The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, one of Michigan's most scenic landscapes, could soon be getting a special conservation protection designation from Congress.
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill Sunday that would preserve about 32,000 of the park's 71,187 acres as a wilderness area. Similar legislation is now being considered by the House.
If the measure is approved, the site would be covered under the highest level of federal conservation protection. Hunting, fishing, hiking and camping would still be allowed in developed areas, the Associated Press reports. The bill would also update the lakeshore's general management plan.
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