By Peter Sleeth, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Feb.

By Peter Sleeth, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Sep. 7--Oregon's U.S. senators introduced a bill to bring 128,400 acres of the Mount Hood National Forest into wilderness areas Wednesday, the first new wilderness in the 1.1 million acre forest in 20 years. The bill greatly expands a U.S.

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press writer WASHINGTON -- The House on Monday approved a bill to add more than 77,000 acres -- or about 120 square miles -- of new wilderness to the Mount Hood National Forest.

By Michael Milstein, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Jul. 20--A key congressional committee gave unanimous backing Wednesday to a bill setting aside about 77,500 acres of the Mount Hood National Forest as protected wilderness off-limits to logging, roads and motor vehicles.

By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press writer WASHINGTON Groups from across Oregon largely supported a bill Wednesday to create 77,500 acres of new wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest.