Wild in the City : A Guide to Portland's Natural Areas

by CODY M. J. (ED)

• ISBN13: 9780875952734
• ISBN10: 0875952739
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

Detailed information about more than 85 natural areas in the Portland metro area allows anyone to explore the urban wilderness. A checklist of birds is included. "A must-have for anyone even remotely interested in signs of wildlife amid Portland's concrete canyons and manicured lawns. Every schoolteacher should be supplied one for field trips. Every car should be sold with one in its glove compartment. Tuck one into every motel-room drawer next to the Gideon Bible. Front to back, there's something in this book for everyone-a trip to take, a thought to spark a memory, a term to explain."-Bill Monroe, Portland Oregonian

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Preface	xiii
A Sense of Place
River City	3	(2)
Robin Cody
Life on the Edge	5	(1)
Bob Wilson
Hometown	6	(5)
Tom McAllister
David Marshall
What Makes a Place?	11	(2)
Ethan Seltzer
The Emerald Compass	13	(4)
Joe Poracsky
Oceans, Volcanoes, and Cataclysms	17	(4)
Marshall Gannett
No Vacancy	21	(3)
Robert Michael Pyle
Coyote in the Field	24	(2)
Kim Stafford
How To Use This Book	26	(2)
Map of Regional Watersheds and Sites	28	(2)
Map of Regional Trails and Greenways	30	(5)
Lower Willamette River Watershed
The Changing Fortunes of the Lower Willamette River	35	(3)
Molalla River State Park	38	(3)
Upper Willamette Narrows Paddle	41	(3)
Camassia Preserve	44	(2)
Mary S. Young State Park	46	(2)
Tryon Creek and Lake Oswego Area	48	(13)
Tryon Creek State Park	49	(2)
Trillium, the Little Western Flower	51	(2)
Marshall Park	53	(1)
Under the Sweet Gum Tree	54	(2)
Beth Ryan Nature Reserve	56	(2)
Bryant Woods Nature Park/Canal Acres Natural Area	58	(3)
Elk Rock Island and Spring Park	61	(2)
Mt. Scott and Kellogg Creeks	63	(1)
North Clackamas District Park	64	(2)
Sellwood Riverfront Park	66	(2)
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge	68	(6)
Fall: A Berry Special Season	74	(2)
Mosquitoes: What's the Buzz?	76	(2)
Portland, City of Herons	78	(3)
Willamette Park	81	(2)
Willamette Butterfly Park	83	(1)
Bright Butterflies, Big City	84	(4)
Paddling: Ross Island Loop	88	(5)
South Park Blocks	93	(4)
Willamette Greenway Connection to 40-Mile Loop	97	(34)
Portland's Greenway Movement: From Olmsted and the 40-Mile Loop to Metropolitan Greenspaces	99	(4)
40-Mile Loop: Terwilliger Parkway through Forest Park	103	(28)
George Himes Nature Park	106	(2)
Marquam Nature Trail	108	(2)
The Lands of the Wildwood Trail	110	(2)
Washington Park	112	(2)
Hoyt Arboretum	114	(2)
Pittock Mansion Acres Park	116	(1)
Forest Park	117	(4)
Slip Slidin' Away	121	(3)
Macleay Park and Balch Creek Canyon	124	(2)
Audubon Society of Portland Sanctuaries	126	(2)
Portland, City of Mosses	128	(3)
Vaux's Swifts of Chapman School	131	(1)
Portland Bridge Walks	132	(5)
Fremont Bridge Peregrines	137	(2)
Starlings	139	(4)
Wildlife of the Northwest Industrial Area	143	(2)
Rooftop Garden Tour	145	(2)
Squirrels of Park and Forest	147	(5)
Willamette Cove	152	(1)
Mt. Tabor Park	153	(4)
Tualatin River Watershed
The Tualatin Basin	157	(2)
Jackson Bottom Wetland Preserve	159	(2)
Fernhill Wetlands	161	(3)
Clacking Sticks	164	(3)
It's the Berries...and Seeds and Nuts	167	(3)
Hyland Forest Park	170	(2)
Brookhaven Park and Lowami Hart Woods Park	172	(3)
Bethany Lake Park	175	(2)
Willow Creek	177	(8)
Willow Creek Nature Park	179	(2)
Blackberries: A Thorny Issue	181	(2)
Salix Park	183	(2)
