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Oregon Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link) This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Oregon . To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
The Grande Ronde Valley floor is at about 2,700 feet (820 m) above sea level. [3] Its horizon is dominated by the Blue Mountains. Eagle Cap Wilderness is to the southeast. . The highest nearby mountains are Mount Fanny to the east, with an elevation of 7,136 feet (2,175 m); [4] Mount Harris to the northeast, elevation 5,335 feet (1,626 m); [5] and Mount Emily to the northwest, elevation 6,110 ...
Alder Island Nature Trail caters to visitors on foot, opened in 2017, and is 0.85 miles (1.37 km) round trip. [5] Siletz Bay NWR was established in 1991 primarily to return salt marsh to its natural state. Formerly it had been diked and ditched to create pasture for dairy cows.
La Grande is Union County's largest city, with a population of 13,082 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. The La Grande metro population is 25,076. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in Oregon. La Grande is located within the Grande Ronde Valley and is the only true valley in Oregon as it is surrounded by mountains.
Mount Emily is visible from much of the Grande Ronde Valley. Its southern edge is a landmark in, and symbol of, the city of La Grande. Mt. Emily was named after Emily Leasey, of the Leasey family who were among the first white settlers of the Grande Ronde Valley. [3] The area hosts many opportunities for recreation, including mountain biking.
Powell Butte hosts the Powell Butte Nature Park, which encompasses an area of about 612 acres (2.48 km 2). [13] The nature park was established by Portland city government in 1987 and opened to the public in 1990 and is maintained by Portland Parks & Recreation ; it currently includes a natural area, trails for biking, horseback riding , and ...
The Tualatin Hills Nature Park is a 222-acre nature park and wildlife preserve in Beaverton, Oregon, owned by the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD). It is one of THPRD's two nature parks along with Cooper Mountain Nature Park. The park features 5 miles (8 km) of trails, of which 1.5 miles are paved and 3.5 miles unpaved. [1]
Oxbow Regional Park used to host the annual Salmon Festival, celebrating the return of the Chinook salmon while educating the public about the importance of intact, functional aquatic ecosystems, protection of native salmon and their habitat, and how fully functioning aquatic ecosystems can have a positive and important influence on human quality of life. [4]