Historical Marker

Salmon for Trade

Historical marker location:
Joseph, Oregon
( Marker is on Wallowa Lake Highway (Oregon Route 351) near South East Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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."