Man standing in burned over forest area. Grasses have regenerated. The Tillamook Burn covered large portions of Clatsop and Tillamook Counties in Oregon.
Following range fires, as in this picture, the land should be seeded to grasses or grass-alfalfa to prevent erosion and keep unwanted weeds and shrubs from taking the area over.
Make shift fire truck was used to help in field fires in Marion County.<br>It had a tank that held 500 gallons of water and had a pump that could be used in a pond or stream.
The shifting sand dunes are steadily encroaching on Cleawox Lake in the Jesse Honeyman Memorial Park on the Oregon coast. It is located 3 miles south of Florence, Oregon on Highway 101.
To help prevent a farm fire a row is plowed between the road and field to stop a fire from being started by a vehicle, cigarette or some other means.<br>The photo was taken in Marion County.
To help prevent a farm fire a row is plowed between the road and field to stop a fire from being started by a vehicle, cigarette or some other means.<br>The photo was taken in Marion County.
This fishing fleet of trollers awaits a run of salmon at Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon. In the background is the Highway U.S. 101 bridge over the bay and mouth of the Yaquina River. Part of the city of Newport is shown on the right.
Windswept Clatsop plains near Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon. Overgrazing and fire denuded what was once a luxuriant grassland with no wind erosion. Now only vestiges remain in this Sahara.
The fire plow was made by the Hester Plow Company of Jacksonville, Florida. It was used on L.U. Project for plowing fire guards and fighting grass fires.<br>Photo was taken near Madras, Oregon.
Photo shows inside of planked piling protection with 1' x 2' x 4' boxed filled with river gravel to weigh down brush. (3 x 12 planking with 3 inch spaces)
Equipment such as the one pictured was secured by many combine operators to carry on their machines. Several fire units also had these hand held outfits as part of their equipment.
Equipment such as the one pictured was secured by many combine operators to carry on their machines. Several fire units also had these hand held outfits as part of their equipment.
Detroit Dam, on Oregon's North Santiam River has a dual purpose of providing flood control and hydro electric power for the Northwest power grid. The lake formed behind the dam also provides a popular recreation area for boating, fishing and camping. This scene shows the upper side of the dam and part of the lake, located 50 miles east of Salem, Oregon, on Highway 22.