 Martha
Creek Field:
The Meadow and The
Campus
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The Martha Creek Field is the
southernmost field and is the most recognizable area of the Nursery. It has the
character of a meadow, bounded on the west and north by a campus composed of the
existing Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-era housing. |
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The 11-acre Wind River
Arboretum is the Northwest’s oldest. It was started in 1912 to test and
develop suitable trees for use in reforestation projects west of the Cascades.
The foresters were searching for hardy exotic
trees that could outgrow native trees, but what they discovered is that
Northwest native trees performed best. The surviving trees are mostly conifers,
as most of the broad leaf trees grew poorly.
The CCC structures and the big leaf maple-lined boulevard along the western
edge of the meadow provide a wonderful armature to build and expand upon for
potential research, educational, recreational or tourism related uses.
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Building Layout
Diagram- Facilities main page
Buildings Summary- list of all buildings w/ detail
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