Lysichiton americanus (Skunk Cabbage)
Trillium ovatum (Western Wakerobin)
Lysichiton americanus (Skunk Cabbage)
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in April 2014
The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is a very rewarding stop along the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay. It features hiking trails through lush & beautiful native forest, along rushing streams, down moist ravines that are filled in spring with blooming plants including Trillium ovatum (Western Wakerobin) & great masses of Lysichiton americanus (American Skunk Cabbage). Before long, you reach boardwalks that lead out through the grasses that fill the edges & fingers of the slough. It feels like quite a journey, yet takes little time. The reserve supports informed management of the Coos estuary & provides a model for coastal management everywhere. There are 5,000 acres in the natural area located here. The reserve was created in 1974 as the first unit of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, a network of estuarine habitats established by Congress in 1972 as part of the Coastal Zone Management Act. You can visit the interpretive center here & walk on a number of different trails.
The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is a very rewarding stop along the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay. It features hiking trails through lush & beautiful native forest, along rushing streams, down moist ravines that are filled in spring with blooming plants including Trillium ovatum (Western Wakerobin) & great masses of Lysichiton americanus (American Skunk Cabbage). Before long, you reach boardwalks that lead out through the grasses that fill the edges & fingers of the slough. It feels like quite a journey, yet takes little time. The reserve supports informed management of the Coos estuary & provides a model for coastal management everywhere. There are 5,000 acres in the natural area located here. The reserve was created in 1974 as the first unit of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, a network of estuarine habitats established by Congress in 1972 as part of the Coastal Zone Management Act. You can visit the interpretive center here & walk on a number of different trails.
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