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types of mosses hang from
the trees, and even the com­
mon skunk cabbage developes
huge tropical leaves. Trees
live for hundreds of years and
when they fall their rotting
trunks furnish additional com­
post for the young seedlings,
and through the centuries this
cycle of growth and decay has
carpeted the valley with a rich
soil that holds the moisture
The Prehistoric Gardens
and enable the Rain Forest to
flourish even during the driest
seasons.
The Prehistoric Gardens is
an educational exhibit recom­
mended by “ Life” and many
other nationally-known maga­
zines, and offers a variety of
entertainment to the traveler.
Anyone who appreciates the
beauty of a rain forest will en­
joy a stroll through the Gar­
dens, and anyone Interested In
prehistoric animals will find
the reconstructions both en­
tertaining and educational. Ade­
quate parking has been pro­
vided, and visitors go directly
through the exhibit, niere is
no waiting and no guides are
necessary. A paleontologist is
available, on appointment, to
lecture to students and other
groups.
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Located on the southern Ore­
gon Coast Highway 101, midway
between historic Port Orford
and Gold Beach, the Prehis­
toric Gardens is one of the
most unusual tourist attrac­
tions In the world; for here
In Oregon’s rain forest is re­
created a "lost world” of life-
size replicas of the dinosaurs
and other prehistoric animals
among the primitive plants that
grow so profusely In this area,
and this combination of life­
like replicas and primitive
ground cover makes It literally
a prehistoric garden . . . a
land of long ago.
Here you may see many of
the weird forms of animal life
that disappeared from the face
of the earth over 70 million
years ago, and as you stroll
through the Gardens, among
the luxuriant fe;ns and huge
moss-covered trees, you will
seem to be transported back
through time to the age when
monster reptiles ruled th e
earth.
These replicas of the prehis­
toric animals are scientifically
correst restorations,
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In detail, and restored in as
life-like a manner as possible.
Their size and shape are based
on the measurements of the
mounted fossil skeletons dis­
played In the larger museums,
and their outward appearance
is based on the paintings and
resotrations of world-famous
paleontologists. A d d itio n a l
forms are being constructed
In the rain forest that com­
prises the Prehistoric Gardens,
and as these replicas are com­
pleted, more of the area will be
opened to the public.
These Rain Forests are dif­
ferent from other forested
areas, and are due to several
localized conditions; a mild cli­
mate, protection from the pre­
vailing winds, rich soil and an
exceptionally heavy rainfall.
In this area the temperature
seldom drops below freezing,
and our average rainfall is
over 6 1/2 feet per year, and
some years the total rainfall is
nearly 10 feet. This heavy rain­
fall makes it possible for the
Rain Forest vegetation to grow
so abundantly; here the ferns
grow to gigantic size, many
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