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Central Willamette Valley Presettlement Vegetation

Central Willamette Valley Presettlement Vegetation

Jan 9, 2017

Created by Jonathan Pope

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Description: This selection shows the general patterns of vegetation in the central valley before 1850. Note that Garry Oak Forest predominated to the south and east of Salem, whereas a band of Closed Upland Forest followed the Labish drainage southeast into the area just east of Salem, with Prairies and riparian areas occupying the remaining land.

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Credits: Jonathan Pope, Data Basin's Willamette Valley Presettlement Vegetation 1850 map.

Use Constraints: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

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Tags: hardwoods, conservation planning, forest composition, historical vegetation, community mapping

About the Map Author

Jonathan Pope

Adjunct Instructor in STEM Education with Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon

I became interested in GPS and mapping through a class offered by the Oregon Institute of Technology. SInce then I've initiated my own mapping research project on 4 acres near Brooks, Oregon, utilizing ArcMap and ArcPad software, to discover the native plant and animal species utilizing that land....