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Designating these new areas as wilderness will protect several important streams with pristine habitat for salmon and trout. Streams or sections of streams, such as Roaring, Clackamas,Salmon and Elk rivers, will be protected from logging and other habitat destruction. With this protection key populations of species such as coho, chinook, steelhead, cutthroat will have areas that they can live within very healthy habitat. Some of these streams, such as the Elk or Roaring, have great habitat that now is protected and will provide great angling opportunities.This wilderness designation will be great for Oregonians who want to fish ,and for our native wild salmonid species.

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