Cedar Grove Botanical Area : Malheur National Forest, Oregon
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About Cedar Grove Botanical Area : Malheur National Forest:
The Cedar Grove Botanical Area in Eastern Oregon's Aldrich Mountains covers about 26 acres and contains the only isolated stand of Alaska yellow cedar east of the Cascades in the United States. This grove is located on the northeast slope of Aldrich Mountain at the head of Buck Cabin Creek on the Blue Mountain Ranger District. This species is normally found at scattered locations in the Cascades and along the north Pacific coast. Experts believe that during pre-glacial times in Oregon, the climate here was much cooler and more humid. At that time, perhaps during the late Pleistocene, this stand may well have been part of a contiguous stand of cedar. Because of the unique combination of weather, moisture, and other conditions in this one isolated spot, this small stand survived changes to hotter, drier weather. Most areas converted to ponderosa pine and the other trees we see in eastern Oregon today. The cedar grove offers a cool, welcome respite from the heat of a hot, desert-like summer day.
The cedar grove is located along a very wet area of springs and seeps and is found amid a larger stand of true firs and Douglas-fir trees, along with some ponderosa pine and western larch. Dark and cool, it is fairly open un
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About Cedar Grove Botanical Area : Malheur National Forest:
The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. It contains 1.7 million acres in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. The forest include high desert grasslands, sage, juniper, pine, fir, and other tree species. Elevations vary from about 4000 feet (1200 m) to the 9038 foot (2754 m) peak of Strawberry Mountain. The Strawberry Mountains extend east to west through the center of the forest. U.S. Route 395 runs south to north through the forest, while U.S. Route 26 runs east-west.
The forest is managed for timber extraction, cattle grazing, gold mining and wilderness use by the Forest Service, a division of the US Department of Agriculture. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 312,000 acres (126,000 ha).
The forest was established by President Taft on June 13, 1908 and is named after the Malheur River, from the French, meaning literally "misfortune".
In descending order of land area the forest is locat
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