Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five Firefighters work to save structures at Breitenbush Hot Springs. They are, from left, Tim McDevitt, Daniel Dundon, Jordan ...

Deep within a coastal rainforest, a series of waterfalls known as Devil’s Staircase tumbles haphazardly. Tucked between the Umpqua and Smith rivers two hours southwest of Eugene, the forest ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with rescinding a two-decade-old rule that protects wild areas in national forests across the country, including nearly 2 million acres in Oregon, a move ...

Volunteer trailhead hosts that put in 40 hours of work can get a free Northwest Forest Pass and a Central Cascades Wilderness ...

While many people associate Oregon with cool, lush forests and a misty, windswept coastline that is home to gems such as this secret beach, that doesn't tell the whole story. Central Oregon — which ...

In the recent Public Lands legislation that was passed by Congress, Oregon got some new protected landscapes including the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness, 250 miles of new Wild and Scenic River segments ...

Oregon is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. The Beaver State is home to some of the country's most remote, scenic destinations, with a diversity that matches its size. Aquatic types can rush to its ...

After wildland fires destroyed the trails of a little-known wilderness, people said they'd never be rebuilt. One young couple refused to accept that answer. Gabe Howe stands at the trailhead of ...

New wilderness areas and national monuments have not been a popular topic in rural Oregon during the past year. Local governments and residents opposed, often loudly, conservation proposals in the ...

On the trail to a patch of old-growth trees called the Dark Grove, in the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness in the Coast Range. (Photo by Jamie Hale/The Oregonian) Congressional lawmakers on ...