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Silver Maple at Seven Oaks Farm

Posted on: July 15th, 2025 in In Memoriam-Trees |

Acer saccharinum

Arborists determined the hollow limbs of the tree were a liability for people walking under it. In 2013, the arms were cut leaving a stump and trumpet vine. The story of the tree lives below:

This Silver maple, remarkable for its age and size, was planted around 1860 to provide shade for the adjacent log cabin. This historic cabin served as the store for the pioneer-era stagecoach stop that operated …

Camp Oregon Caves Port Orford Cedar

Posted on: July 15th, 2025 in In Memoriam-Trees |

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

The Camp Oregon Caves Port Orford Cedar died in 2014 due to Port Orford root rot disease. In 2024, the Wild River Ranger District removed the tree because it became a hazard to the campground. The story of the tree lives below:

This Port Orford cedar is the only remaining tree standing from when Camp Oregon Caves Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) facility was established on this site in 1933. …

Lee Oak Tree

Posted on: July 15th, 2025 in In Memoriam-Trees |

Quercus garryana

The Lee Oak Tree split in 2023 and was taken down for public safety. The story of the tree lives on below:

This Oregon white oak was planted in 1869 by the pioneer Lee family. Philander Lee was a supporter of the O&C Railroad line which ran through his land and connected Portland to San Francisco. Lee filed the Canby plat in 1870, naming the community for Major General …

Thank you, Bob.

Posted on: June 10th, 2025 in News & Press |

The Travel Information Council and agency staff bid a very fond farewell to Councilor Garcia. Yesterday, June 9, was his last quarterly meeting with TIC as he comes to the end of his second four year term with the Council. Executive Director Lynde presented him with a small token of the agency’s appreciation for his work with TIC. Thank you for everything!

TIC Celebrates Arbor Month & Bring Your kids to Work Day

Posted on: April 25th, 2025 in News & Press |

TIC had an amazing Bring Your Kid to Work Day.

We took our kids out of Salem Administration office up the road to the Southbound French Prairie Rest Area. The Heritage Tree Grove of the States was in need of it yearly maintenance. The kids, TIC Administration, and Rest Area staff were able to clean up and lay fresh bark dust in tree rings and around all of the signs. …

2025 Deep Roots Newsletter

Posted on: April 15th, 2025 in News & Press |

Our heritage programs had another eventful year! Three historical markers were updated and replaced, four heritage tree awards were presented to Oregonians doing great work across our state, and we improved our maps to make visiting Oregon’s heritage trees and historical markers a bit easier.

We look forward to dedicating Oregon’s 85th Heritage Tree this fall. Read all about it in our 2025 newsletter!

2025 Deep RootsDownload

TJ Howell Brewer Spruce

Posted on: February 17th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Details |

Picea breweriana

The Brewer spruce was first scientifically identified in 1884 by Thomas Jefferson Howell, an important early Oregon pioneer botanist. T.J. Howell created the first book on regional flora of the Pacific Northwest. The Babyfoot Lake Botanical Area was created in 1966 to protect one of the largest remaining stands of Brewer spruce, which as a small native range. The 2002 Biscuit Fire consumed most of the protected trees; only …

Yang Madrone

Posted on: February 17th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Details |

Arbutus menziesii

This Pacific madrone was planted by Hoya Yang to complement the house his wife, Edith Yang, designed. In 1954 Edith became the first female minority architect licensed in Oregon. She designed many buildings in the area and started the Corvallis street tree program. Hoya was a prominent food scientist who was influential in the beginnings of the Oregon wine industry and the development of the maraschino cherry.

Tree Facts

Circumference: 23feet

Height: …

Witness Tree

Posted on: February 17th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Details |

Quercus garryanna

This Oregon White Oak reflects the early practice of using landmarks as survey markers for property boundaries. With time, these original markers have disappeared. The Witness Tree served as a survey marker for the southeast corner of the Claiborne C. Walker donation Land Claim. The original markings scribed into the tree’s trunk on July 8, 1854, were carved away for an unknown reason, leaving a large cavity in the …

Williamson-Abbot Expedition Ponderosa

Posted on: February 17th, 2025 in Heritage Tree Details |

Pinus ponderosa

Indigenous peoples have cared for and cultivated the ancient pine forests in this area since time immemorial. In 1855, the Williamson-Abbot Expedition camped here while surveying the Deschutes Basin for possible railway routes, utilizing existing Native American trails. While encamped here during that expedition, Lt. Phillip Sheridan carved his name and the date into this old growth ponderosa pine. The tree has since healed over the carving.

Tree Facts

Height: 111 …