Wildlife

Red alder

Alnus rubra
Habitat
Cowlitz River
Conservation
Secure

Coastal species occurs within 100 miles of the coast. These trees can reach a large size over a 100-year lifespan.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Red alder

Jul 17 1805
Lewis: July 17, 1805
...hoke cherries also abundant and not yet ripe. there is Box alder, red willow and a species of sumac here also. there is a large pine tree situated on a small islan...
Jul 22 1805
Lewis: July 22, 1805
...honesuckle, the pulpy leafed thorn, southernwood, sage Box alder narrow leafed cottonwood, red wod, a species of sumac are all found in abundance as well as the re...
Jul 27 1805
Lewis: July 27, 1805
...he narrowleafed cottonwood almost entirely. but little box alder or sweet willow the underbrush thick and as heretofore discribed in the quarter of the missouri. ...
Nov 2 1805
Clark: November 2, 1805
...with Pine, Spruce pine, Cotton wood, a Species of ash, and alder. at 17 miles passed a rock near the middle of the river, about 100 feet high and 80 feet Diamuter...
Nov 6 1805
Clark: November 6, 1805
... Sever kinds of Pine-Arber Vitea or white Cedar, red Loril, alder and Several Species of under groth, the bottoms have common rushes, nettles, & grass the Slashey ...
Nov 23 1805
Clark: November 23, 1805
...ith his name Date &c. I marked my name the Day & year on a Alder tree, the party all Cut the first letters of their names on different trees in the bottom. our hu...
Nov 30 1805
Clark: November 30, 1805
...ed rose bushes different Species of pine, a Spcies of ash, alder, a Species of wild Crab Loral and Several Species of under Broth Common to this lower part of the ...
Dec 1 1805
Lewis: December 1, 1805
...eaf; the ash with a remarkable large leaf; the large black alder. the large elder with skey blue buries. the broad leave shrub which grows something like the quill...
Jan 8 1806
Clark: January 8, 1806
...te Cedar or arbor vita and a Small proportion of the black alder, this alder grows to the hight of Sixty or Seventy feet and from 2 to 3 feet in diamiter. Some Sp...
Jan 10 1806
Lewis: January 10, 1806
...or vita or white cedar and a small proportion of the black Alder which last sometimes grows to the hight of sixty or seventy feet, and from two to four feet in di...
Feb 9 1806
Clark: February 9, 1806
...es are as far back as the third year The Stem of the Black Alder of this countrey before mentioned as ariveing at great Size, is Simple branching and defuse. the b...
Feb 9 1806
Lewis: February 9, 1806
...rlaying one of the imbricated scales. The stem of the black alder of this country before mentioned as arriving to great size, is simply branching and defuse. the ba...
Feb 11 1806
Lewis: February 11, 1806
... the 1st of December. this is also the case with the black alder. There is also found in this neighbourhood an evergreen shrub which I take to be another variety o...
Mar 27 1806
Clark: March 27, 1806
...the various Species of fir heretofore discribed. the black alder appears on Maney parts of the hills Sides as on the bottoms. before we Set out from the 2 houses w...
Mar 27 1806
Lewis: March 27, 1806
...the various speceis of fir heretofore discribed. the black Alder appears as well on some parts of the hills as the bottoms. before we set out from the Skillute vi...

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