Additional Information for those planning to hike Cottonwood Canyon State Park:
Cottonwood Canyon Info: includes map showing BLM vs. Oregon State Park land. Even better maps are available from the BLM. http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/Cottonwood101301.pdf
Cottonwood Planned Trail Development: (scroll down for planned trails) http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PLANS/docs/masterplans/cottonwood/cottonwood-plan-maps-ch10.pdf
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
White Alder: Alnus rhombifolia
Western Hackberry: Celtis reticulata
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
Coyote Willow: Salix exigua var. exigua
Scouring Rush: Equisteum hyemale
Ripgut Brome: Bromus diandrus
Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)
Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus
Reed Canarygrass: Phalaris arundinacea
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Leaves
Tall Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii
Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum - Non bulblet form. In bud.
Golden Currant: Ribes aureum
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Woolly-pod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. glareosus ?)
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Western Sumac: Rhus glabra
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron rydbergii
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii
* Butterfly-loving Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum - Beginning to bloom.
* Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia
Fiddleneck: Amsinckia sp. - Basal leaves.
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. dentatus
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Cushion Fleabane: Erigeron poliospermus
Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae
Scotch Thistle: Onopordum acanthium
Bighorn Sheep - About 30.
Mule Deer - Tracks and scat.
Canada Geese - Active along the banks of the John Day River.
Common Mergansers
Mallards
Pheasants
Ravens
Bewick's Wren
Rock Wrens - Calling on the cliffs.