Merkley, Wyden seek protective status for 200K-plus acres of Oregon lands

Portland Business Journal:

Oregon’s two U.S. senators say their new environmental bill would designated more than 200,000 acres of land as wilderness or national recreation areas.

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have rolled out the Oregon Wildlands Act, which would:

Create the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness by designating 30,500 acres of remote lands in the Oregon Coast Range. Designate 14.6 miles of Franklin Creek and Wasson Creek as Wild and Scenic Rivers. Expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness by more than 56,000 acres. Add about…

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