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Oregon's Most Claustrophobic Hike Is A Short Lava Tube Not For The Faint-Hearted

Deep in Central Oregon lies a short yet unnervingly narrow lava‑tube hike full of basalt corridors and tight passages where ...
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‘Like nothing I’ve seen’: Discovering the otherworldly geology of Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands

Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands might be defined by its remoteness, but what truly sets this eastern Oregon wilderness apart is its otherworldly beauty and surprising diversity of recreational ...
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Oregon's geologic history stands tall at Fort Rock State Park

FORT ROCK, Ore. — Oregon's high desert is vast, timeless and remote — where distances are great and people are few, and the only outpost for miles is unlike any other state park around. At Fort Rock ...
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Geology Club offers talk on Oregon fossils

Dr. William Orr will give a talk titled "Oregon Ice Age Fossils" at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Eden Hall, Room 1, on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus. Orr is director of the Condon State ...
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Seismic Shift – Part 1: Scientists say major tsunami could impact Central Oregon

Scientists say it’s not a matter of if, but when a major earthquake and tsunami will strike the Oregon Coast — and when it does, Central Oregon will also feel the impacts. “It has the potential to ...
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Studies of trace metals and active hydrothermal venting on the Gorda Ridge / by Robert W. Collier, Scott H. Holbrook, and James M. Robbins ; submitted to Oregon Department of ...

"Final report for contract no. 63-630-8504." ...
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INTERACTIVE MAP: Oregon’s Local and Distant Tsunami Evacuation Zones

The State of Oregon has developed interactive maps to help residents and visitors understand how a tsunami could impact ...