Lewiston is a small city located at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater River in Idaho’s Nez Perce County. Despite being more than 500 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, Lewiston is the furthest inland port on the western Pacific coast. It can be reached by some ocean going vessels via the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
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Pinus monticola - The western white pine is a tree found throughout the mountain regions of the Northwestern United States. It attains an average height of 40 meters and features long slender cones growing to lengths of 12 to 32 centimeters when mature. The seeds are small and fixed with winglets to assist in the dispersal process. The needles are grouped in bundles of five, fascicles, and are finely serrated. The white pine forests have declined from the infestation of the pine beetle, pine blister rot, and surprisingly, forest fire suppression.
