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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 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 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]
A 1993 Forest Service study estimated the extent of old growth in the forest at 312,000 acres (1,260 km 2). [5] In descending order of land area, the forest is located in parts of Grant, Harney, Baker, and Malheur counties. [6] There are three ranger districts in the forest, with offices in John Day, Prairie City, and Hines.
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 ...
Located just north of Lincoln City on Cascade Head, Harts Cove has long been considered one of the Oregon Coast’s most beautiful hikes. Old-growth forest, barking sea lions and a meadow that ...
Pedery said it was the best alternative to focus on what the Northwest Forest Plan was supposed to do, which is "recover mature and old-growth habitat for threatened and endangered species."
Other major tree species in the forest are western red cedar (Thuja plicata), red alder (Alnus rubra), and bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum). [5] A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 33,800 acres (13,700 ha). [6] The Cummins Creek Wilderness and the Rock Creek Wilderness preserve some of this old ...