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Chaparral
Chaparral is a general term that applies to various types ...
Riparian Corridor
Seven perennial tributaries of the northern Sacramento Riv...
Camden Saw Mill
By the summer of 1852, Charles Camden decided to expand hi...
Whiskeytown Schoolhouse
The local leaders in the Shasta area did make provisions f...
Camden House
The original Camden house had only one room. As the family...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Rock Art of Alta
This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arct...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Churches and Convents of Goa
The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of th...
The Superior Ranger District
In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt created the Lolo Forest Reserv...
Savenac Nursery
While on his honeymoon in 1907, Forest Supervisor Elers Ko...
Point of Rocks- Mineral County
The distinct “Point of Rocks,” towering over a...
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Chaparral
Chaparral is a general term that applies to various types of bushland found in certain climates throughout the world, including the scrublands of Southern California. Chaparral is usually characterized as having warm and dry summers and wet and mild winters. ...
Riparian Corridor
Seven perennial tributaries of the northern Sacramento River are located in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, making it one of the largest contributing watersheds to supply the river. Riparian communities line these seven tributaries and their accompanying drainage networks. About 4,000 ...
Camden Saw Mill
By the summer of 1852, Charles Camden decided to expand his mining operations beyond using a gold pan. Flumes, sluices, and long toms were needed to carry water, so Camden thought it would be more economical to build his own ...
Whiskeytown Schoolhouse
The local leaders in the Shasta area did make provisions for the welfare of their sick and their children. In 1855, a school was opened in Whiskey Creek within the Whisky Creek School District, No. 12. Miss A. Hathorn was ...
Camden House
The original Camden house had only one room. As the family grew by 1867, two rooms and a second floor were added. This second floor later continued across the entire length of the house. Other additions to the home in ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Rock Art of Alta
This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic Circle, bears the traces of a settlement dating from c. 4200 to 500 B.C. The thousands of paintings and engravings add to our understanding of the environment and human ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Churches and Convents of Goa
The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms ...
The Superior Ranger District
In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt created the Lolo Forest Reserve and tasked the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with overseeing and managing the vast expanse. Each ranger oversaw somewhere between a half million and a million acres of forest land. Given such ...
Savenac Nursery
While on his honeymoon in 1907, Forest Supervisor Elers Koch found the abandoned homestead of a German immigrant named “Savennach.” On that site, Koch would develop a tree nursery that would eventually provide billions of trees to reforest the Pacific ...
Point of Rocks- Mineral County
The distinct “Point of Rocks,” towering over a scenic bend in the Clark Fork River, is a pleasant distraction for Interstate motorists making their way through western Montana. But the feature also provides a unique glimpse into the region’s transportation ...
