Articles related to "Camas"
Lovely Camassias
Camassias are very showy North American bulbs, as easily grown as tulips. Edible yet deer resistant, the flowers offer reliable spring color.
camas • camassia • north american bulbs • native plants • camassia quamash • camassia esculenta
Camassias are very showy North American bulbs, as easily grown as tulips. Edible yet deer resistant, the flowers offer reliable spring color.
camas • camassia • north american bulbs • native plants • camassia quamash • camassia esculenta
Lewis and Clark: Up and Over the Rocky Mountains
Lewis and Clark made it to the Rocky Mountains on July 17, 1805; they came out the other side on October 10. During this time, and their return trip the following spring, they gathered more than 80 species of plants.
camas • up and over the rocky mountains • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Lewis and Clark made it to the Rocky Mountains on July 17, 1805; they came out the other side on October 10. During this time, and their return trip the following spring, they gathered more than 80 species of plants.
camas • up and over the rocky mountains • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
The Bannock War of 1878
The Bannock War was one of the last major Indian battles. As usual, they had not been treated fairly by the white man. The war was short-lived, however. The battle took place across southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon.
camas • bannock • buffalo horn • paiutes • chief egan • shoshone
The Bannock War was one of the last major Indian battles. As usual, they had not been treated fairly by the white man. The war was short-lived, however. The battle took place across southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon.
camas • bannock • buffalo horn • paiutes • chief egan • shoshone
The Honorable Mentions
...what about those wildflower places that didn't quite make my Top Ten?
camas • the honorable mentions • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
...what about those wildflower places that didn't quite make my Top Ten?
camas • the honorable mentions • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Columbia Gorge Wildflower Hikes
Spring wildflowers carpet the Washington and Oregon sides of the Columbia River Gorge beginning in March. See Wild Irises, Rein Orchids, Shooting Stars, Camas and more.
camas • columbia river gorge • wildflowers • oregon hiking • washington hikes • catherine creek
Spring wildflowers carpet the Washington and Oregon sides of the Columbia River Gorge beginning in March. See Wild Irises, Rein Orchids, Shooting Stars, Camas and more.
camas • columbia river gorge • wildflowers • oregon hiking • washington hikes • catherine creek
Columbia River Gorge Wildflowers
Bitter root, glacier lily, paintbrush, larkspur and balsam root are among the wildflowers to look for in the Columbia River Gorge from March through June.
camas • columbia river gorge • wildflowers • camas • glacier lily • fritillaria
Bitter root, glacier lily, paintbrush, larkspur and balsam root are among the wildflowers to look for in the Columbia River Gorge from March through June.
camas • columbia river gorge • wildflowers • camas • glacier lily • fritillaria
Motherships and Wildflowers
When I was a kid ... well, not just as a kid but well into my 20s ... I was profoundly intrigued by flying saucers; UFOs; aliens; Close Encounters. It was the possibility of silvery spaceships full of little green men that paved the way for my studying astronomy in college, and has absolutely nothing to do with wildflowers, but if you read on...
camas • motherships and wildflowers • gregg m. pasterick • wildflwoers of north america • botany • ecology
When I was a kid ... well, not just as a kid but well into my 20s ... I was profoundly intrigued by flying saucers; UFOs; aliens; Close Encounters. It was the possibility of silvery spaceships full of little green men that paved the way for my studying astronomy in college, and has absolutely nothing to do with wildflowers, but if you read on...
camas • motherships and wildflowers • gregg m. pasterick • wildflwoers of north america • botany • ecology
The Springtime Blues
I suffer the springtime blues. Even here, in southern California, where palm trees sway and surfers wax their boards, I cannot escape the springtime blues. But these blues aren’t blown through a harmonica, twanged on a guitar or sobbed at an indifferent bartender. These blues attract bees, smell of sweet perfume and burst from the soil. These blues are spring wildflowers...
camas • the springtime blues • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • environment
I suffer the springtime blues. Even here, in southern California, where palm trees sway and surfers wax their boards, I cannot escape the springtime blues. But these blues aren’t blown through a harmonica, twanged on a guitar or sobbed at an indifferent bartender. These blues attract bees, smell of sweet perfume and burst from the soil. These blues are spring wildflowers...
camas • the springtime blues • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • environment
The Wildflowers of Northern Exposure
Spring was unfolding its blossoms in the northern U.S., and we were getting to see it. But then we got to the high desert of Washington and our spirits began to lose altitude. It was hot and dusty and void of much in the way of wildflowers. Then a strange thing happened: the interstate dropped down from the desert into the Columbia River Valley.
camas • the wildflowers of northern exposure • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Spring was unfolding its blossoms in the northern U.S., and we were getting to see it. But then we got to the high desert of Washington and our spirits began to lose altitude. It was hot and dusty and void of much in the way of wildflowers. Then a strange thing happened: the interstate dropped down from the desert into the Columbia River Valley.
camas • the wildflowers of northern exposure • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Back in Montana; Back in the Rockies
Many familiar faces bloomed around us in West Glacier, MT. Each and everyone was a melodic stanza in a symphony of botany.
camas • back in montana; back in the rockies • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Many familiar faces bloomed around us in West Glacier, MT. Each and everyone was a melodic stanza in a symphony of botany.
camas • back in montana; back in the rockies • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology