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The Willamette Valley Visitors Association launched its fourth annual ornament hunt Friday, Nov. 12, on the Willamette National Forest's non-wilderness trails and a handful of Umpqua National Forest trails.

The hunt encourages locals and travelers to connect with public lands and increase outdoor recreation activities.

Some 200 wooden ornaments highlighting the Willamette Valley will be hidden along non-wilderness trails that have not been affected by wildfires in the Willam-ette National Forest and Umpqua National Forest. Each ornament includes a Willamette Valley leather patch and instr...