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As the development of industrial wind power projects rapidly expands in the Pacific Northwest, special care needs to be taken to avoid haphazard placement of wind towers in scenic landscapes and migratory bird flyways. Today, there are several projects that line the rim of the Gorge with proposed 400? foot towers placed on tall ridges just a few feet outside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area boundary. Industrial size wind energy development should not be sited next to, or in close proximity to, the boundaries of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, a designated national scenic treasure.

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