Virtual Field Environments by Region

                The map above shows major physiographic regions of the Pacific Northwest.   Collections of VFEs currently exist for over half

                 of these regions.  The goal is to have environments available for all of the regions in the map.

 

                 Note: This library is currently undergoing reconstruction.  So many of the tours are unavailable.  This problem will hopefully be

                 overcome by early 2018.

 

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Basin and Range

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Oregon Section

 

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Blue Mountains (Northeastern Oregon) 

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John Day National Monument

  • Clarno Unit  / Pallisades (Clarno, OR)
  • Painted Hills Unit - Overlook / Painted Cove
  • Sheep Rock Unit - Blue Basin / Castle Rock / Visitor Center / Foree Area / Picture Gorge

 

Lake Wallowa

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Cascade Range

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Central Washington to Northern California

 

Belknap Crater

 

Columbia River Gorge

 

Crater Lake National Park

 

Larch Mountain

 

Metolius River

 

 

Mt. Hood

 

Mt. Rainier National Park (MORA)

  • Emmons Glacier
  • Longmire (08/17/2017)
  • Nisqually Glacier
  • Nisqually River
  • Reflection Lake (08/15/2017)
  • Sunrise Rim Trail (08/16/2017)
  • Stevens Canyon
  • Van Trump Creek
  • Westside Road

 

Mt. St. Helens National Monument (MSH)

 

Sandy River Watershed

 

Silver Creek State Park - Silverton, OR

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Coast Range

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Central Washington to Central Oregon

 

Southern Washington Coast - Copalis to Long Beach, WA

  • Copalis River - Copalis, WA
  • Niawiakum River - Bay Center, WA

 

Northern Oregon Coast (1) - Astoria to Tillamook, OR.

  • Bay Ocean Park/ Oceanside, OR
  • Cape Meares / Oceanside, OR
  • Hug Point - Arch Cape, OR
  • Manzanita Beach / Manzanita, OR
  • Seaside, OR
  • Tillamook Bay / Tillamook, OR
  • Young's Bay / Astoria, OR

 

Northern Oregon Coast (2) - Tillamook to Lincoln City, OR

 

Central Oregon Coast (1) - Lincoln City to Newport, OR

 

Central Oregon Coast (2) - Newport to Florence, OR

 

Southern Oregon Coast (1) - Florence to Bandon, OR

  • Bandon, OR
  • Cape Arago (Coos Bay, OR)
  • Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (Florence, OR)
  • Shore Acres (Coos Bay, OR)
  • South Slough (Coos Bay, OR)
  • Sunset Bay (Coos Bay, OR)

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Coastal Range Belt (British Columbia) 

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  • Sea to Sky Highway (Vancouver to Whistler BC)
  • Sumas Mountain (Abbotsford and Sumas BC)

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Columbia Plateau  (Eastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon) 

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  • No VFEs exist yet for this area

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High Lava Plains (Central Oregon) 

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  • Dry Canyon (Bend, OR)
  • Newberry Caldera (Bend, OR)
  • Lava Butte (Bend OR)

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Insular Belt (British Columbia)

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Intermontane / Omineca Belts and Okanagon Highlands (British Columbia and Northeastern Washington) 

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  • No VFEs exist yet for this area

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Klamath Mountains (Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California) 

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  • Cape Blanco

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North Cascades (Northwestern Washington and Southern British Columbia) 

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Skagit River Watershed

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Olympic Mountains (Northwestern Washington)

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  • Blue Glacier
  • Crescent Lake
  • Dosewallips River Watershed
  • Hoh River Watershed
  • Hurricane Ridge

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Owyhee Uplands (Southeastern Oregon) 

  • No VFEs exist yet for this area

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Puget Sound (Northwestern Washington)

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  • Ebey's Landing (Keystone, WA)
  • Deception Pass (Whidbey Island, WA)
  • Mima Mounds Natural Area (Olympia, WA)
  • San Juan Islands

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Rocky Mountains

Western Alberta, Eastern British Columbia, Idaho, Western Montana, and Western Wyoming

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Glacier National Park

 

Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming

  • Queen's Laundry

 

Yoho National Park - British Columbia

  • Burgess Shale Beds / Walcott Quarry

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Snake River Plain (Southern Idaho) 

Craters of the Moon - Arco, ID

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Craters of the Moon National Monument

  • Broken Top
  • Indian Cave
  • North Crater Loop
  • Spatter Cone Trail

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Willamette Valley (Northwestern Oregon)

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