Foreword | p. ix |
Preface | p. x |
Acknowledgements | p. xi |
The Intertwine | p. xiii |
A Regional Treasure | p. xv |
A Personal View | p. xvi |
How To Use This Book | p. xvii |
Regional Watersheds and Site Locations | p. xviii |
A Sense of Place | p. 1 |
Hometown | p. 3 |
Portland Parks: The Legacy of Colonel L. L. Hawkins | p. 8 |
Deep History | p. 11 |
No Vacancy? | p. 16 |
River City | p. 19 |
Scattered Eden | p. 21 |
Lashed to Our La-Z-Boys | p. 23 |
Mr. Pish and the Horse Chestnut | p. 25 |
Lower Willamette River Watershed | p. 27 |
Graham Oaks Nature Park | p. 29 |
The Tonquin Trail | |
Upper Willamette Narrows Paddle | p. 32 |
Guides to the Willamette | |
Canemah Bluff Natural Area | p. 36 |
Camassia Natural Area | p. 38 |
Mount Talbert Nature Park | p. 41 |
Lower Willamette River Loop Ramble | p. 44 |
River Forest Lake | |
The Trolley Trail | |
The Willamette Falls Locks | |
Oregon City Bridge Closure | |
Sellwood Bridge Crossing | |
Tryon Creek Watershed | p. 49 |
Tryon Creek Stormwater Innovation | |
Tryon Creek State Natural Area | p. 51 |
Robins Awake! | |
Lower Willamette River Paddle | p. 54 |
Navigating the Locks | |
Cathedral Park Launching | |
Bryant Woods Nature Park | p. 60 |
Oswego Canal | |
Elk Rock Island | p. 62 |
Oak Woodlands and Savannahs | p. 65 |
Where to Find Oregon Oaks and Madrone | |
Aliens Among Us | p. 68 |
Springwater on the Willamette Trail Ramble | p. 71 |
Esplanade Artwork | |
Oaks Bottom Overlook | |
North Meadow Side Trip | |
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge | p. 76 |
Portland Memorial Mural | |
Safe Haven | |
Ancient Futures | p. 81 |
Beautiful but Deadly | |
Ross Island Paddle | p. 85 |
Heron Watching | |
Portland's Icon: The Great Blue Heron | p. 90 |
The Willamette Greenway Ramble | p. 93 |
Old Skunkhead | |
Japanese Memorial Haiku | |
Go Kayak | |
Stephens Creek | |
Future Impacts | |
A Cheapskate's Ramble | p. 98 |
Willamette River Overlook | |
Trail Diversions | |
Side Trip! | |
Peregrine Falcons | p. 102 |
Peregrine Spotting | |
Eagles and Ospreys | |
Oblivious to Distraction | p. 107 |
Tanner Springs Park | p. 111 |
Risky Reflections | |
September Is for Swifts | p. 113 |
Did You Know? | |
What About That Chimney?! | |
Marquam Nature Park | p. 115 |
Wildwood Trail and the 40-Mile Loop | p. 117 |
Hoyt Arboretum | p. 118 |
Washington Park | p. 121 |
Japanese Gardens | |
Pittock Acres Park | p. 124 |
Swift or Swallow? | |
Forest Park | p. 126 |
Northern Pygmy-Owls | p. 129 |
Toot-Toot-Toot | |
Audubon Society of Portland Sanctuaries | p. 132 |
Mount Tabor Park | p. 136 |
Sounds of Spring | |
Exploring North Portland Ramble | p. 139 |
npGreenway Project | |
Green Infrastructure | p. 145 |
Who'll Catch the Rain? | p. 146 |
The Art of Rain Catchin' | |
Storming Downtown Portland Ramble | p. 148 |
What's That Din? | |
Storming East Portland Ramble | p. 152 |
Greening the Grey | |
A Bird's Eye View: Portland EcoRoof Tour | p. 157 |
Return of the Nighthawk? | |
Gimme Shelter: In Praise of Portland's Urban Canopy | p. 160 |
Heroes of Green Infrastructure | |
Grey to Green | p. 162 |
Tualatin River Watershed | p. 163 |
On the Bluebird Trail | p. 165 |
Bluebirds | |
Bluebird Recovery Project | |
Cooper Mountain Nature Park | p. 168 |
Treetop Acrobats | |
Merlins and Kestrels | |
Jenkins Estate | p. 171 |
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge | p. 173 |
Crows | p. 176 |
Ravens | |
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve | p. 181 |
Fernhill Wetlands | p. 183 |
Crossing the Ki-a-Kuts Ramble | p. 186 |
Durham City Park | |
Urban Vermin | p. 190 |
Hyland Forest Park | p. 193 |
Lowami Hart Woods | p. 195 |
Commonwealth Lake Park | p. 197 |
Jordan Park | p. 199 |
Die My Lovely | |
Rock Creek Trail Ramble | p. 201 |
Heron Nesting Colony | |
