The Tillamook Burn

The Tillamook Burn (HM25DW)

Location: Seaside, OR 97138 Clatsop County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 47.736', W 123° 27.516'

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Sunset Springs

Oregon's historic Tillamook forest fire of 1933 spread over 240,000 acres of forest land. Fires in 1939 and 1945 brought the total to 355,000 acres. Over 13 billion board feet of timber were killed.
Devastation by these disastrous fires aroused Oregon voters to approve a bond issue for reforestation and protection of the burned area. Access roads were built and hazardous snags have been felled to improve forest protection. Many of these snags were sound; over seven billion board feet have been salvaged. Reforestation by planting and by aerial seeding have included Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Sitka Spruce, Western Red Ceader and others.
A new forest will provide valuable wood and paper products. Improved water storage, increased fist and wildlife and expanded outdoor recreation.
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HM NumberHM25DW
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Placed ByOregon Travel Experience
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Date Added Friday, February 9th, 2018 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 464359 N 5071439
Decimal Degrees45.79560000, -123.45860000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 47.736', W 123° 27.516'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 47' 44.16" N, 123° 27' 30.96" W
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Area Code(s)503
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-26, Seaside OR 97138, US
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