WALLACE W HANSEN

Native Plants of the Northwest

Native Plant Nursery & Gardens

2158 Bower Ct S.E., Salem, Oregon 97301 E-Mail: Wallace W Hansen
PHONE (503)581-2638 FAX(503)581-9957

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Updated January 11, 2003

Wallace Hansen Celebrates Lewis and Clark

On July 1, 2002, President George Bush signed a Presidential Proclamation designating 2003 through 2006 as the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. In this proclamation, President Bush states: I ask all Americans to observe this event with appropriate activities that honor the achievements of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  . . . to promote educational, cultural, and interpretive opportunities for citizens and visitors to learn more about the natural, historical, and cultural resources that are significant components of the Lewis and Clark story.

This website is dedicated to just that celebration. Though Captains Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery learned much about the territory that would become the United States, as Northwest Native Plant lovers we are particularly thankful for the adventurous spirit that ultimately added 176 new plants to the botanical archives. Each week we focus on a different aspect or event of the famous journey of this band of men, and we spotlight one of the plants they documented.

We do, however, want to make clear that, though Captain Lewis documented these plants with description, drawings and specimens, at the time he found them they had already been well known for hundreds of years by the peoples who originally inhabited our country. We honor not only Captain Lewis's official documentation, but the historical and current uses of these plants by the people who saw them first. 

This illustrated map 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.

Our feature plant today is Salal (Gaultheria shallon), found by Captain Lewis on January 20, 1806 at Fort Clatsop in Oregon. This plant is still found in abundance at Fort Clatsop and throughout the Pacific Northwest today. See our home page today for more information on Salal. 
Current events:

Oregon Children's Theatre Presents Sacagawea
 Portland, OR

January 11, 12, 19, 2003

Oregon Children's Threatre officially kicks off Portland's Lewis & Clark Bicentennial with the extraordinary account of how Sacagawea overcame a cultural divide to become an essential member of Lewis and Clark's expedition team as they made their way to the Pacific Northwest. A world première written by nationally acclaimed playwright Eric Coble, featuring music by Marv Ross and performed live by The Trail Band. This play was performed in May 2002 at The Kennedy Center as part of New visions/New Voices 2002.

For More Information:
503 228-9571
www.octc.org

Good luck and happy gardening!

Wally

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