CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The public can explore Oregon's forests, farms, history, public gardens and more this summer through an online map assembled by Oregon State University.

From the Visitors Center at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport to the Summer Farm Festival and Annual Field Day in Ontario, there are multiple opportunities to learn about Oregon's natural heritage.

The map includes updated descriptions of events and self-guided tours across the state. Among the entries are demonstration gardens created and tended by volunteers in the Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener program, the Fort Yamhill summer archaeology field school, the annual Blueberry Field Day in Aurora and dinners inspired by local food crops in Astoria and Hermiston.

Visitors to the Cooper's Ferry archaeology dig along the Lower Salmon River in Idaho can learn about artifacts left by ancient Americans at the end of the last ice age.

The map is online at http://bit.ly/1S2EqSE 

Source: 

Nick Houtman, [email protected], 541-737-0783

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