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  2. List of old-growth forests - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Mount Hood National Forest - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Willamette National Forest - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Malheur National Forest - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Umpqua National Forest - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Wilderness-like adventure through landslide to Harts Cove ...

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    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 ...

  8. Forest Service releases long-awaited Northwest Forest Plan ...

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    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."

  9. Siuslaw National Forest - Wikipedia

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    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 ...