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Vegetation composition and response to fire of native Willamette Valley wetland prairies

Creator:

Pendergrass, Kathy L. (Connelly)

Abstract:

Fires set by Native Americans were important in shaping and maintaining Willamette Valley prairie plant communities. With fire exclusion after Euro-American settlement in the 1840's, composition of the remaining prairies shifted toward shrub and tree dominance with a concomitant decline in endemic prairie plant populations. I hypothesize that by restoring...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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GRASSLANDS/PRAIRIES Introduction The Willamette Valley is a linear lowland in western Oregon ranging from
Fire-resistant landscape plants for the Willamette Valley

Creator:

Edmunds, Brooke, Fick, Barb, Lupcho, Paula Rogers, and Oregon State University. Extension Service

Abstract:

This pocket guide highlights fire-resistant plants that thrive in Willamette Valley growing conditions. It recommends groundcovers, perennials, shrubs, woody vines, and trees. There are too many annual plants available to list them all. In general, annuals are considered fire-resistant if they are kept well irrigated.

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Other

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Plants for the Willamette Valley Brooke Edmunds ■ Barb Fick ■ Paula Rogers Lupcho Introduction