Barbours Creek is a mountain stream near the western boundary of VA, and I’m a mountain boy who was born and belongs in this environment. The creek is a cold, clear trout stream and now lies within a designated wilderness area in the Jefferson National Forest. One of my first memories of a stream is going to Barbours Creek with my grandfather and grandmother. The kinds of values this stream embodies– peacefulness, beauty, sustenance of people and wildlife– are what the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act are all about.