wilderness /tags/wilderness wilderness en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:39:34 GMT Wyden, Merkley make third attempt to protect the ‘Grand Canyon of Oregon’ /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-14/wyden-merkley-make-third-attempt-to-protect-the-grand-canyon-of-oregon 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. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:39:34 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-14/wyden-merkley-make-third-attempt-to-protect-the-grand-canyon-of-oregon Alex Baumhardt For these interns, working in Oregon wilderness pays, in money and breathtaking views /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-27/for-these-interns-working-in-oregon-wilderness-pays-in-money-and-breathtaking-views Wilderness Conservation Corps internships offer young people the chance to transform trails and themselves while earning some money for college. Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:33:45 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-27/for-these-interns-working-in-oregon-wilderness-pays-in-money-and-breathtaking-views Ian McCluskey How wilderness permits changed the Central Oregon wilderness experience /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-10-18/how-wilderness-permits-changed-the-central-oregon-wilderness-experience 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. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:23:40 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-10-18/how-wilderness-permits-changed-the-central-oregon-wilderness-experience Bradley W. Parks Crowds Are Smaller, But No-Shows Have Plagued Oregon Wilderness Permit System /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-09-23/crowds-are-smaller-but-no-shows-have-plagued-oregon-wilderness-permit-system More than half the people who bought Central Cascades Wilderness Permits before the season started never showed up to hike. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:55:40 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-09-23/crowds-are-smaller-but-no-shows-have-plagued-oregon-wilderness-permit-system Bradley W. Parks Permits May Cut Crowds And Fuel Demand In Central Oregon Wildernesses /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-05-30/permits-may-cut-crowds-and-fuel-demand-in-central-oregon-wildernesses 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. Sun, 30 May 2021 19:50:53 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-05-30/permits-may-cut-crowds-and-fuel-demand-in-central-oregon-wildernesses Bradley W. Parks Observations Of A Ranger In The Trinity Alps /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-03-10/observations-of-a-ranger-in-the-trinity-alps 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… Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:24:12 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-03-10/observations-of-a-ranger-in-the-trinity-alps The ϷӴý Exchange Team Comment Period Closes On Roadless Rule Revision /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-16/comment-period-closes-on-roadless-rule-revision 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… Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-16/comment-period-closes-on-roadless-rule-revision The ϷӴý Exchange Team The Many Parts Of Oregon Protected By New Federal Law /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-15/the-many-parts-of-oregon-protected-by-new-federal-law 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… Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:31:36 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-15/the-many-parts-of-oregon-protected-by-new-federal-law The ϷӴý Exchange Team Conservation Groups Celebrate Congress Coming Together On Public Lands Bill /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-02-25/conservation-groups-celebrate-congress-coming-together-on-public-lands-bill 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… Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:49:41 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-02-25/conservation-groups-celebrate-congress-coming-together-on-public-lands-bill The ϷӴý Exchange Team Making A Big Noise About Silence /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-08/making-a-big-noise-about-silence 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… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:26:27 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-08/making-a-big-noise-about-silence The ϷӴý Exchange Team