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More than 1 million acres of what’s often called “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” could be protected from wildfire and degradation if the state’s two U.S. senators can convince their peers in Congress to approve a new wilderness area.
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Wilderness Conservation Corps internships offer young people the chance to transform trails and themselves while earning some money for college.
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A new permit system and a thick, ever-present blanket of wildfire smoke gave some of Oregon’s most popular trails a break from crowds this summer.
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More than half the people who bought Central Cascades Wilderness Permits before the season started never showed up to hike.
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Limiting entry to popular Central Oregon trails could ease the harmful effects of overcrowding, but exclusivity — real or perceived — may only make these natural wonders more desirable.
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Spend enough time in one place outdoors, and you're bound to see a few things happen. So it was for Ronin Demele, who spent 25 years working as a…
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Federal forest land that is not wilderness may still be protected under the "roadless rule" put on the books in 2001. Now the federal government, at the…
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The name might provide an ominous tone, but "Devil's Staircase" makes people in Oregon happy. The stairstep-like water feature in the Coast Range is now…
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Just when most Americans thought Congress could not work in a bipartisan way, the Senate passed a public lands bill by the unlikely count of 92 to 8, and…
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The "ends of the Earth" is just an expression for most people. But Erling Kagge has been there... exploring both poles and climbing to the summit of Mount…
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There tends to be a controversy attached to any official designation of a wilderness area. The argument against wilderness set-asides is that they…
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The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument by the state line could expand. The monument, created by presidential order in 2000, protects public lands in a…
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For a guy who is around water a lot, Tim Palmer seems like he's thirsty. But thirsty for more experiences with the beautiful and wild places of the west.…
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Teenagers are famous for being interested in many things--generally not the things their parents are doing. So James Campbell had some misgivings about…