Oregon has 16,135,800 acres of BLM lands and 15,661,278 acres of National Forests. The last wilderness areas designated in Oregon were in the Omnibus Law signed by President Obama in March 2009: Badger Creek Additions, Badland, Bull of the Woods Additions, Clackamas, Copper Salmon, Lower White River, Mark O. Hatfield Additions, Mount Hood Additions, Roaring River, Salmon-Huckleberry Additions, Spring Basin, and Soda Mountain
Media Campaigns
This media campaign ran in several Oregon papers to highlight how diverse supporters of wilderness are, illustrating that wilderness is our common ground. Click each photo to view the respective print ad (PDF), or visit the campaign pages: Badlands [4], Mount Hood [5].
Campaigns
Devil's Staircase
- Summary:
- Oregon’s Coast Range, which runs south from the Washington border, is home to what many consider the single most remote location in the entire state. Wassen Creek flows between the Smith and Umpqua Rivers and boasts the remarkable Devil’s Staircase. It contains one of the finest stands of old growth ancient forest in Oregon’s Coast Range, and is home to the coast’s highest density of spotted owls. Wassen Creek supports healthy runs of Chinook and Coho salmon, and steelhead, up to Devil’s Staircase’s impenetrable barrier. It’s also home to robust populations of elk, black bear, mountain lion, otter, and mink. The proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness would be approximately 27,000 acres in size, with all 7 miles of Wassen Creek protected under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
- More info:
- Oregon Wild [6]
- Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics [7]
- Devil's Staircase Wilderness [8]
© Dave Tvedt
Local Conservation Groups
- Soda Mountain Wilderness Council
- Hells Canyon Preservation Council [9]
- Oregon Natural Desert Association [10]
- Oregon Wild [11]
- Siskiyou Project [12]
- Umpqua Watersheds [13]