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  • Freewheeling wilderness proposal irks purists

    The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act would allow mountain bikers and chain saws into a proposed Oregon wilderness

    by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004

  • Wilderness wallows in rural county

    Despite local support for the creation of a Badlands Wilderness Area east of Bend, Ore., the Deschutes County Commission votes to take no action at all on the matter

    by Mike Van Meter, May 02, 2005

  • The Latest Bounce

    Sens. Max Baucus and Ron Wyden want to raise money for rural schools by closing tax loopholes; Yates Petroleum won’t drill in Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge; Montana wants to keep Wyoming’s coalbed methane from harming rivers’ water quality

    by Jodi Peterson, Apr 17, 2006

  • Mountain bikers go wild

    Mountain bikers in the Central Oregon Trail Alliance favor creation of a Badlands Wilderness Area near Bend, Ore., even if they can’t ride in it

    by Rachel Odell, Jun 07, 2004

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