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Oregon Caves National Monument100 years of Exploration
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Oregon Caves National Monument
Geologic Activity

geologic activity includes:

Isolation Through Climate
 
Learn more about the region's geologic activity.
This snail was named after an employee of Oregon Cave, not because he was slow but because he wrote the technical description of the snail.  

Did You Know?
There is a snail that lives on the marble rock outcrops of Oregon Caves that has adapted to use the calcium from the rock to make its shell.

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Last Updated: September 03, 2006 at 18:32 EST