of the Sleeping Bear Dunes -- to designate it as wilderness. Click through to find out what the issues are.

Excerpt: Legislation under consideration in Congress would designate about 32,500 acres within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as wilderness.

The House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on the measure this week in Washington, D.C. It would ensure that natural features of the wilderness areas would be preserved, while county roads, historical structures and public access to Lake Michigan would be protected.
 
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Source: NewsObserver.com
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