"Let everyone that comes to this site explore our United States in order to protect these lands for future generations."
-- Bobby Tong, CA
Wild Adventures in Oregon
As summer warms the lush mountains and high deserts of Oregon, hikers will be enjoying a number of new wilderness areas, anglers and rafters can rest easy that many favorite rivers are newly protected, and rock lovers will have fun touring the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, or else escaping into the Oregon Badlands.
We have recently added information on the public lands areas newly designated or established under the Public Lands Omnibus Act of 2009. Oregon sites include:
26 May 2009 New Map for Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Just released, this new map by noted geologists Kirt Kempter and Dick Huelster introduces visitors to the trails and the fascinating geology of New Mexico's newest national monument. Easily reached from Albuquerque or Santa Fe, the 4,000-acre Tent Rocks is a land of spectacular and bizarre rock shapes also known as "hoodoos." The map is printed on tear-proof, water-proof synthetic paper. More About Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Purchase Map
Free: "Join Us" 2002 Winter Games Pins These pins were originally produced to commemorate the Forest Service's support of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. We have recently came upon a small quantity of the pins which we now offer as a momento of those snow-filled days in Utah when the United States took home a total of 34 medals. The pins are free but regular shipping charges apply. Because of the small quantity, there is a limit of 5 pins per customer. Order free pin
Online Public Lands Information Centers are operated by the Public Lands Interpretive Association, a non-profit, educational organization, in cooperation with federal and state land management agencies.
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