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 part of a wilderness area, protected by the public lands bill that recently sailed through both houses of Congress.
, , and Oregon Wild both worked for years to protect Devil's Staircase and other areas under the . The act ended up a portion of a much larger bill. Representatives of all three groups visit with details and reaction.