Zinke introduces legislation to designate additional Wild and Scenic rivers in Montana

Zinke introduces legislation to designate additional Wild and Scenic rivers in Montana

Fall fishing on the Madison River at sunrise. (Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank)In a 1968 speech made while signing a series of conservation bills, President Lyndon B. Johnson expounded on the wonders of a free-flowing river.  “An unspoiled river is a very rare thing in this nation today,” he said. “Their flow and vitality have been harnessed by dams and too often they have been turned into open sewers by communities and by industries. It makes us al…