Devil's Staircase Wilderness
U.S. wilderness area in Oregon, United States
43°43′N 123°55′W / 43.72°N 123.92°W / 43.72; -123.92The Devil's Staircase Wilderness is a forested wilderness area adjacent to the Umpqua River in the Southern Oregon Coast Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. It was officially designated in March 2019.[2]
The wilderness is one of a handful of federally protected old-growth forest stands in the Oregon Coast Range, others being the Drift Creek Wilderness, the Rock Creek Wilderness, and the Cummins Creek Wilderness, all of which were established in 1984.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 11, 2023
- ^ "President Trump signs bill creating Devil's Staircase Wilderness in Oregon". KATU. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Drift Creek Wilderness". Wilderness Connect. Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Rock Creek Wilderness". Wilderness Connect. Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Cummins Creek Wilderness". Wilderness Connect. Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Devil's Staircase Wilderness at Wikimedia Commons
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