I craved trilliums yesterday but didn’t have the energy to drive far. And with 92,000 acres of green space in Portland, Oregon, I didn’t have to. I drove ten minutes across town and entered 645 acres of trillium heaven in Tryon Creek State Park.
A washed-out footbridge detoured me onto a horse trail, but I saw no horses.
Mossy branches and lush undergrowth shade Tryon Creek. In the last few years, threatened Lower Columbia steelhead and coho salmon have returned to the restored urban waterway.
Early spring brings out many of my favorites. Skunk cabbage unfurls in the bogs along the creek.
Salmon berries add a dash of pink.
Volunteers put in many hours to rip out invasive ivy and make room for natives, like tree-dwelling licorice ferns…
…and, of course for the trilliums that sprout on the forest floor.
Craving satisfied.
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