Managed by the BLM, the Lost Forest Research Natural Area is a 9,000 acre Ponderosa Pine and Juniper forest found in the northeast corner of Christmas Valley. Owing to the deep and sandy volcanic soils, an old-growth forest of Ponderosa Pine, survives on 1/2 the annual precipitation typically required for a self sustaining population. Lake County, Eastern Oregon.

Managed by the BLM, the Lost Forest Research Natural Area is a 9,000 acre Ponderosa Pine and Juniper forest found in the northeast corner of Christmas Valley. Owing to the deep and sandy volcanic soils, an old-growth forest of Ponderosa Pine, survives on 1/2 the annual precipitation typically required for a self sustaining population. Lake County, Eastern Oregon.