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Reed College
Reed College

Resources

Document Library

Reedies have produced several canyon-related studies and articles over the years. View our document library to see past research on the canyon's history and ecology.

Document Library

Videos

Get a glimpse into life in the canyon with Zac Perry, Reed's canyon guru. In these videos from 2009–2014, Zac discusses the impact of non-native plants, endangered species, and how Reed complements the efforts of the USDA, the City of Portland, and other organizations in the region to protect one of Portland's remaining historical waterways.

Web Resources

Looking for more information about wetlands ecology and watershed restoration? Take a look at these resources from other organizations in the region.

Portland Groups


Offers info about other urban restoration projects, including those at Ross Island and Oaks Bottom.


A Portland group that is working to educate residents on the problems with English Ivy.


The regional government for the Portland metropolitan area.

Johnson Creek Watershed


Part of the Clean Rivers Education project, this page gives a summary of what's happening in the watershed and offers a link to the restoration plan.


Lots of information and maps for the watershed.


Water monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Fish


A useful government website.


The numbers say it all: 26,870 species, 134,000 common names, and 32,000 pictures. FishBase is an amazing resource for information on individual species of fish.

Plants


A single source of standardized information about plants, maintained by the USDA. This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.


Information about more than 8,000 currently recognized vascular plants in California, including scientific and common names, synonymy, distribution from literature sources, legal status, wetland codes, habitat info, and more. Includes a photo of the plant, if available.


A group at Oregon State University that is working to produce an up-to-date list of Oregon's native and naturalized vascular plants.

Weeds


A place to get info on specific invasive weed alerts in Oregon.


Info on weed identification and weed management.


A fun weed site. They offer a , , and (our favorite) a .


A great site from U.C. Davis and the Nature Conservancy. You can get photos and other info on weeds and weed control methods.