Final Thoughts on Urban Foraging

Urban foraging was not as simple as I thought it would be. It was difficult to find many of the plants in my book, and I noticed that I saw many of the few same species consistently with little variation. Additionally, simply identifying vegetation was not enough, and knowledge of when to harvest and how

The Trees of River View Natural Area

Report 3: Structure & Plant IDs For my final report, I measured the DBH (diameter at breast-height or 4.5 feet) of trees that were inventoried in my second report. These are the trees that make up the canopy of my research plots within River View Natural Area. I also measured and recorded any snags and

Tree Map of Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Trail

Below is my tree map of the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Trees are noted on the map with neon green numbers that correspond to trees below. The trailhead for this map can be found on SE Milwaukie & Mitchell in Portland Oregon. 1. Gary Oak- This Oaks trunk is located on the left (downslope) side

Brentwood Park Report 3

Report 3: Conclusions and final thoughts Brentwood Park is among one of the many green spaces in Portland, OR that provides an open space for people, dogs, and wildlife. I focused on the Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) because one of my favorite memories in life was visiting Sequoia National Park (Picture 1). I was part

Hyland Woods Natural Area: Report 3

The four dominant tree species I found at Hyland Woods Natural Area were Psuedotsuga Menzeisii (Douglas Fir) , Corylus avellana (common hazel), Acer circinatum (vine maple), and Acer macrophyllum (big leaf maple). In this final report, I will be highlighting traits of each species that allow them to survive in the Hyland Woods ecosystem. Psuedotsuga

Trees of Peninsula Park

Park Tree History Over 120 years ago, the Piedmont neighborhood existed between the boundaries of NE Killingsworth Street and NE Portland Boulevard (now known as NE Rosa Parks Avenue). First planned out as part of the independent city of Albina in 1889 (and annexed by the city of Portland two years later) and was developed

Trees of Kronberg Park

For my study, I counted the abundance and richness of species of trees that were planted when Kronberg Park was constructed and trees that they left untouched during construction. Of the variety of trees they planted, the most common was Western Red Cedar. Most of these were saplings that were recently planted and had wire

A Guide to Maple Identification in the State of Oregon Report 2

Report #2 Individual Maple Identification In my first report I discovered that there are roughly 125 species of maples identified in the world, 13 of which are found in North America, and only three are endemic to Oregon. Originally, I was only going to cover the three maple species endemic to Oregon, but by the

Trees in Oaks Bottom Refuge

For this post I hiked along a popular trail in Southeast Portland (Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge near the Oaks Amusement Park and Sellwood Waterfront Park) and identified trees along the way. In my final blog post, I will post a map of my route, and identify the types of trees found. For this post, I

Report 2 – Data

Within Portland’s boundaries there are approximately 247 parks and green spaces 12,591 acres. Located in the NE neighborhoods of Portland, 16.7 acres of that green space is designated as Alberta Park. An count of the trees of Alberta park was taken by the tree inventory project which is a formation of the local neighborhood and