Lost Forest

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Lost Forest is an isolated stand of ancient ponderosa pines in Oregon’s high desert, notable for surviving far from any contemporary forest and offering a rare glimpse into a much wetter prehistoric climate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient forest remnant ⓘ
forest ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access unimproved roads ⓘ
ageClassOfTrees old-growth ponderosa pines ⓘ
annualPrecipitation approximately 8 to 10 inches ⓘ
area approximately 36 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 9000 acres ⓘ
associatedArea Christmas Valley Sand Dunes ⓘ
associatedLandform sand dunes ⓘ
associatedWith Fossil Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern ⓘ
climateType semi-arid ⓘ
contains understory shrubs and grasses adapted to arid conditions ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designationBy Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
distanceToNearestSimilarForest approximately 40 miles ⓘ
dominantTreeSpecies ponderosa pine ⓘ
elevation approximately 1300 meters ⓘ
approximately 4300 feet ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance evidence of past pluvial climate conditions ⓘ
refuge for drought-tolerant ponderosa pine genotype ⓘ
hasEcosystemType relict conifer forest ⓘ
hasVegetationType ponderosa pine woodland ⓘ
isIsolatedFrom other contemporary forests ⓘ
locatedIn Lake County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
locatedInEcoregion Great Basin ⓘ
locatedInRegion Oregon high desert ⓘ
linked to: High Desert
managedBy Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
managementUnit Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
near Fossil Lake, Oregon ⓘ
nearestCity Christmas Valley, Oregon ⓘ
notableFor isolated stand of ancient ponderosa pines ⓘ
occurring in an arid high desert environment ⓘ
representing a relict of a wetter prehistoric climate ⓘ
paleoenvironmentalInterpretation remnant of a once more extensive forest ⓘ
primaryUses low-impact recreation ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
protectedSince 20th century ⓘ
protectionStatus Area of Critical Environmental Concern ⓘ
soilType sandy soils ⓘ
substrate ancient dune sands ⓘ
threats climate change ⓘ
invasive plant species ⓘ
off-road vehicle use in surrounding dunes ⓘ
treeSpeciesLatinName Pinus ponderosa ⓘ
linked to: Ponderosa pine

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