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Oregon State Fairgrounds Oak GroveOregon State Fairgrounds Oak Grove ‘Dating back for six to ten thousand years before the arrival of Euro-American
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Willamette Mission Cottonwood Heritage TreeWillamette Mission Cottonwood – Populus trichocarpa ‘This giant black cottonwood stands near the site of the
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Octopus Tree – An Oregon Heritage TreeOctopus Tree in the Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge The forces that shaped this unique Sitka spruce, Picea sitschensis,
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Giant Spruce of Cape Perpetua on the Oregon CoastGiant Spruce of Cape Perpetua on the Oregon Coast. Oregon Heritage Trees tell the Oregon Story. Half a century before
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Provisional Government Park Cottonwood – Champoeg State Heritage AreaProvisional Government Park Cottonwood The Provisional Government Park Cottonwood is prominent in photographs taken in 1900
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Celebrate Oregon’s Magnificent TreesThe mission of the Arbor Day Foundation is to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. National Arbor Day is
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Four County Point in the Tillamook State ForestWe all know the another Four Corners in America that is a big-time tourist destination. That would be the only place where
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Moon Tree – Oregon State Capital State ParkMoon Tree is a young Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir, raised from a seed carried to the moon by Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa
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The Sitka Spruce at Klootchy Creek – Oregon Heritage TreesThe mission of the Arbor Day Foundation is to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. National Arbor Day is
... moreOregon Heritage Trees – Trees that Tell an Historic StoryMagnificent Oregon Trees recognized in April leading up to Arbor Day 2026 Arbor Day, much like Earth Day, is a holiday that
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The Independence-Monmouth RailroadThe Independence-Monmouth Railroad historic train mural was painted by mural artist Eileen Hinckle and initiated by the
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