Here is what is special about these southern Oregon landmarks:
Atop the Table Rocks, vernal pools pop up following a spring rain, spawning fairy shrimp that are federally protected as a threatened species. Springing from the earth are the rare dwarf woolly meadowfoam, found nowhere on the planet except the Table Rocks.
"Our goal was to protect it for perpetuity — this completes that goal," he says.
The Nature Conservancy's nearly $4 million purchase of some 1,710 acres of land on the Table Rocks from the Wood Family Trust culminates its 30-year commitment to protect all of the Table Rocks. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which owns the remainder of both rocks, already has placed land on and around the rocks under protection as areas of critical environmental concern.
The conservancy will be working closely with the BLM, Jackson County, state agencies and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine how to best protect both wildlife habitat and recreational activities, Borgias says.
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The rock islands are believed to be the last remains of a river of lava that flowed some 7 million years ago from a volcano immediately east of what is now Lost Creek Lake. Geologists say the rest of the lava eroded away, leaving the horseshoe-shaped plateaus towering over the valley floor.
Come spring, the Table Rocks with their thin soils offer a wildflower show, from the white-colored meadowfoam to the light blue camas.
The Nature Conservancy's acquisition includes a portion of the southwest slope of Upper Table Rock, where a field of camas plants is now in full bloom.
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If you are like me and are into classic television and even classic television ads, you may be interested in looking at this site with a plethora of classic cigarette commercials.
In my view, the best television ads ever made were the cigarette ads. Despite the fact tobacco is a filthy, dangerous product, and the tobacco companies knew about the dangers for decades, the ads were about the best. I really mourned the day they were taken off of television back in 1971.
The Benson & Hedges 100s ads from 1966-67 are truly legendary and may be the best of them all. I loved those ads when they first aired all those years ago, and it is great to be able to see them again.
The Virginia Slims ads were almost as great, and they, too, employed humor.
One can also download the videos for his or her own use.
I do notice, though, the classic Tareyton "I'd rather fight than switch" ads aren't there. Those were the ones showing people with black eyes.
Edit: A couple of Tareyton ads, as well as others, can be found at this site. You can also find the William Talman and Yul Brynner anti-smoking commercials there.
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