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Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest Service has some of the most breathtakingly beautiful areas on Earth ranging from grasslands to lush forests & beaches.

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Joined December 2011
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“Not all who wander are lost.” --J.R.R. Tolkien
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We’re thrilled to announce that three large wildfires—including the Bootleg fire which burned across 413,000 acres for 39 days—are 100% contained as of this morning. Huge thanks to our dedicated & incredibly skilled fire personnel for this great accomplishment.
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“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” —John Keats
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“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” —John Muir
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"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." —Henry David Thoreau
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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." —Chinese Proverb
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“Don't forget: beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” —Paulo Coelho
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“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” --Laura Ingalls Wilder
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"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." —Henry David Thoreau
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“To walk into nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” —Mary Davis
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"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." —Gary Snyder
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"Water is the driving force of all nature." --Leonardo da Vinci
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“In the woods, we return to reason & faith.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." —Gary Snyder
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“To walk into nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” —Mary Davis
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“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Dry Creek Falls crashes into mist in the shamrock green shade of moss & trees.
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There’s something in the quiet beauty of the mountains & rivers & forests that draw you for another adventure. #SundayMorning
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“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." --Margaret Atwood
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“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.” —Claude Monet
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“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” --John Muir
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“The world is not in your books & maps, it’s out there.” --J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit."
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"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” ― John Muir
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“Don't forget: beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” —Paulo Coelho #MondayMotivation
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"Water is the driving force of all nature." --Leonardo da Vinci
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"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." —Henry David Thoreau #EarthDay2021 #EarthDay
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“The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” —John Muir #SaturdayMorning
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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” —Henry David Thoreau #SundayMorning
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“As I told the foresters, you don’t need a diploma to plant a tree.” — Wangari Maathai
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There’s something in the quiet beauty of the mountains & rivers & forests that draw you for another adventure.
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“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” —Native American Proverb #ThursdayThoughts
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“The world's big & I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” —John Muir
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“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” —John Muir #ThursdayThoughts
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"Write it on your heart that everday is the best day of the year." —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." —Henry David Thoreau
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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”—Lao Tzu #TuesdayThoughts
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"If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way." —Aristotle
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“Not all who wander are lost.” --J.R.R. Tolkien
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“The world's big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” —John Muir #FridayFeeling
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"The earth is what we all have in common." —Wendell Berry #TuesdayThoughts
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“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” --Vincent Van Gogh
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“The Earth has music for those who listen.” —William Shakespeare
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"Going to the mountains is going home." --John Muir #WednesdayWisdom
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“I never saw a discontented tree.” —John Muir
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“In the woods, we return to reason & faith.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” —John Keats 📸 from Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
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“The earth has music for those who listen.” —William Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday
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“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” --Laura Ingalls Wilder #ForestFriday
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“Look deep into nature & then you will understand everything better.” —Albert Einstein
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“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” —John Muir
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“Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.” —Karle Wilson
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” —John Muir
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"Leave no trace" means leave no waste! #RecreateResponsibly
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"Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are." —Gretel Ehrlich
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“I have nature & art & poetry & if that is not enough, what is enough?” —Vincent van Gogh #TuesdayThoughts
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“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!” --John Muir
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“What you do makes a difference & you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall
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“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore.” —Lord Byron #WednesdayWisdom
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Here's a feel good story to brighten our days among the smoke & loss . . . LEO Felecia Sloan was doing evacuations yesterday & came across this injured owl. She was able to transport the owl to the Wildlife Center for injured wildlife in Corvallis. Looking for the silver linings!
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“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” —John Muir
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“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” --Thomas Edison
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” —John Muir
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There’s something in the quiet beauty of the mountains & rivers & forests that draw you for another adventure. #SaturdayVibes
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Happy Spring! Here’s to wildflowers, longer days for adventure & the awakening of the great forests.
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“Leave the roads; take the trails.” —Pythagoras
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“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” —Henry David Thoreau
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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu #WednesdayWisdom
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“When I was a boy & I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” ― Fred Rogers
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"Write it on your heart that everday is the best day of the year." —Ralph Waldo Emerson #FridayMotivation
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A beautiful view of Wy’East, Mt. Hood on a beautiful day.
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“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“The universe is wider than our views of it.”  -– Henry David Thoreau
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“Not all those who wander are lost.” —J.R.R. Tolkien
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“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson #SundayMorning
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“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders & realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” —Rachel Carson
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"Water is the driving force of all nature." --Leonardo da Vinci #ThursdayThoughts
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"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." —Gary Snyder
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“On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree.” —W.S. Merwin
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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." --John Muir #EarthDay #EarthDay2021
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“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.” —Claude Monet #MondayMotivation
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“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“There’s nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.” —Bob Ross
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Trees bring peace, beauty & a sense of place. Get outside & enjoy a tree this #weekend !
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Any day spent among these gentle old giants is a good day.
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Any day spent among these gentle old giants is a good day.
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Happy #NationalTrailsDay ! #DYK that your National Forests contain over 158,000 miles of trail? Go take a hike today!
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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” —Henry David Thoreau #GetOutdoorsDay
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“There is nothing more musical than a sunset.” —Claude Debussy
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“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh.” ---A.A. Milne #FridayFeeling
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“To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as a people, we must have trees.” ― Theodore Roosevelt #ArborDay #ArborDay2021
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“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” —Frank Lloyd Wright
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“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind & find my soul.” -John Muir #FridayFeeling
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“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.” —Carl Sagan
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We've certainly got the green covered here in the Pacific NW. Happy #StPatricksDay !
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“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!” --John Muir
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“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with nature. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.” —Anne Frank
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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” --Helen Keller #WednesdayWisdom
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“Keep close to Nature's heart & break clear away, once in awhile & climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” —John Muir
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“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.” —Maya Angelou
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