Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Located at the base of the Ashland Creek Watershed, the city of Ashland, Oregon, is home to nearly 21,000 people and a bustling tourist industry that revolves around world-class theatre experiences. Rogue Valley residents and tourists actively and passionately recreate in the Ashland municipal...

The ponderosa pine is fairly easy to identify. The orange-hued checked bark is well known to westerners. What might not be as well known though is that these native trees can grow to sizes rivaling giant redwoods.