A new wilderness area has been approved at the House level. The new region is called Wild Sky and it encompasses 167 square miles out by Sultan. Yeehaw!

Quoted: The bill, introduced by Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., would designate 167 square miles in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest north of Sultan, Wash., as wilderness, the government's highest level of protection.

Quoted: "Wild Sky will protect more low-elevation acres than any other wilderness area in the state, bringing wilderness closer to our communities and benefiting Washington families and businesses for generations to come," Larsen said.