Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Established in 2000, the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was expanded in early 2017 to include additional areas of both southwestern Oregon and northwestern California.
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Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Details
Established in 2000, the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was expanded in early 2017 to include additional areas of both southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. It protects biological, geological, hydrological, archaeological, and historic resources located in the forest and grasslands where the Cascade Range and Siskiyou Mountains meet. This monument was established to preserve biodiversity, making it the first national monument created for this purpose.
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Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
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Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges
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Fort Klamath, Ore.
The town of Fort Klamath is named after a military outpost that was built here in the mid-1800s on the western end of the Oregon Trail.
