Ground Truth Blog

One of the Devil's Staircase Coalition members, Umpqua Watersheds, is hosting a wilderness conference that includes Devil's Staircase information and a hike into the area the next day. Saturday, Nov 7, 9-3:30 in Roseburg, Oregon.

by Andy Stahl I admit that Washington, D.C., is not my favorite place to visit. But yesterday was special. The House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Peter's Devil's Staircase Wilderness bill (HR 2888) could not have gone any better. Bureau of Land Management...

I'm camped outside Peter DeFazio's office -- it opens at 9 a.m. -- going over my testimony for today's hearing. Read it belo. -- Andy Stahl. Congressional testimony of Andy Stahl, Executive Director, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics Thank you, Mr....

The Roseburg News-Review reported yesterday on the second group of hikers to spend an unplanned night in the Devil's Staircase. Warning: Do not attempt to find the Devil's Staircase waterfall without an experienced guide. That means someone who has been there before...

Cascadia Wildlands will be guiding a series of hikes to the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness this summer. The hikes will explore various parts of the proposed wilderness and won't necessarily go to the Devil's Staircase itself. Cascadia Wildlands cannot be held...

Oregonian story from Sunday, July 5 featuring Oregon Wild's Wilderness proposal and video.

Today, June 16, Rep. DeFazio, D-Ore, and Sen. Wyden, D-Ore, introduced companion bills, H.R. 2888 and S. 1272, designating the 29,650-acre Devil's Staircase Wilderness. The bills also protect Franklin and Wasson Creeks as Wild Rivers. The bills will be referred to...

Cascadia Wildlands led intrepid Register-Guard reporter Winston Ross to the Devil's Staircase. Read his story here.

Write to Congress Write your two U.S. Senators and your Representative. Ask them to support Wilderness protection. With the recent passage of the Public Lands bill in March that provided new Wilderness protection to many areas in the U.S., now is a great time to...

If you live in Oregon, be a contact person or host for a slideshow or PowerPoint presentation on the Devil’s Staircase. Help in letting more people know that this one of a kind wild gem exists and needs protection. If you belong to or know of a group, club or civic...

Oregon Wild's Erik Fernandez extolls Devil's Staircase virtues in the Oregonian. Read Erik's op-ed.

Smithsonian Magazine reports on a visit intrepid tall tree climbers made to Wassen Creek. They ascended some of the tallest trees in the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness. Read it here.