The
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
has six
state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory.
Background
The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example:
* In Australia, a ...
s. Five are administered by the
Oregon Department of Forestry
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is the agency of the state government, government of the U.S. state of Oregon which performs a wide variety of functions relating to the management, regulation and protection of both public and private fores ...
, while Elliot State Forest is administered by the
Oregon Department of State Lands The Department of State Lands (DSL), one of the oldest agencies of Government of Oregon, government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is principally responsible for the land management, management of lands under state ownership, as its name implies. Unli ...
.
Former state forests
Former state forests include:
*Adair Tract State Forest aka Paul M. Dunn Research Forest, renamed and jointly administered as the McDonald-Dunn Forest by
Oregon State University
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...
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George T. Gerlinger George T. Gerlinger was influential in the railroad and lumber products business in the U.S. state of Oregon in the early 20th century. The oldest son of Louis Gerlinger, Sr., in 1902 he organized a group of investors in Dallas, Oregon to build rai ...
State Experimental Forest, administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry as part of its West Oregon District
*McDonald State Forest, north of
Corvallis
*Van Duzer State Forest, now part of the
H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor
H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor is a scenic driving route along Route 18 in Lincoln, Tillamook, and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Oregon that passes through a forested corridor. The Van Duzer Corridor stretches from northweste ...
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Lists of Oregon-related topics
These are lists of Oregon-related topics, attempting to list every list related to the state of Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northe ...
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Black Rock, Oregon
Black Rock is an unincorporated community and former logging camp in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is located about three miles west of Falls City, in the Central Oregon Coast Range on the Little Luckiamute River.
Background
Louis Gerl ...
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Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
State forests
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory.
Background
The precise application of the terms va ...