This 50-acre grove of 250 year-old Douglas-fir and understory hemlock is typical of the forest that covered nearly all of the Coos River drainage until major harvesting began about 1950. Originating from a large forest fire in about 1770, the grove also marks the southern boundary of the 300,000 acre fire that burned from Scottsburg to Coos Bay in 1868. That fire burned a 300 year-old forest, but was stopped because the younger timber growing here was much more fire resistant than in the surrounding stands. The 50-acre grove was cruised and contains about 100,000 board feet of timber per acre. It is being maintained and managed for public enjoyment and is not included in any planned production from the Elliott State Forest. Some of the site was acquired through an equal value cooperative timber land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Company. Jerry Phillips worked on the Elliott State Forest for the Oregon Department of Forestry starting in 1956 and retired in 1989.