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5 Desert Destinations in Oregon With Stunning Views

Oregon’s deserts offer a unique and beautiful landscape that’s often overlooked. If you’re looking for places where vast open ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN

This Small U.S. Town Has a 240-foot Sand Dune You Can Climb, a Cool Beachfront Brewery, and Scenic Seaside Views

The Pacific Coast Highway, or Highway 101, runs through plenty of charming coastal towns in Oregon. But if you’re looking for ...
KGW8

Playing in the giant sandbox of the Oregon Dunes

DUNES CITY, Oregon — Oregon’s has a Sahara by the Sea, and it is one of the state’s most unique geologic features known far and wide as the Oregon Dunes! There are so many ways to explore the Oregon ...
Willamette Week

A Rare Sand Dune-Dwelling Plant in Southern Oregon May Soon Be Protected by the Endangered Species Act

A rare plant that grows in the coastal dunes of Southern Oregon may soon be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made an official ...
KTVZ

Rare plant in S. Oregon, N. Calif. sand dunes proposed for Endangered Species Act protection

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Monday to protect the sand dune phacelia as threatened under the ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Rare Oregon, Northern California Sand Dune Phacelia Protected Under Endangered Species Act

ASHLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the sand dune phacelia as a threatened species under the ...