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Pacific Northwest Wildflowers
The first wildflowers appear in late February and March in the damp forests of the Pacific Northwest. Look for trillium, Indian plum, red flowering current, salmonberry.
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Identifying Northwest Conifers
Northwest conifers may seem similar, but when you look closely at the needles and cones, it's easy to tell a pine from a fir or a hemlock from a red-cedar.
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Pacific Madrone Trees
Madrone is a stunning tree overhanging coastlines from its perch on rocky cliffs. Look for its evergreen leaves, summer flowers and bright fall berries.
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Pacific Northwest Penstemons
Of the more than 270 species of <I>Penstemon</i> native to the North America, 80 occur in the Pacific Northwest. This does not include the many varieties within some species ... or hyrbidization.
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Oregon Hiking Guide Books
These hiking guides tell you how to find the best of the Oregon outdoors from the coast to lush evergreen forests to river canyons and the high desert.
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Pacific Northwest Flowering Shrubs
Spring brings the blooms of huckleberry, rhododendron and a profusion of other flowering shrubs and small trees in forests from northern California to British Columbia.
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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.
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Washington Hiking Guides
Find day hikes or weekend backpacking trips and learn which are best for waterfall, old growth or wildflower viewing, which are kid-friendly and dog-friendly.
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Wildflowers of the Columbia River Gorge
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.
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Bulbs for Shady Places -- Part 3
One more early spring bulb and some for mid-spring bloom in the shady garden.
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