Fitton Green Natural Area
Fitton Green Natural Areais a 308-acre county park inBenton County, Oregon,United Statesnear theMarys Riverabout 4 miles north ofPhilomath.[1]It opened in 2003.
History
[edit]The park was named after Elsie Fitton Ross, who helped fund the acquisition of the parkland along with her husband Charles Ross, in partnership with theGreenbelt Land Trust.[2]The initial land was acquired in 1988 with funding assistance from the Rosses, who were the founders of the Greenbelt Land Trust.[3]Over the next 10 years the park's landbase continued to grow to its current size.[3]The land trust works in partnership with Benton County's Natural Areas and Parks division to manage the property, and retains a 143-acre conservation easement.[3]
Geography and vegetation
[edit]Fitton Green is located in theCentral Oregon Coast Rangefoothills.[3]The park comprises several forest types, includingDouglas fir,mixedriparian forest,oak woodland,oak savanna,Bigleaf maplegroves,old-growth forestremnants, managed conifers and tree plantations, and rare uplandprairie,which supports a population of the endangeredTaylor's checkerspot butterfly.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Fitton Green County Natural Area".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.November 12, 2002.RetrievedNovember 24,2019.
- ^"Fitton Green Natural Area".Benton County, Oregon.RetrievedNovember 24,2019.
- ^abcde"Fitton Green Natural Area".Greenbelt Land Trust.RetrievedNovember 24,2019.