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National Lighthouse Day, observed annually on August 7, honors the beacon of light that for hundreds of years has symbolized

Giant Spruce of Cape Perpetua on the Oregon Coast. Oregon Heritage Trees tell the Oregon Story. Half a century before

The Blue Atlas Cedar in Carlton’s Ladd Park is over 100 years old. Ladd Park was designed by Samuel Lancaster,

The Huntington Wagon Road Junipers. line of a very old Native American Trail. The Huntington Wagon Road was marked by J.W.

Ewing Young Oak in Oregon’s Willamette Valley ‘Ewing Young, fur trapper and trader in the Southwest and Mexico,

Ellmaker Grove – Ellmaker Oak, Maple Row and Incense Cedar The trees that make up the Ellmaker Grove include the

Willamette Mission Cottonwood – Populus trichocarpa ‘This giant black cottonwood stands near the site of the

What does it take for a tree to be recognized as an Oregon Heritage Tree? Oregon has a vast amount of ancient trees across

Oregon State Fairgrounds Oak Grove ‘Dating back for six to ten thousand years before the arrival of Euro-American

Governor McCall Maple We were here pretty early in April and the tree had yet to leaf out. But the glorious Cherry Trees

Story Behind the Globe This sphere was originally a large pressurized tank used by Boise Cascade to hold acids that were

Oregon Heritage Trees – Trees that Tell an Historic Story Owen Cherry Tree – Oregon Heritage Tree Folklore is