Camas Prairie LbNA #41345 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jun 29, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | West Linn |
| County: | Clackamas |
| State: | Oregon |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | FutureLibrarian  |
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| Found by: | Maiden1974 |
| Last found: | Jan 30, 2011 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Jun 29, 2008 |
***Note: This is one of our very favorite parks in the metro area. Its appearance changes from season to season, but the trails remain the same. Make sure to wear sturdy shoes, as the terrain can be uneven. Be aware that this is a highly sensitive nature preserve, so please use your best letterboxing behavior =) ***
Find the park that is named after a “historically highly-valued food source of Pacific Northwest Native Americans -- which blooms profusely in April and early May. More than 300 plant species are found on the preserve, including some rare Willamette Valley species. The rare white rock larkspur occurs here and at only six other places in the world. The shallow soils of this rocky plateau support wet meadows, Oregon white oak-madrone woodlands, vernal and permanent ponds, and even a stand of quaking aspen” (from The Nature Conservancy website).
Park in the very small lot and walk up to the information board; make sure to pick up a self-guided tour.
Head NE towards the example of an ice-rafted granite boulder, deposited 12 to 19 thousand years ago. If it’s a clear day, catch an amazing view of Mt. Hood on your right as you walk along.
Continue on the trail. At the fork, head north to view the 11-year-old fish hawk residence.
Slightly backtrack, then continue WNW on the main trail. Be sure to marvel at the orange-barked Pacific madrone trees to your right.
Stop to scan the trees in search of Calypte anna. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to hear them sing during courtship, or see a male perform a display dive for his territory. After searching for that beautiful bird, head south to the grassy plateau.
Be sure to pause and admire the swale of quaking aspen, a rare site in this region.
When the boardwalk/path forks, continue the loop (head WSW). Enjoy the meandering pathway through the oak and madrone woodland.
Once you are in the mesic forest, head due east onto the small trail after the second section of boardwalk. Take about 50 steps.
Stop when you come to a fallen log, cut to allow passage on the trail; there is a flat rock on the path between the two sections of the tree. Bend down and look to your left. Under the supporting rock, way in the back, lies Camas Prairie.
***This is our very first letterbox planting, so comments and feedback are greatly welcome! I prefer contact through AtlasQuest (click on title's link). Thank you and enjoy this very special area!***
Find the park that is named after a “historically highly-valued food source of Pacific Northwest Native Americans -- which blooms profusely in April and early May. More than 300 plant species are found on the preserve, including some rare Willamette Valley species. The rare white rock larkspur occurs here and at only six other places in the world. The shallow soils of this rocky plateau support wet meadows, Oregon white oak-madrone woodlands, vernal and permanent ponds, and even a stand of quaking aspen” (from The Nature Conservancy website).
Park in the very small lot and walk up to the information board; make sure to pick up a self-guided tour.
Head NE towards the example of an ice-rafted granite boulder, deposited 12 to 19 thousand years ago. If it’s a clear day, catch an amazing view of Mt. Hood on your right as you walk along.
Continue on the trail. At the fork, head north to view the 11-year-old fish hawk residence.
Slightly backtrack, then continue WNW on the main trail. Be sure to marvel at the orange-barked Pacific madrone trees to your right.
Stop to scan the trees in search of Calypte anna. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to hear them sing during courtship, or see a male perform a display dive for his territory. After searching for that beautiful bird, head south to the grassy plateau.
Be sure to pause and admire the swale of quaking aspen, a rare site in this region.
When the boardwalk/path forks, continue the loop (head WSW). Enjoy the meandering pathway through the oak and madrone woodland.
Once you are in the mesic forest, head due east onto the small trail after the second section of boardwalk. Take about 50 steps.
Stop when you come to a fallen log, cut to allow passage on the trail; there is a flat rock on the path between the two sections of the tree. Bend down and look to your left. Under the supporting rock, way in the back, lies Camas Prairie.
***This is our very first letterbox planting, so comments and feedback are greatly welcome! I prefer contact through AtlasQuest (click on title's link). Thank you and enjoy this very special area!***