BIG BUTTE SPRINGS WATERSHED
Volcanic cinders from Mt. McLoughlin, deposited over 20,000 acred, act as a large underground reservoir.
Large springs on the edges of the deposit provide domestic and industrial water to Medford.
Timber to the north and west harvested between 1925 and 1933. The new forest will provide winter game range, as well as timber for the future.
ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST