Natural History Wanderings

Pacific Northwest Wildflower Bloom Reports has the following new posts. Follow the links to see full reports of Flora and Fauns for the Catherine Creek and Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail posts

• March 11, 2016: Western trilliums (Trillium ovatum) are beginning to bloom under trees along Interstate 84 east of Troutdale. Bigleaf maples (Acer macrophyllum), serviceberries (Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia ?) and one of the tree-like willows (Salix sp.) are all blooming sporadically along I-84 in the same area, while black cottonwoods (Populus trichocarpa) are beginning to leaf out there.
• March 11, 2016: East side of Catherine Creek below the powerlines.
• March 11, 2016: Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail (Friends of the Gorge property)
• March 10, 2016: Glacier lilies (Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum) are beginning to bloom under the oaks along the Memaloose Trail and along Highway 30 between Memaloose and Rowena. Also look for them in similar habitat at Catherine Creek and atop the ridge along the Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail.