Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
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| Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location: | Oregon, USA |
| Nearest city: | Medford, OR |
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| Area: | 53,000 acres (83 km²) |
| Established: | June 9, 2000 |
| Governing body: | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was established by President Bill Clinton in 2000. The monument encompasses approximately 53,000 acres (83 km²) in southwestern Oregon, United States.
Native Americans are known from archeological excavations to have inhabited the region for thousands of years. By the 1880's, they had been completely replaced by white settlers, whose mining cabins still dot the region.
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument has one of the most diverse ecosytems found in the Cascade Range. 200 species of birds are known to exist in the monument including some threatened and endangered species such as the Great Grey Owl and Peregrine Falcon.
Interesting features in the monument include Pilot Rock, which is a volcanic neck or interior of an extinct volcano, similarly formed as Devils Tower in Wyoming, and the Soda Mountain Wilderness Study Area.
The Pacific Crest Trail runs through the monument area. 100 Hikes in Southern Oregon by William L. Sullivan (1999, Navillus Press, Eugene, OR) describes a vintage 1933 fire lookout on the top of Soda Mountain. Although the top of the mountain is graced with dozens of tv and radio broadcast and relay dishes, the view from the fire lookout of the surrounding mountains is unobstructed. From the lookout, one can see Mt. Shasta, Mt. Ashland, Mt. McLoughlin, and on clear days, the rim of Crater Lake.
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument land use plan has been the source of local and national controversy over multi-use planning for wild and roadless areas. The plan currently strives for a balance between managing rare natural habitat, recreational activities, and agricultural activities including cattle grazing and timber. Archival newspaper documents from the time of the monument's creation detail these controversies (http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2000/march/030100n6.htm)
[edit] External links
- Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. National Landscape Conservation System. Retrieved on 2006-08-13.
- USGS Soda Mountain (OR,CA) Topo Map. Topozone. Retrieved on 2006-08-13.
- Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Jenny Creek Private Lands Coalition. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
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