Nature Photos

See the website Friends of Douglas-fir National Monument, to find out more
about preserving and restoring these ancient forests.
There are more photos of Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, in the Wild Plants section and in
Please don't call it Forestry: Part 1, Clearcuts and Part 2: The Timber Industry.

Image 1. A Douglas-fir forest along Quartzville Creek,
Santiam River watershed, Oregon Cascades

Image 2. An ancient Douglas-fir forest just outside the southeast edge of the
Middle Santiam Wilderness, Oregon Cascades

Image 3. Mossy stump in a Douglas fir forest,
Santiam River watershed, Oregon Cascades.

Image 4. Old douglas-fir trees in Redwood National Park, California

Image 5. Not all old-growth forests are dominated by very ancient trees;
this one has trees about 200 years old, with an occasional 800 year-old giant.
Near Gordon Lakes, Santiam River watershed, Oregon Cascades

Image 6. Crabtree Lake, Oregon, with an ancient Douglas-fir forest above

Image 7. Crabtree Lake, Oregon, and an ancient Douglas-fir forest

Image 8. Forest above Crabtree Lake, Oregon

Image 9. Forest near Quartzville Creek, Oregon

Image 10. Forest and trail near Breitenbush, Oregon

Image 11. Forest and stream near Breitenbush, Oregon

Image 12. Quartzville Creek and old-growth forest, Oregon

Image 13. Small stream in an old-growth forest, Cascades Oregon

Image 14. River in an old-growth forest, Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon

Image 15. River in an old-growth forest, Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon

Image 16. River falls in an old-growth forest, Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon

Image 17. River in an old-growth forest, Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon

Image 18. River in an old-growth forest, Cascades, Oregon

Nature Photos