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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 />• Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine <br />Woody UnderstorX <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 />0 <br />