National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
 
 
Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Oregon Caves National Monumenta child's drawing
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
Oregon Caves National Monument
Photos Gallery
 
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.

Disclaimer Accessibility Privacy Policy FOIA Notices USA.gov

Last Updated: August 27, 2009 at 22:44 EST