Autumn Arachnids	185	(4)
Masked Marauders	189	(3)
Snug Bugs	192	(2)
Apache Bluff Wetland	194	(1)
Bunnies and Briers	195	(2)
Brown's Ferry Park	197	(1)
Atfalati Park	198	(1)
Moles and Gophers	199	(2)
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge	201	(4)
Tualatin Hills Nature Park	205	(4)
Jordan Park	209	(2)
Fanno Creek	211	(20)
Oregon Episcopal School Marsh	213	(2)
Vista Brook Park	215	(1)
A Bee? Or Not a Bee?	216	(3)
Koll Center Wetlands	219	(3)
A Hoover Hog by Any Other Name: The Opossum	222	(2)
Summerlake Park	224	(2)
Cook Park	226	(2)
The Freeway Falcon	228	(3)
Clackamas River Watershed
Clackamas River Watershed	231	(1)
Eagle Fern Park	232	(2)
Evergreen Ferns	234	(2)
Salamanders	236	(5)
Johnson Creek Watershed
Johnson Creek Watershed	241	(1)
Gresham Main City Park	242	(4)
Gresham Pioneer Cemeteries	246	(1)
Time Stains of the Plant World	247	(4)
Jenne Butte	251	(2)
Butler Creek Greenway and Johnson Creek	253	(2)
Powell Butte Nature Park	255	(4)
Bundy Park	259	(1)
Leach Botanical Garden	260	(1)
Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge	261	(4)
Zenger Farm	265	(2)
Reflections and Techniques of an Odonate Watcher	267	(2)
Tideman Johnson Park	269	(2)
Reed College Canyon	271	(4)
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens	275	(2)
Cold Feet, Warm Heart	277	(4)
Columbia Slough Watershed
Columbia Slough--A Land in Transition	281	(3)
Gresham-Fairview Trail	282	(2)
Blue Lake Regional Park	284	(2)
Chinook Landing Marine Park	286	(2)
Big Four Corners Wetlands and 40-Mile Loop Access	288	(1)
40-Mile Loop Trailhead and Canoe Launch	289	(2)
Little Four Corners and Prison Pond	291	(2)
Johnson Lake and Woodlands	293	(2)
Whitaker Ponds	295	(2)
Children's Arboretum	297	(1)
Heron Lakes Golf Course	298	(3)
Herons of Portland--Stalking the Stalkers	301	(3)
Great Blue Herons: Their Status and Natural History	304	(5)
Smith and Bybee Lakes	309	(3)
Tracking Mammals	312	(2)
Kelley Point Park	314	(2)
St. Johns Landfill Canoe Launch	316	(2)
Peninsula Crossing Trail	318	(5)
Lower Columbia River
Sauvie Island	323	(3)
Wapato Access Greenway State Park Trail	326	(2)
Howell Territorial Park and Howell Lake	328	(1)
Bald is Beautiful	329	(3)
Coon Point Viewpoint	332	(2)
Oak Island Trail	334	(2)
Warrior Rock Lighthouse Trail	336	(3)
The Columbia River Gorge National Wildlife Refuges Steigerwald Lake, Franz Lake, and Pierce Refuges	339	(3)
Clark County Marine Park Wetlands	342	(3)
Pussy Willows	345	(3)
Vancouver Lake Lowlands	348	(4)
Vancouver Lake and Frenchman's Bar County Parks, Shillapoo and Vancouver Lake Wildlife Areas and Sewage Pond, and the Bridgeport Dairy Unit of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Clark County Canoe Trip	352	(2)
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge	354	(5)
A Flock by Any Other Name	359	(4)
Sandy River Watershed
Sandy River Watershed	363	(1)
Oxbow Regional Park	364	(4)
The Return of the Oncorhynchus	368	(4)
Trees, Winter Strategies	372	(5)
Clark County Watersheds
Clark County Watersheds and Trails	377	(1)
Beaver Marsh Nature Preserve	378	(2)
Meadowbrook Marsh and North Meadowbrook Marsh	380	(2)
Discovery Trail	382	(4)
Ellen Davis Trail	386	(3)
Salmon Creek Greenway, Salmon Creek Park	389	(4)
Spider Slayers and Caterpillar Killers	393	(2)
Whipple Creek Park	395	(2)
Lacamas Lake Park	397	(2)
La Center Bottoms	399	(2)
Wild Calendar	401	(6)
Afterword	407	(1)
The Essential Nature Library	408	(3)
Checklist of Portland Area Birds	411	(4)
Resources	415	(4)
About the Contributors	419	(4)
Illustration Credits	423	(2)
Index	425