America’s introduction to the lucrative Pacific Northwest Coast fur trade occurred on August 10, 1788, when the sloop Lady Washington, under Captain Robert Gray, …

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Sherman Big Bluegrass (Poa secunda, formerly P. ampla) is a perennial bunchgrass with distinct blue, moderately abundant leaves and a large, compact …

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The city of Silverton was established where Silver Creek flows northwest out of the foothills of the Cascades and enters the Willamette Valley at the …

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The Siskiyou Forest Reserve was created on March 2, 1907; within two days, it was renamed the Siskiyou National Forest. The boundaries of the forest …

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Early in January 1844, six Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN) departed Antwerp aboard L'Infatigable bound for the Oregon Country. After a long journey …

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Smith Rock State Park encompasses 652 acres near Redmond and Terrebonne, in the semi-arid High Desert of central Oregon. This landscape of rock spires, cliffs, …

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The Snake River has its headwaters at an elevation of 8,200 feet on the Two Ocean Plateau, in the icy highlands of the Continental Divide …

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From its headwaters in the fir and ponderosa pine forests of Grant and Harney Counties, the South Fork John Day River flows northward for about …

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Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) is one of the great conifers of the western United States, if not the world, in stature (the largest …

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Tamkaliks Celebration takes place each July in Wallowa as a celebration and recognition of Niimiipuu (Nez Perce) presence in the Wallowa Valley. The event began …

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