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This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres ... Central Pacific coastal forests: Oregon: Umatilla National Forest [18 ...
The valley forms the largest intact stand of old-growth forest in the western Cascades, and 500- to 1000-year-old trees are common. The most abundant trees are Douglas fir, Pacific silver fir, and western hemlock. Common hardwoods include bigleaf maple and red alder.
The forest's dominant tree species is the Douglas-fir, the state tree of Oregon. Douglas-fir is a valuable timber species in the United States. The forest contains some stands of old-growth forest, some of which are over 300 feet (91 m) tall, among the tallest trees in the world, with tree diameters ranging from 3 to 8 feet (0.91 to 2.44 m). [10]
The Forest encompasses some 1,067,043 acres (4,318.17 km 2). [4] Forest headquarters are located in Sandy, Oregon. The headquarters building of the Mount Hood National Forest. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the Forest was 345,300 acres (139,700 ha). [5]
The Bureau of Land Management considers 4,153 acres (1,681 ha) to be prime forest land with large old-growth trees dominating the stands. Lost Forest is a remnant of an ancient ponderosa pine forest that covered much of central Oregon thousands of years ago, when the climate was cooler and wetter. Today, the Lost Forest pines survive on half ...
The Notice of Intent signals one of the administration's biggest steps forward in old-growth protection efforts since President Biden's 2022 Earth Day Executive Order, the Forest Service's ...
Coho and Chinook salmon and steelhead, rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout swim, feed and spawn in the rivers and streams of the forest. [5] A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the national forest was 535,300 acres (216,600 ha), [6] 82,200 acres (33,300 ha) of which were mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana ...
“For nearly three decades, the Northwest Forest Plan has protected Pacific Northwest wildlife, clean water, and old-growth forests,” said Steve Pedery, conservation director for the ...