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Contents Â· Categories Â· Featured content Â· A–Z index Forest Park is a municipal and public park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon. Stretching for more than 8 miles (13 km) on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the largest urban forest reserves in the United States. The park, a major component of a regional system of parks and trails, covers more than 5,100 acres (21 km2) of mostly second-growth forest with a few patches of old growth. About 70 miles (110 km) of recreational trails, including the Wildwood Trail segment of the city's 40 Mile Loop system, crisscross the park. As early as the 1860s civic leaders sought to create a natural preserve in the woods near Portland. Their efforts led to the creation of a municipal park commission that in 1903 hired the Olmsted Brothers landscape architectural firm to develop a plan for Portland's parks. More than 112 bird species and 62 mammal species frequent the park and its wide variety of trees and shade-loving plants. Many small tributaries of the Willamette River flow northeast through the woods to pipes or culverts under U.S. Route 30 at the edge of the park. Threats to the park include overuse, urban traffic, encroaching development, invasive plants, and lack of maintenance money. Occasional serious crimes and more frequent minor crimes have occurred in the park. (more...) Recently featured: Augusta, Lady Gregory – 243 Ida – Hippocampus From Wikipedia's newest articles: July 31: Ka Hae Hawai'i Day (Flag Day) in Hawaii; Feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola More anniversaries: July 30 – July 31 – August 1 The Night Watch is one of the most famous works by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It was completed in 1642, at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age. The painting is renowned for three elements: its colossal size (363 x 437 cm, or 11 ft 10 in x 14 ft 4 in); the effective use of light and shadow; and the perception of motion in what would have been, traditionally, a static military portrait. It depicts a Schutterij (volunteer city guard) company being led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq (centre, with a red sash). Recently featured: Atomic bomb schematic – Black mulberry – Sea otter Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects: This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 2,975,474 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below. awexz.com

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