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Lower Amazon Creek <br />2. Railroad Bridge to Royal Avenue <br />a) Existing Conditions <br />This segment has almost no trees and shrubs. The generic plant community is different from the entire <br />upper part. "he creek has a lot of space to meander through this reach. The plant community changed <br />from "forest' to "prairie." Only willows grow frequently in this section. <br />b) Guidelines for Tree and Shrub Plantings <br />This reach from Railroad Bridge to Royal Avenue does not include Guidelines for Tree and <br />Shrub Plantings. It may revegetate passively. As resources allow, and as priorities dictate, a <br />more active planting approach should be considered in the context of invasive species passively <br />establishing themselves. <br />3. Royal Avenue to Fern Ridge Reservoir <br />a) Existing Conditions <br />A very significant characteristic of this reach is that, at times, the water level is actually higher <br />than the ground level in some areas. The banks on both sides are steep and high for flood <br />protection. There are more and different species than on the section before, but it is still an open <br />landscape. The woody understory has no associate species. <br />WILLOW - RIPARIAN FOREST <br />Canopy <br />Dominant species <br />• Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Pacific willow <br />Associate species <br />• Arbutus menzisii Madrone <br />• Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine <br />• Populus balsamifera ssp. richo. Black Cottenwood <br />• Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas -fir <br />• Quercus garryana Oregon white oak <br />Woody UnderstorX <br />Dominant species <br />• Salix spp. Willow <br />29 <br />