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The Oregon High Desert is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon located east of the Cascade Range and south of the Blue Mountains, in the central and eastern parts of the state. Divided into a southern region and a northern region, the desert covers most of five Oregon counties and averages 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above sea level.
Donald M. Kerr (1946 – February 4, 2015) was an American wildlife biologist and conservationist.He founded the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. [1] Kerr led the museum for sixteen years, helping it develop and expand to become one of Central Oregon's most popular tourist attractions.
The Warm Springs and Wasco bands gave up ownership rights to a 10,000,000-acre (40,000 km 2) area, which they had inhabited for over 10,000 years, in exchange for basic health care, education, and other forms of assistance as outlined by the Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (June 25, 1855). Other provisions of the Treaty of 1855 ensured ...
Oregon's geographical center is further west than any of the other 48 contiguous states (although the westernmost point of the lower 48 states is in Washington). Central Oregon's geographical features range from high desert and volcanic rock formations resulting from lava beds. The Oregon Badlands Wilderness is in this region of the state. [9]
The museum was founded by Donald M. Kerr, a native of Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Kerr had a passion for natural history that inspired the creation of the museum. [1]In 1974, Kerr established the Western Natural History Institute, and the High Desert Museum was an outgrowth of the institute opening in 1982.
There are ten figures in the Picture Rock Pass petroglyph group. Three are human-like figures. One of these is a small stick figure in the lower left corner of the grouping. The second human figure is a middle-size figure along the bottom to the right of center. The largest bipedal figure is more interesting. While it appears to be a human ...
The subduction zone's volcanic activity also formed the Cascade volcanic arc, which blocked moist air from the Pacific and created the state's High Desert. [3] This is when Oregon's fossil-rich John Day Fossil Beds were first laid down. [25] The earliest fossils in John Day indicate a subtropical terrestrial environment.
Bend is a city in Central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River.. The site became known by pioneers as a fordable crossing point of the river, where it ran through a bend.