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Class of 2012 Oregon Heritage Trees

Posted on: March 29th, 2012 in News & Press, Roadways and Waysides |

Part two: Shipley Cook Grove

As part of the 2012 Oregon Heritage Tree Statewide Dedication festivities, we’re blog-posting on the four honorees. Up second, an historic farm in the Willamette Valley had two founders who loved trees.

A stunning example of the diversity of heritage trees is exemplified by the Shipley Cook Grove, a group of trees representing the horticultural interests of two Oregon farm families. Tree varieties contained in the grove include: …

Class of 2012 Oregon Heritage Trees

Posted on: March 28th, 2012 in News & Press, Roadways and Waysides |

Part one: Tub Springs Sugar Pine

As part of the 2012 Oregon Heritage Tree Statewide Dedication festivities, we’re blog-posting on the four honorees. Up first, an amazingly old and giant tree.
High in Oregon’s southern mountains near what we now call Ashland—long before Oregon Country and the Applegate Trail—pinecones scattered by squirrels and birds sprouted into sugar pine saplings. A century passed, trees grew, and in the 1860s Oregon settlers filled barrels …

From tree to shining tree

Posted on: March 23rd, 2012 in News & Press, Roadways and Waysides |

Oregon Heritage Tree Program: The statewide dedication

What would life be without trees? Trees that shade. Trees that provide food. Trees whose bark, wood, and fiber produce the tools of trade, construction, and commerce. And, in the case of the Oregon Heritage Tree Program, trees whose roots are deeply grounded in our state’s history.
On Friday April 6, 2012, OTE and Oregon State University (OSU) will host a dedication ceremony for the …

Highway Business Signs 101: Is there a wait-list to be on a sign?

Posted on: February 24th, 2012 in Sign Programs |

If you’re considering an Oregon highway business sign as an alternative to *advertising, you might be eager to see your logo represented on one of ours. However, Interstate, off-Interstate or Tourist Oriented Directionals (TODs), and Museum and Historic signs in popular areas may have a wait-list.
Highway business signs and other types of traffic signs across the US are regulated by permits obtained through state agencies and counties. Things that affect …

Highway business signs 101

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 in Sign Programs |

How long does it take to get my logo on a highway business sign?

One of the first questions our potential sign customers want an answer to is: “How long is the process, from start to finish, for my business to be featured on an interstate logo sign?”
The answer is more complex than a finite 30 or 60 days, since much depends on how quickly the customer responds to different steps …

For the love of trees

Posted on: February 14th, 2012 in News & Press, Roadways and Waysides |

For heritage tree lovers everywhere, a trysting tree equals both romanticism and history at the same time.
Nominated for the 2012 Class of Oregon Heritage Trees, Oregon State University’s (OSU) 29 year old Trysting Tree will be one of four trees honored this year during an Oregon Arbor Week event in April.
The OSU Trysting Tree is actually a bit of a reincarnation. In 1987, the original tree was cut down due …

What is the average cost of a highway business sign and how long is the contract?

Posted on: January 18th, 2012 in Sign Programs |

In the last post about Oregon highway business signs, we explored what types of businesses can have their logo placed on a blue highway sign. In today’s blog, we’ll take a peek at the cost structure and how long the contract lasts.

How much will it cost?
Sign fees are determined by several factors, including highway location and traffic density:
Highway business signs located on I-5, cost between $360 and $480 per year …

What types of businesses can be on a highway sign?

Posted on: January 13th, 2012 in Sign Programs |

Have you ever been on a trip along I-5 or another Oregon freeway and looked up to see a blue highway sign? You know the ones—they have an official looking blue background and display logos for businesses like gas stations or restaurants near freeway exits.
Maybe you’re even a business owner yourself, looking for better exposure and a way to capture a steady stream (pardon the pun) of traffic. Do you …

Kiosks never sleep and neither do we

Posted on: January 9th, 2012 in News & Press, Roadways and Waysides |

What exactly is a rest area kiosk?

Installing and maintaining Oregon highway business signs are only a fraction of what OTE’s Field Operations Division has a hand in. OTE maintains and stocks kiosk information centers within 12 highway rest areas across the state. Motorists use kiosks both night and day, looking for unique places to eat, sleep, or shop.
Over the last year, OTE noted significant deterioration to almost every kiosk—many had …