Tule Lake Traditional Geocache
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Enjoy the sights and sounds of this spectacular wetlands area. You are looking for a plastic jar with the following contents: log book and pen, shoe laces, clip on watch, geohound survival kit, wet ones wipes, American flag pin, bouncy ball, Duck beanie baby, and Uni the Unicorn Travel Bug.
(Below is an excerpt from Oregon Dept of Fish/Wildlife Agenda Minutes):
The Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, originally created in 1949, provides tremendous habitat benefits for waterfowl, upland birds and other wildlife indigenous to the Grande Ronde Basin. When established, the Wildlife Area wetlands consisted of a 400-acre marsh west of Interstate 84, the last remnant of a 10,000-acre wetland complex known as Tule Lake. Ditching and diking begun in the late 1800’s drained all but small remnants of the original wetlands. Recent acquisitions and restoration efforts have restored approximately 1,300 acres of the original Tule Lake wetlands.
Ladd Marsh has an abundance of diverse habitat types. Consequently, nearly 300 different species of birds either stay or visit Ladd Marsh annually. Elk, mule and white-tailed deer and antelope find summer and winter forage on the hillsides and meadows. Waterfowl populations have responded dramatically to recent wetland restoration efforts. Besides providing nesting and rearing sites to several thousand ducks, the wetlands provide a migratory stopover for tens of thousand ducks and geese.
The 4,650-acre Wildlife Area offers recreational and educational opportunities to the general public including wildlife viewing and hunting. Recent estimates indicate that over 15,000 visits are made to Ladd Marsh annually. The addition of an auto tour and several hiking trails in the spring of 2005 will dramatically improve public access to this valuable resource.
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