| Title | Oregon natural heritage plan |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Corporate Authors | Oregon. Natural Heritage Advisory Council,, and Oregon. State Land Board, |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley Docs OR La/N21.2N21/2:2003, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | depleted populations, ecological values, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, land use, methodology, natural resource management, species list |
| Notes | Cascade Head is a dedicated natural heritage conservation area. The site was dedicated by The Nature Conservancy in 1985. Cascade Head contains significant examples of coastal headland grassland and herbaceous complex with red fescue dominant, coastal headland shrublands with salal, coastal sage or evergreen huckleberry, and erosion resistant sea-cliffs with caves. Notable animal species of special interest include Speyeria zerene hippolyta, the Oregon silverspot butterfly, and examples of coastal runs of Oncorhynchus kisutch, coho salmon and Oncorhynchus mykiss, steelhead trout. Special plant species include Poa unilateralis, San francisco bluegrass, Sidalcea hirtipes orBristly-stemmed sidalcea, and Silene douglasii var oraria, Cascade head catchfly. |
| URL | https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:14339 |
