Washington, April 23 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez issued the following press release:
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez made a public plea to the family of the German Princes Salm, who control 7.3% of Wahkiakum County land, to allow local residents to access the land for hunting.
In a speech (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhQcFZFJjVyh08JcwP3uN2IJ54h2qfvq/view) on the House floor and a separate letter (https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/gluesenkampperez.house.gov/uploads/2026/04/Gluesenkamp-Perez-Letter-to-Salm-Schulenburg-BG.jpg) to the royal family, she called out their practice of buying up Washington land and prohibiting public access. Her effort comes amid recent reports that the family owning the land has restricted it so much t...