Tualatin Hills Nature Park | p. 203 |
Spring Song | |
Barred Owls | p. 206 |
The Westside Trail Ramble | p. 209 |
Fanno Creek Watershed | p. 211 |
Koll Center Wetlands | p. 214 |
Vista Brook Park and the Fanno Creek Trail | p. 217 |
Clackamas River Watershed | p. 219 |
What Goes Up Must Come Down | p. 221 |
Deep Creek Canyon and the Cazadero Trail | p. 223 |
Aplodontia! | |
Dogs in Natural Areas | |
Salamanders | p. 228 |
Disappearing Amphibians? | |
Johnson Creek Watershed | p. 231 |
The Springwater Corridor Ramble | p. 233 |
Schweitzer Property | |
Gresham Buttes | p. 239 |
Grant Butte Loop | |
Gresham Woods and Butler Creek Greenway | p. 242 |
Sharpies and Coops | p. 244 |
Clatsop Butte Park and Natural Area | p. 247 |
Powell Butte Nature Park | p. 249 |
Spotted Towhees | |
Anna's Hummingbirds | p. 253 |
Leach Botanical Garden | p. 256 |
Zenger Farm | p. 258 |
Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge | p. 260 |
Hold On To Your Cats! | |
The Shire: Johnson Creek Canyon | p. 262 |
Heron Marauders of Tideman Johnson | p. 266 |
Reed College Canyon | p. 268 |
Crystal Springs Creek | |
To Know a Salmon | p. 272 |
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden | p. 275 |
Please Don't Feed the Ducks | |
Columbia Slough Watershed | p. 277 |
A Brief History of the Columbia Slough | p. 279 |
Columbia Slough Paddle | p. 281 |
Otter City | p. 284 |
Spraints | |
Nadaka Nature Park | p. 287 |
What Color Is Green? | p. 289 |
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park | p. 291 |
God's Dog Rides MAX: Urban Coyotes | p. 293 |
Streaked Horned Larks | |
Heron Lakes Golf Course | p. 297 |
Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area | p. 300 |
Not the Place to Leave Your Alligator | |
Tracking Mammals | p. 303 |
Books for Tracking | |
Kelley Point Park | p. 305 |
The "Jail" Trail | |
Hard Drinkers: Freshwater Mussels | p. 308 |
Lower Columbia River Watershed | p. 311 |
Government Island | p. 313 |
Wildlife and Airports | |
Sauvie Island | p. 317 |
Visiting Sauvie Island | |
Howell Territorial Park and Howell Lake | p. 321 |
Owl Pellets | |
Oak Island Trail | p. 323 |
Hunting Closures | |
Wapato Access Greenway State Park Trail | p. 325 |
Warrior Rock Lighthouse Trail | p. 326 |
Raptor Road Trip Ramble | p. 328 |
Guided Raptor Road Trip | |
Eagle Spotting | |
A Feast in the Mud | |
Hawk Spotting | |
Winged Winter | p. 334 |
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge | p. 337 |
Cathlapotle Village | |
Rodent Extraordinaire | p. 342 |
Sandy River Watershed | p. 345 |
Oxbow Regional Park | p. 347 |
Stealthy Giants | |
Native Aromas | |
Crow Magic | p. 351 |
Creating Nature Clubs | |
Chronicler of Time: The Bushy-Tailed Woodrat | p. 353 |
Sandy River Delta | p. 355 |
Captain Clark's Challenge | |
Clark County Watersheds | p. 359 |
Lacamas Lake Regional Park | p. 361 |
Swallow Tips | |
Columbia Springs | p. 364 |
Hello, Chum | |
Cottonwood Beach | p. 367 |
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge | p. 369 |
Bright Butterflies | p. 372 |
Water Resources Center Wetlands | p. 376 |
Vancouver's Discovery Historic Loop and Heritage Trees Ramble | p. 379 |
Vancouver's Notable Historic and Heritage Trees | |
Don't Miss This! | |
Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail Ramble | p. 381 |
LBJ and the Discovery Trail | |
Leave the Babies Alone | |
Different Drummers | p. 387 |
Woodpecker Woes | |
Ellen Davis Trail Ramble | p. 391 |
Salmon Creek Greenway Ramble | p. 394 |
Kayaking Salmon Creek | |
Vancouver Lake Lowlands Ramble | p. 397 |
Golden Purifiers | p. 402 |
Lake River to Bachelor Island Paddle | p. 405 |
Eyes Open! Safety Tip | |
Clark County Water Trail | |
La Center Bottoms | p. 409 |
About the Contributors | p. 411 |
Index | p. 420 |
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