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2014Mapproject Web View.Pdf This Land is Our Land Explore Ashland At the convergence of the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains, where forested peaks give way to some of the most bio-diverse lands to have ever been shaped by geologic wonder and the hands of time, lies a town that’s just as unique and authentic as the terrain that surrounds it. Explore the colors of each season. Take in the quality of life and natural beauty Ashland provides. Nowhere else do so many individual experiences – from performing arts to education, wellness, and outdoor recreation – combine to create something so inspiring. While others may try, there’s only one authentic Ashland, Oregon. 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They have found stonefl ies, P ar O O P T n I WY A A A 0 P National Forest Boundary B S o Sean Bagshaw R D © 0 mayfl ies and caddis fl ies, which only survive t l B W i 3 D R TheTThhe AshlandAAsshhllaannd WatershedWWatet rsr hheed A O in creeks with adequate oxygen and minimal m 4 D D R D a 0 A a A E E Pond or Reservoir 4 pollution. From this data, scientists determined E H Encompassing 15,000+ acres and climbing 5800’ from the town of Ashland’s 1800’ up to Mt. Ashland’s 7600’ summit, 18 miles away, the T O I M k White R that our watershed’s creeks are extremely healthy. H N e E W Ashland Creek Watershed provides an unmatched quality of life and natural beauty for Ashland’s residents and visitors. The Ashland E R R R Macro-invertebrate collection data and sediment e Rabbit R Streams G r G Creek begins on the slopes of Mt. Ashland and drains into Reeder Reservoir, the source of the City’s municipal water supply. Ashland C level data is being evaluated by scientists d Creek continues below Reeder Reservoir through picturesque Lithia Park, the Plaza, and between Oak and Helman Streets eventually throughout the D Irrigation Ditch (TID) n Oredson R AFR project to la No motorized h K fl owing into Bear Creek below the City’s waste-water treatment plant along the Bear Creek Greenway. The majority of the watershed is IL maintain healthy As vehicles permitted RA dd E T E F Index Contour - 250 Ft managed by the U.S. Forest Service for water production and wildlife habitat values. The City also manages nearly 700 acres of forest in creeks. beyond this F R C O T the watershed. For decades the Forest Service worked with the timber companies to manage fuels in the watershed. This collective eff ort point. H ORE N MIKE U T A Elevation Contour - 50 Ft M was the building block that led to the Ashland Forest Resiliency project of today. W L O O “The Source”… Oredson-Todd Woods – A park for everyone T 1 in = 0.32 miles k 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 MI Ashland’s Watershed . our The beautiful Oredson-Todd Woods and adjoining Siskiyou Mountain Park were created through a e History of Fire in the Ashland Watershed e partnership of the City of Ashland and the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy. This beautiful, r R n C ilto For centuries, fi res helped thin the forests in the Ashland Watershed. From studying fi re scars in the Water- communitys’ drinking water, peaceful, and wild park land is minutes away from the heart of Ashland. Encompassing m R a H 0 1,320 2,640 3,960 5,280 FT shed, it is evident that fi re once burned here every 7 to 14 years. Natural lightning strikes often caused PANTHER O nearly 300 acres in total, this land has been set aside for the public to enjoy in A four season outdoor playground perpetuity. For a detailed map visit www.landconserve.org D these recurring fi res. In addition, Native Americans set fiG reo to the lower slopes of the Watershed to main- PEAK R 1 inch = 1,667 feet o 4 A s 0 L e 0 L tain access to edible plants and hunting trails. Historically, theC hills above Ashland were primarily open ELEV 4850' with unmatched recreational I re P e k R e canopy forests. Fire-tolerant trees such as ponderosa pines, sugark pines and oaks were common, as were D re D R E C P opportunities and the y A T la A C O buckbrush and manzanita shrubs. Regular fi re events reduced the amount of fuels as well as the risk of a large, intense fi re. In order G A R C Diverse Plant Communities N R foundation of our K to establish the settlement and now City of Ashland, European settlers arrived in the valley in the 1850s and logged trees within the O AD H K RO E To date, 168 native and 22 non-native plant species have been identifi ed EE E CR watershed. In 1892, Ashland citizens petitioned the federal government to protect the city’s water supply. The following year, President N R and recorded in the Ashland Watershed.
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