Butterfly Meadows Perspectives: Upland prairies

Willamette Valley native upland prairies, along with wetland prairies, now cover much less than 1% of their former area making them among the rarest of North American ecosystems--Wilson (1998)

Willamette Valley upland prairies developed on sites with well-drained soils and no prolonged standing water. In contrast, wetland prairies are found on soils with clay layers that prevent the drainage of winter rains, causing flooding between fall and spring. The two types of prairies support different plants and animals, differ in their structure and productivity, and need different types of management.

The papers and reports listed in this section discuss aspects of upland prairies of the Willamette Valley.

General information

A survey of native upland prairies of the Willamette Valley See it

Controlling invasive Arrhenatherum elatius and promoting native prairie grasses through mowing See it

Controlling tall oatgrass in Fender's blue butterfly habitats See it

Fire and litter effects on seedling establishment in western Oregon upland prairies See it

Fire and seedling population dynamics in western Oregon prairies See it

Promoting regeneration of native species in Willamette Valley upland prairies See it

Restoration of Fender's blue butterfly and its prairie ecosystem: Management applications of fire to Baskett Slough NWR See it

Upland prairie (an overview) See it

Restoration of native upland prairies: Habitat for Fender's Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi).See it

Specific upland prairies

An ecological assessment of Dorena Prairie See it

An ecological re-assessment of Dorena Prairie after seven years of management: Conditions in 2003 and changes since 1996 See it

Control of Brachypodium sylvaticum and restoration of rare native upland prairie habitat at Butterfly Meadows, Benton County.

Effects of fire, mowing, and mowing with herbicide on native prairie of Baskett Butte, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge See it

Plant species, habitat, and site information for Fern Ridge Reservoir See it

Promoting and restoring Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii) and Willamette daisy (Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens) at Baskett Slough NWR See it

Prairie vegetation establishment monitoring report, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge See it

Restoration of a western Oregon remnant prairie See it

Restoration of Fender's blue butterfly and its prairie ecosystem: Management applications of fire to Baskett Slough NWR See it

 

© 2001 Mark V. Wilson and Oregon State University

 

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Summoning the prairie people