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Oregon's Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide
Sales benefit Oregon Wild, a leading advocate for the region’s most precious wilderness areas
Natural history, ecology, flora, and fauna--fascinating to hikers and non-hikers alike
Oregon’s Ancient Forests is a guidebook with a to inspire readers to learn about and visit Oregon’s rapturous old-growth forests, and then love them enough to keep them protected. Not just for hikers, this Oregon Wild– sponsored guide explains where the forests are and who manages them, the threats they face, and an action plan for protecting what remains and restoring damaged forests so they may become the ancient forests of the future. Author Chandra LeGue discusses forest ecology, flora, and fauna and also details 91 of her favorite hikes across the state. Each hike
Trailhead GPS coordinates and driving directions
Trail distance, elevation gain, difficulty level, and best season to visit
Type and protection status of the forest
Full-color maps and photos
- GenresNatureNonfiction
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2019
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
May 6, 2020
A quite thorough hiking guide with lots of information about ancient forests. I feel like some of the discussion of ecology could have been a bit more thorough and everything could have been a little less dry, but overall, a pretty fascinating read. I can't wait to check out all of these trails!
April 5, 2021
this is fantastic - so good, I had to read the whole thing. she has a lot of great info not only about great hikes in OR, but how ancient forests are set up & how people have been screwing it up since the 1st colonizers came & decided the land was theirs to conquer. logging is still a big deal here and it's infuriating - yes, logging is a job, but the way we've been going about it is totally wrong.
it would be awesome to do all of these hikes - most are too far away for day hikes unless we're camping there.
it would be awesome to do all of these hikes - most are too far away for day hikes unless we're camping there.
August 22, 2019
A great book though sad as it speaks of the trajedy of the lost forests that once filled Oregon. This book is a very good guide to understand the history and concervation efforts that have gone on in Oregon regarding the Wild lands. As well, as the title states, the book is filled with the hiking experiences Chandra has had and the details she offers than many other books do not such. I have had the pleasure of meeting Chandra and look forward to walking in her foot steps hiking in Oregon.
January 18, 2020
Being a hiker and lover of forests I enjoyed this book. Before recommending hikes to do it gives a very good overview of the defining characteristics of old growth forests and history and challenges Oregon's forests face. The authors descriptions of the trails are enjoyable and contain the basic information you need to start planning for a hike. I use this in conjunction with Bill Sullivan's hiking guides to compare each others way of describing the trail.
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August 11, 2019I own this. Gift from Patricia, Father's Day 2019.
October 20, 2022
Wonderful new book that I get to call "mine". And more hike suggestions that I hope to get to someday.
November 16, 2022
needs more detailed maps
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