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Wilderness Designation for Badlands might help area economy, study says

9/21/07- Erin Golden, The Bulletin— Making the 30,000-acre Badlands east of Bend a federally protected wilderness area could help propel Central Oregon's economic growth, according to a report released Thursday by the Oregon Natural Desert Association.

The Potential Ecnomic Impacts of Badlands Wilderness

9/20/07- The Oregon Natural Desert Association released a report on Thursday that suggested giving the Badlands Wilderness Study Area east of Bend a full wilderness area designation could provide a boost to the area's economy.

Bend's Big Badlands

8/7/07- Mike Stahlberg, The Register-Guard- Proposed desert wilderness area provides solitude, hiking, wildlife watching

Norton Left Conservation out in the wilderness

3/16/06 - The Oregonian -The Interior secretaty spent five years

Good news for the Badlands?

1/17/06- Jim Witty - The Bulliten - The Badlands Wilderness Study Area's Closure to motorized vehicles has some cheering, and others already breaking the rules.

Lost in the wilderness

12/11/2005 - The Oregonian - Some of this state's most precious land is waiting for another Oregon wilderness advocate in Congress.

BLM's new management plan helps protect proposed Badlands Wilderness

10/13/2005 - BLM released its final plan this week for lands it manages in Central Oregon, including the proposed Badlands Wilderness area...

County takes no position on Badlands

3/31/05- Chris Barker, The Bulletin- Stepping into the divisive arena of wilderness designation, the Deschutes County Commission on Wednesday voted 2-1 to take no position on whether vehicles should be allowed in the Badlands.

Commissioners consider Badlands federal wilderness with a road

3/23/05- Chris Barker, The Bulletin- Deschutes County commissioners may consider endorsing a federal wilderness designation for the Badlands with one caveat: Keep a 8.5-mile route running through the area open to vehicle traffic.

Local group wages campaign for Badlands

2/11/05- Chris Barker, The Bulletin- A Bend-based environmental group is upping the ante in the fight over motorized access to the Badlands east of Bend.

Fate of Badlands still undecided

2/1/05- Chris Barker, The Bulletin- Nature photographer Bruce Jackson thrills at capturing images of trees that started growing as much as 1,000 years ago … around the time of the first Crusade.

Decision on endorsing Badlands Delayed

11/9/04- Lily Raff, The Bulletin- Deschutes County commissioners stopped short of endorsing a proposal Monday that would close 10 miles of roads and designate more than 36,000 acres of the Badlands as protected wilderness area.

Petition exhibits more support for Badlands Wilderness

8/16/04- The Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) submitted over 1,000 petition signatures and over 200 postcards and personal letters this morning to the Bend offices of Senators Wyden, Smith and Representative Walden asking them to support designating the Badlands as wilderness.

GPS-driven geocaching falls astray of plans for Badlands east of Bend

 

Badlands Again a Crime Scene

 

Reward offered for arrest of vandals

 

Speed up Badlands decision

 

Badlands may become closed to Motor Vehicles

 

Off-roaders have no reason to fear Badlands Wilderness designation

 

Pictograph vandalism will not close access to Badlands

 

Vandals destroy, deface Badlands pictographs

 

Council votes to protect Badlands

 

The Badlands: Preservation puzzle involves multiple parties

 

Whose Badlands are they, anyway?

 

The Battle for The Badlands

 

Wyden visit focuses on the environment

 

Vehicle restrictions added near Millican Valley, Badlands

 

Badlands area may be protected

 

Bend board endorses Badlands designation

 

Environmentalists seek support to protect desert land

 

The Badlands ought to be designated a wilderness area

 

Wilderness designation would be beneficial for local Badlands

 

Keeping the Badlands Good