Historical Marker

Bridging the Waters

Historical marker location:
2320 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, Oregon
( Marker can be reached from Southeast Marine Science Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

The largest living organism in the world is a fungus in Oregon. The Armillaria ostoyae fungus covers over 2,200 acres of forest in eastern Oregon and is estimated to be over 2,400 years old. It is also known as the "Humongous Fungus."
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