Near Yachats in Lincoln County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Elk Forage

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 28, 2021

1. Elk Forage Marker

Inscription. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife purchased the field behind this sign in 1979 to improve winter forage for Roosevelt Elk. Ground has been cultivated and planted to a mixture of grasses and clovers and is fertilized each fall. Summer forage is removed by grazing cattle or by hay removal so that the early fall rains will produce tender new growth elk prefer.
The Siuslaw National Forest and
the Yachats Grazing Association have
assisted with this project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.

Location. 44° 17.713′ N, 124° 0.183′ W. Marker is near Yachats, Oregon, in Lincoln County. Marker is on Yachats River Road (Forest Road 54) 0.4 miles east of Carson Creek Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yachats OR 97498, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Giant Spruce of Cape Perpetua (approx. 4½ miles away); Alsea Sub-Agency (approx. 5.2 miles away); Welcome to the Oregon Coast (approx. 5.3 miles away); Waldport (approx. 9½ miles away); Road Behind And Sea Beyond (approx. 12½ miles away); Heceta Head Lightstation

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(approx. 12½ miles away); Hard Work at a Lonely Light (approx. 12½ miles away); Designed for Seafarer Safety (approx. 12.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yachats.

Regarding Elk Forage. The property is called the Tami Wagner Wildlife Area, in honor of an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist who advocated and cared for the 141-acre refuge. She died in a traffic accident while hauling equipment to the site in 2010.

Also see . . . Tami Wagner Wildlife Area Visitors' Guide. By the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Submitted on July 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 28, 2021

2. Elk Forage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.