Willamette Valley

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English: The Willamette Valley is a populated and agricultural valley south of Portland, Oregon

Flora[edit]

Pacific mistletoe on Oregon white oak in the Finley NWR
Coast Douglas-fir, Oregon's state tree
Bigleaf maple, frequently covered in moss
Red alder catkins
Tufted hairgrass
Western poison-oak in fall foliage
Small camas in Bald Hill Park, Corvallis
Baldhip rose

Fauna[edit]

Great blue heron in the Ridgefield NWR
The endangered Fender's blue butterfly near Fern Ridge Reservoir
Red-tailed hawk in the Ridgefield NWR
Western brush rabbit in the Finley NWR

Landscapes[edit]

Former prairies on the terraces have been converted to agriculture.
A surviving pocket of wetlands in West Eugene
Acreage devoted to wine production doubled from 1995 to 2005.
Field of Dahlias near Canby, Oregon
The Willamette River
Johnson Creek floodplain, infringed by urban development in Portland
Historic Barn, Albany, Oregon

Maps[edit]

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Willamette Valley