Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984

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The Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that designated and protected numerous wilderness areas in Oregon, significantly expanding the state’s preserved natural landscapes.

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Label Occurrences
Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
wilderness legislation ⓘ
allows backpacking in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
hiking in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
horseback riding in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
non‑motorized recreation in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
appliesTo wilderness areas in Oregon ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction state of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Oregon
basedOn Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
category Oregon law (federal applicability) ⓘ
environmental law in the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect designation of new wilderness areas ⓘ
expansion of protected wilderness acreage in Oregon ⓘ
permanent protection of designated areas from most development ⓘ
enforcedBy federal land management agencies ⓘ
follows Wilderness Act of 1964 framework ⓘ
goal preservation of natural landscapes in Oregon ⓘ
protection of scenic and recreational values ⓘ
protection of watersheds in Oregon ⓘ
protection of wildlife habitat in Oregon ⓘ
implementedAs amendments to public land statutes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
longTermImpact enhanced protection of Oregon ecosystems ⓘ
significant increase in Oregon’s preserved wilderness acreage ⓘ
managingAgencies Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Ronald Reagan ⓘ
prohibits commercial logging in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
mechanized equipment use in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
motorized vehicle use in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
new road construction in designated wilderness areas ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest ⓘ
relatedTo Endangered Species Act of 1973 ⓘ
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
scope federal public lands in Oregon ⓘ
multiple national forests in Oregon ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
stateAffected Oregon ⓘ
subjectMatter environmental conservation ⓘ
public lands management ⓘ
wilderness protection ⓘ
typeOfProtection congressionally designated wilderness ⓘ
yearEnacted 1984 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness → createdBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
Bull of the Woods Wilderness → createdBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
Drift Creek Wilderness → createdBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
Menagerie Wilderness → createdBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
Mount Thielsen Wilderness → establishedBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
Waldo Lake Wilderness → createdBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
North Fork John Day Wilderness → establishedBy → Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