{"id":13225,"date":"2018-03-01T12:42:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/?page_id=13225"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:46:23","slug":"heritage-tree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/master-gardeners\/community-education\/heritage-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Trees of Clark County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter side-right\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;color: #878787\">Master Gardener Program<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Erika Johnson, Program Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu\">erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\n(564) 397-5738<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/10\/Heritage-Tree-Header-art.jpg\" alt=\"Heritage Trees Logo\" width=\"525\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/10\/Heritage-Tree-Header-art.jpg 525w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/10\/Heritage-Tree-Header-art-396x202.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#overview\">Overview<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#nominate\">Nominate a Tree<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#map\">Map of Clark County Heritage Trees<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#catalog\">Catalog of Clark County Heritage Trees<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#other\">Other Local Heritage Tree Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"overview\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trees are important landscape features whether in the home garden, in community parks and open spaces, or on the grounds of historic or public buildings. Often long-lived and large in size, trees may serve as living markers of times gone by or notable places. They may be associated with historic persons or events, or they may be unusual by their presence in this part of the world.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"cpb-video-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative\"><img src=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrswsuwp-plugin-pagebuilder\/lib\/images\/spacer16x9.gif\" style=\"width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CoVr7RgsxuU?rel=0\" rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;top:0;left:0;\" aria-label=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<p>The WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener program maintains a list of trees of significance in unincorporated Clark County through its Heritage Tree Program.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"nominate\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>How to Nominate a Tree<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have or know of a special tree or a grove of trees that might be considered for Heritage Tree status, please review the program criteria listed below and contact the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener Program at\u00a0 564-397-5738, or submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/11\/Heritage-Trees-FlyerNomination.pdf\">Heritage Tree Nomination form<\/a> to <a href=\"mailto:erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu\">erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu<\/a> or in person at the Clark County Extension Office Master Gardener Program; 1919 NE 78th St., Vancouver, WA 98665.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Nomination Criteria<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Heritage Tree status may be granted to a tree or a collection of trees if they meet one or more of the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exceptional or unusual size, form, or rarity<\/li>\n<li>Significant age<\/li>\n<li>Association with a significant landmark, person, event or natural resource<\/li>\n<li>Is considered a local landmark, visually accessible to public viewing<\/li>\n<li>Arrangement as a collection, such as a notable grove, avenue, or planting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nominees must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be in good condition as evaluated by the Heritage Tree committee. The evaluation may include input by professional tree experts.<\/li>\n<li>Have written consent of the property owner. Consent is non-binding and participation is strictly voluntary. Participation may be revoked at any time by the property owner. There is no legal relationship governing participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nominations are currently reviewed semi-annually:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nomination deadlines\u00a0 &#8212; October 31 &amp; April 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once a nomination is received and the nomination deadline met, a designated group of volunteers will visit the tree to determine its qualification for the program. The visit will be scheduled in advance with the property owner.<\/p>\n<p>A decision will be made by the committee and the property owner will be notified. The tree(s) will be added to the list and featured on the program\u2019s website. A certificate of recognition with be provided to the property owner.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Download Nomination Form<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Download a <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/11\/Heritage-Trees-FlyerNomination.pdf\">Heritage Tree Nomination form<\/a>\u00a0and send to <a href=\"mailto:erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu\">erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu<\/a> or deliver in person to the Clark County Extension Office.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"map\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?mid=1T64pJHQuZBliePlnTKom7dXfo7S2PHHX&amp;ll=45.8%2C-122.5&amp;z=10\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/10\/HT-Map-1.jpg\" alt=\"Click to view map of Clark County Heritage Trees\" width=\"742\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/10\/HT-Map-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2019\/10\/HT-Map-1-396x80.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"catalog\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Catalog of Clark County Heritage Trees<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/black-walnut\/\">Black Walnut \u2013 HT1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/giant-sequoia\/\">Giant Sequoia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/giant-sequoia\/\"> \u2013 HT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/white-walnut\/\">White Walnut<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/white-walnut\/\"> \u2013 HT3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/douglas-fir-grove\/\">Douglas Fir Grove<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/douglas-fir-grove\/\"> \u2013 HT4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/black-walnut-2\/\">Black Walnut<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/black-walnut-2\/\"> \u2013 HT5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/deodar-cedar\/\">Deodar Cedar \u2013 HT6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/european-beech\/\">European Beech \u2013 HT7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/oregon-white-oak-garry-oak\/\">Oregon White Oak \u2014 Garry Oak \u2013 HT8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/parkers-landing-historical-park-grove\/\">Parker&#8217;s Landing Historical Park Grove &#8211; HT9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/2023\/06\/20914\/\">Oregon White Oak \u2014 Garry Oak \u2013 H10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/2023\/11\/bigleaf-maple\/\">Bigleaf Maple \u2014 HT11<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/2023\/11\/tulip-tree\/\">Tulip Poplar \u2014 HT12<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/2023\/11\/garry-oak-oregon-white-oak-ht13\/\">Oregon White Oak \u2014 Garry Oak &#8211; HT13<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/community-education-heritage-tree-black-walnut-3\/\">Black Walnut \u2014 HT14<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Other Local Heritage Tree Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ridgefieldwa.us\/government\/city-departments\/public-works\/parks-department\/find-a-park\/heritage-trees\/\">City of Ridgefield Heritage Tree Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofvancouver.us\/publicworks\/page\/heritage-trees\">City of Vancouver Heritage Tree Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/parks\/40280\">City of Portland Heritage Tree Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Our pages provide links to external sites for the convenience of users. WSU Extension does not manage these external sites, nor does Extension review, control, or take responsibility for the content of these sites. These external sites do not implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension.<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e1e1e1;padding-left: 10px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>WSU Clark County Master Gardener Program<\/strong><br \/>\n1919 NE 78th Street \u2022 Vancouver, WA 98665<br \/>\n(564) 397-5738<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/gardening\/community-education\/#clinic\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3921 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2015\/01\/Answer-Clinic-Button1.png\" alt=\"Answer Clinic Button\" width=\"161\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gardening.wsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3916 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2015\/01\/Gardening-in-WA.png\" alt=\"Gardening in WA button\" width=\"161\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><div class=\"cpb-social-item\"><div class=\"cpb-social-icons-wrapper\"><div class=\"cpb-social-icon cpb-social-icon-facebook\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cpb-social-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"cpb-social-content cpb-social-content-facebook active\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.10\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wsu-ClarkCounty-MasterGardeners-291957214151636\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-height=\"600\" data-small-header=\"false\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wsu-ClarkCounty-MasterGardeners-291957214151636\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wsu-ClarkCounty-MasterGardeners-291957214151636\/\">View on Facebook<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master Gardener Program Erika Johnson, Program Coordinator erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu (564) 397-5738 Overview Nominate a Tree Map of Clark County Heritage Trees Catalog of Clark County Heritage Trees Other Local Heritage Tree Programs Overview Trees are important&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34206,"featured_media":0,"parent":1017,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[880,878],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13225"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23844,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13225\/revisions\/23844"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13225"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=13225"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=13225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}