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Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness
At fifteen acres, Three Arch Rocks lays claim to being one of the smallest wildlife refuges in the world as well as one of the …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Tillamook Bay
Tillamook Bay, which encompasses a 597-square-mile watershed, is the largest of the five bays in Tillamook County. The bay is fed by five principal rivers: …
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Tourism and Recreation
Judge John B. Waldo, an early visitor to the central Oregon Cascades, commented in a letter written on August 24, 1880, on the recreational potential …
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U.S. District Judge Matthew Deady
Matthew Deady was a founder of the Multnomah County Library, President of the Board of Regents of the University of Oregon, and presided over Oregon’s …
Oregon History Project
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab
Who nailed a protected spotted owl to a park sign? Are ivory tusks from modern elephants or Ice Age mammoths? Are fish eggs sold as …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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USO Dance
This photograph, taken during the Korean War, shows two off-duty servicemen and three USO volunteers, donned with leis, at a reception table for an USO-sponsored …
Oregon History Project
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Vanport
In its short history, from 1942 to 1948, Vanport was the nation’s largest wartime housing development, a site for social innovation, a lightning rod for …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Wapato Lake National Refuge
The Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge, approved in 2007, is a noncontiguous patchwork of Pacific Northwest rainforest near Gaston, in Washington and Yamhill Counties. The …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Warren Morton Washington (1936–2024)
A groundbreaking climate scientist, Warren M. Washington played a major role in the scientific understanding of global warming and made important contributions to modeling the …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Western Meadowlark
On a fence post in Wheeler County, a sandy brown bird delivers a rich song, beginning with loud, clear, flute-like notes followed by a jumble …
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