Wildlife
Western paper birch
Betula occidentalis
Habitat
Jefferson River
Conservation
Apparently secure
Small tree described by Lewis along the Jefferson River. Found along streams in montane and subalpine areas of Rockies.
Journal References
7 journal entries mention Western paper birch
Sep
16
1804
Clark: September 16, 1804
...ts width, they Saw & well as my Self
Pine burs & Sticks of Birch in the Drift wood up this river, They Saw
also Number of Goats Such as I Killed, also wolves near ...
Aug
7
1805
Clark: August 7, 1805
...taining but little timber, Some few Cotton
willow Willow & Birch, and the Srubs common to the countrey and before
mentioned at 5 oClock a thunder Storm from the N....
Aug
8
1805
Clark: August 8, 1805
...s and maney gravelly Sholes, no large timber,
Small willow Birch & Srubs &c. Encamped on the Lard Side, R Fields
joined us this eveng. & informes that he could not...
Apr
30
1806
Clark: April 30, 1806
... is Some
timber on this Creek. it consists of Cotton wood, birch, the Crimson haw,
red willow, Sweet willow, Choke Cherry, yellow Current, goose berry, white
berr...
Apr
30
1806
Lewis: April 30, 1806
...n on the
Columbia river itself. it consists of Cottonwood, birch, the crimson haw,
redwillow, sweetwillow, chokecherry yellow currants, goosberry,
whiteberryed ho...
May
1
1806
Clark: May 1, 1806
...otton trees, willow, red willow, choke Cherry, white thorn, birch, elder,
____ rose & honey suckle. Great portion of these bottoms has been
latterly burnt which ha...
Jul
3
1806
Clark: July 3, 1806
...lly timberd with long
leaf & pitch pine, Some cotton wood, Birch, and Sweet willow on the
borders of the Streams. I observed 2 Species of Clover in this vally one
...
