Missouri Wilderness Coalition hopes Congress will add 50,000 protected acres

Sunday, November 11, 2007 | 6:54 p.m. CST; updated 1:14 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

FREDERICKTOWN — Hundreds of bird-watchers, backpackers, hunters and rafters from across the state are lobbying Congress to designate about 50,000 acres as federally protected wilderness areas.

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