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NATURALIST'S GUIDE TO THE AMERICAS 



On the Columbia National Forest 

 the Wind River Forest Experiment 

 Station is located in the Wind River 

 Valley, eleven miles from Carson on the 

 S. P. & S. Ry. This Station is the head- 

 quarters for research on the forests of 

 the Pacific Northwest. 



The headquarters of the Columbia 

 Forest are at Portland, t and the forest 

 is reached by the S. P. & S. Ry. to points 

 along the Columbia River. 



Colville National Forest (Washington). 

 The Colville Forest covers an area of 

 754,737 acres and ranges in elevation 

 from 950 to over 7000 ft. Within the 

 Colville Forest are the Kettle Falls 

 at which point the Columbia River 

 falls nearly 100 ft. 



The forest tj'pe ranges from the 

 Douglas fir type in the lower elevation 

 to the subalpine type and mountain 

 meadows. It also includes large areas 

 of lodgepole pine forests. 



The headquarters are at Republic 

 from which point the forest is reached 

 by stage. 



Crater National Forest (Oregon). The 

 Crater Forest is divided into two sepa- 

 rate tracts aggregating 852,158 acres. 

 The larger tract includes the southern 

 slope of the Umpqua Range of mountains 

 and the other is in the Siskiyou Moun- 

 tains. The elevation ranges from 1500 

 ft. to over 9000 ft. on Mt. McLoughlin. 



On the Crater Forest the traveller 

 will see 5 forest types: western yellow 

 pine, lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, white 

 fir, and the alpine species. 



Within the Crater Forest lies Crater 

 National Park which includes Crater 

 Lake. 



The headquarters of the forest are at 

 Medford, J and the Cascade division of 

 the forest is reached over the highway 

 to Crater Lake. The Siskiyou division 

 is also accessible by auto road from 

 Medford. 



Deschutes National Forest (Oregon). 

 The Deschutes National Forest is 

 located entirely on the east side of the 

 Cascade Range in central Oregon. It 

 includes 1,283,808 acres and ranges 

 from about 4000 ft. in elevation to over 



10,000 ft. The boundary of the Deschu- 

 tes joins the Cascade and includes a 

 part of the Three Sisters. This forest 

 contains Mt. Jefferson which is one of 

 the picturesque peaks of the Cascade 

 Range and, due to its almost perpendicu- 

 lar summit, is a peak that is of special 

 interest to mountain climbers. 



The forest is typical western yellow 

 pine and lodgepole with some of the 

 subalpine species. 



The headquarters are at Bendf which 

 is reached by a branch of the O. S. L. 

 R. R. 



Fremont National Forest (Oregon). 

 The Fremont National Forest is located 

 in south central Oregon and is on the 

 east side of the Cascade Range. It is 

 a typical western yellow pine forest. 

 It includes 849,526 acres and ranges in 

 elevation from 4200 to 7000 ft. 



The headquarters are at LakeviewJ 

 which is reached by stage from Bend or 

 Klamath Falls. 



Malheur National Forest (Oregon). 

 The Malheur Forest is one of the group 

 of forests located in the Blue Mountain 

 region of Eastern Oregon. It has a total 

 area of 1,043,777 acres. Its elevation 

 ranges from 200 to 8000 ft. The forest 

 surrounds Strawberry Mountain which 

 is one of the highest peaks in the Blue 

 Mountains. 



The forest is like all of the Blue Moun- 

 tain group of forests and contains 

 western yellow pine on the south slopes 

 and white fir, larch and Douglas fir on 

 the north slopes. Areas of lodgepole 

 pine also occur in places that have 

 been burned several times. 



The headquarters are at John Dayf 

 which is reached by stage from Burns. | 



Ochoco National Forest (Oregon). The 

 Ochoco Forest is another of the Blue 

 Mountain group. It contains 717,994 

 acres and ranges in elevation from 3000 

 to 7400 ft. It is a typical western yellow 

 pine forest with the white fir-larch- 

 Douglas fir type on the north slopes. 



The supervisor's headquarters are at 

 PrinevilleJ which is reached by the 

 O. S. L. R. R. 



Olympic National Forest (Washington). 



