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Lower Amazon Creek <br /> Plant Communities: Existing Conditions & Guidelines for Tree and Shrub <br /> Plantings <br /> 1. Bailey Hill Road to Railroad Bridge <br /> a) Existing Conditions <br /> Along this segment, the creek starts to widen. In some parts, there are more trees and shrub <br /> vegetation, but also there are several sections without trees and shrubs. This reach begins to look <br /> more like a natural creek, in part due to the Amazon Creek Enhancement project, which widened <br /> several sections, allowing the creek to meander more. <br /> WILLOW - RIPARIAN FOREST <br /> Canopy <br /> Dominant species <br /> • Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Pacific willow <br /> Associate species <br /> • Alnus rubra Red alder <br /> • Fraxinus latifolia Oregon ash <br /> *I) Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine <br /> Woody Understory <br /> Dominant species <br /> • Salix spp. Willow <br /> Associate species <br /> • Crataegus douglasii Black hawthorn <br /> • Rosa nutkana Nootka rose <br /> b) Guidelines for Tree and Shrub Plantings <br /> Notes: <br /> • Plan for a 200' section. <br /> • Plants not planted in clusters should be planted along the whole section in an even <br /> spacing. <br /> • Care should be taken to consider migratory patterns of Fender's Blue butterfly in the <br /> design, species selection and planting of trees in this area. Coordinate design with <br /> Natural Resources staff. <br /> 26 <br />