By Tiffany Eckert June 20, 2013 A 30-thousand acre block of primeval rainforest is one step closer to permanent protection. Wednesday the U.S Senate voted unanimously to pass the … Continue reading U.S. Senate Passes Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Bill
Press Release: Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Passes Senate Through Unanimous Consent
For immediate release June 20, 2013 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, 541.434.1463 Washington, DC — The US Senate has approved the creation of the 30,500-acre Devil’s Staircase Wilderness through unanimous … Continue reading Press Release: Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Passes Senate Through Unanimous Consent
Wilderness bills — again
Wyden’s chairmanship could help win approval February 16, 2013 The Register-Guard In a move reminiscent of the movie “Groundhog Day,” Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced a … Continue reading Wilderness bills — again
Press Release: Congress Feels the Love for Oregon’s Natural Treasures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2013 Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands (541) 844-8182 Erik Fernandez, Oregon Wild (503) 283-6343, ext. 202 Pete Wallstrom, Momentum River Expeditions (541) 488-2525 Portland, Oregon – … Continue reading Press Release: Congress Feels the Love for Oregon’s Natural Treasures
Pass a Public Lands Bill: Preserving Wilderness Should be a Bipartisan Priority
by the Register-Guard editorial board There aren’t many issues on which Democrats and Republicans can agree these days, but one of them should be the importance of preserving the wilderness … Continue reading Pass a Public Lands Bill: Preserving Wilderness Should be a Bipartisan Priority
Devil’s Staircase: Recent Updates
November 10, 2011: Devil's Staircase legislation is marked up and passed out of the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. October 25, 2011: Devil's Staircase receives positive hearing in … Continue reading Devil’s Staircase: Recent Updates
Devil’s Staircase: More Info
Waterfalls, old-growth rainforest, Pacific giant salamanders, roadless country, solitude. Find them all in the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness — a priceless wild area located in the heart of the central … Continue reading Devil’s Staircase: More Info
Protect Devil’s Staircase
No place better represents what the Oregon Coast Range once looked like than Devil’s Staircase. Named for the iconic cascading waterfall on Wasson Creek, which tumbles through magnificent old-growth forests, … Continue reading Protect Devil’s Staircase