WALLACE W HANSEN

Native Plants of the Northwest

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Updated 12/23/2003

Wallace Hansen Celebrates Lewis and Clark's Bicentennial

Botanical Discoveries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Specimen not available, probably collected at Fort Clatsop, Oregon on February 9, 1806

Oregon's state tree, the Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), was first officially documented by Archibald Menzies of Scotland is credited with its discovery in 1791on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. David Douglas, also of Scotland, identified the tree in the Pacific Northwest in 1826. Meriwether Lewis took his specimen on February 9, 1806. He wrote an extensive description while at Fort Clatsop in Oregon. Unfortunately, the collection for this tree is now lost.

You can get this tree in bare root form during our Winter Bare Root Sale, along with many other trees and shrubs. See a complete list of plants included in this sale at  Winter Bare Root Sale.

Drawing from Captain Clark's Journal

Drawing from Captain Lewis' Journal

At this time in 1804:

A fine day, warm, and wind from the N.W. by W. The Indian whom I stopped from committing murder on his wife, through jealousy of one of our interpreters, came and brought his two wives, and showed great anxiety to make up with the man with whom his jealousy sprang. A woman brought a child with an abscess on the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine. Captain Lewis administered, &c.

Captain Clark, 21 December 1804

I was awakened before day by a discharge of three platoons from the party, and the French. The men merrily disposed. I gave them all a little taffia and permitted three cannon fired at the raising of our flag. Some men went out to hunt, and the others to dancing and continued until 9 o'clock P.M., when the the frolic ended, &c.

Captain Clark, 25 Christmas, 1804

Should you decide to celebrate Christmas in the fashion of the Corps of Discovery, we recommend having a little taffy and raising the flag but please refrain from firing cannon! ;-)

Current events and resources:

End of Our Voyage Exhibit
The Lewis and Clark Expedition in Washington State
Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology (CREHST) Museum
Richland , WA

November 8, 2003 - January 25, 2004

For More Information:
(509) 943-9000
 

Wapato Longhouse Pow Wow

in Wapato, Washington from December 25-28.

Starts: December 25, 2003

Ends: December 28, 2003

For more information, call 509-865-5121 or 509-865-2102.

Wintering Over: "snuggle fixed in their huts.” First-Person Living History Program

Meet members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition as they have just moved into their fort. Fort Clatsop National Memorial, December 27-29 from 9 am-5 pm.

Location: Fort Clatsop National Memorial

Astoria, Oregon

Starts: December 27, 2003 9:00 AM

Ends: December 29, 2003 5:00 PM

For more information call 503-861-4408.

Skamokawa, WA is located on the shore of the Columbia River about 30 river miles from the Pacific Ocean. Nearby are two national wildlife refuges covering 40,000 acres, much of it islands. It's a kayaker's paradise--on Lewis & Clark's historic route.

http://www.skamokawakayak.com/. Please call or email us with any questions you have. 360-795-8300 or toll free 888-920-2777. Our new email address is skamokawacenter@aol.com, for future reference. Mailing address: PO Box 212 Skamokawa, WA 98647 or 1391 West State Route 4 Skamokawa, WA 98647. See you on the water!

Special Kayak Tours:

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge Day Tour

Skill Level: Beginner

Distance: 6-7 miles

Price: $90 includes lunch

Dates: Sun Aug 3, Sat Aug 9, Sat Oct 11, Sat Oct 25, Sat Nov 1, Sun Nov 2

Protected waterways, solitude, wildlife.

This is an ideal introduction to kayaking. The route begins in Elochoman Slough, retracing Lewis & Clark's route to the former site of a Wahkiakum village where the Corps stopped to trade. Entering the refuge, which bears the second-largest Sitka spruce swamp on the Columbia, we will wind through the waterways in search of otters, eagles and wintering waterfowl. After lunch on a beach and a mile paddling the main channel of the Columbia, we'll finish the trip in the protection of historic Steamboat Slough. Traveling with the current, this tour will maintain an easy pace with time for exploration and photography.

Lewis & Clark Tour

Skill level: A

Distance: 6 mi Day 1, 6-8 mi Day 2

Dates: Aug 16&17 Nov 15&16, Nov 29&30

Cost per person: $178 double occupancy ($191.35 w/tax) $223 single ($239.73 w/tax)

We'd like to invite you to paddle along the water trail route that Lewis & Clark traveled on Nov 7-9, 1807. This tour will focus on the area of the Columbia River where it broadens out and the Corps of Discovery felt the excitement of nearing the Pacific Ocean.

Day 1: Traveling downstream from Skamokawa, where Lewis & Clark stopped to trade at the Wahkiakum village of Tlashgenemaki, we will paddle to a lunch stop close to where the corps made camp. Here, near Pillar Rock, the men first thought they could see the Pacific, "this great Pacific Ocean we have been so long anxious to see"

Day 2: We will put in at Deep river to paddle Grays Bay, where the Columbia broadens to eight miles wide. Here at Grays Bay the corp was forced to camp on giant logs that were afloat at high tide. We will lunch on a beautiful beach with a view across the river to Astoria.

Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Murals Exhibit, Vancouver, Washington

At right is the newest addition to the art exhibit celebrating the bicentennials of the Lewis and Clark Expedition:

Walker in the Woods

This is a cumulative exhibit of art by Heidi D Hansen. Much more is planned for this exhibit at City Dog Wash at 18th and Main in the Uptown Village District. See www.nwplantsart.com for more details.

Location: 1726 Washington Street, Oregon City, OR 97045

(503) 657-9336 (503) 557-8590

End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Website staff@endoftheoregontrail.org

Description: The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center was built in 1995 on the former Donation Land Claim of the first elected governor of the Oregon Country, George Abernethy. A merchant and miller by trade, Abernethy had a vested interest in the continued growth of Oregon City, so he permitted newly arrived emigrants to park their wagons, graze their oxen, and set up camp on a meadow behind his house. That meadow came to be called Abernethy Green, and for many of the early Oregon Trail emigrants, it truly was the Trail's end. 

Directions and/or Additional Information: The End the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is easy to find, as the geology and patterns of settlement within the Willamette Valley have dictated the routes of major roads from Indian footpaths to modern highways. The simplest way to reach the Interpretive Center is to take Interstate 205 to Exit 10, which is signed for Park Place, Molalla, and State Route 213, the Trail's End Highway. Once off the Interstate, turn right at the first stoplight. The Interpretive Center is about half a mile down the road. You literally can't miss "the Big Wagons" on your left at 1726 Washington Street.

Alternative approaches are via State Routes 213, 99-E, and 43. The Interpretive Center is just off the end of SR 213 -- turn left at the last light before the Interstate. Taking 99-E or 43 gives you the option of cutting over to Washington Street on the surface streets if you're familiar with Oregon City, but it's easier to take northbound I-205 to Exit 10 from both roads. 

Here's a handy tip for those arriving on 99-E: the entrance ramp from 99-E is a continuous lane that becomes the exit ramp for SR 213, so you are spared from having to merge with the through traffic on the Interstate.

Back Issues:

To see back issues of Wallace Hansen Celebrates Lewis and Clark, click on this link to jump to the index. 

Commemorative Painting by Heidi Hansen:

The illustrated map below was created by renowned botanical artist Heidi D. Hansen especially for this website. Done in ink and watercolors, Heidi shows many of the plants Captain Lewis documented overlaid atop a map showing a portion of the journey. (Click on image for large view). All the plants pictured are available from Wally Hansen! See our online catalog for more information.

Good luck and happy gardening!

Wally

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