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Pacific Northwest Research Station

Bills Creek

Status
Proposed

Location

State
Oregon

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Ownership:    FS
Ecoregion:    Blue Mountains
Forest:    Wallowa-Whitman NF
District:    Hells Canyon (NRA)

Ecological and Physical Description

Size
28ac (11ha)
Primary Features

Bills Creek proposed Research Natural Area (pRNA) was selected to represent red three awn (Aristida purpurea) and sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grassland communities. The pRNA is a western-facing bench immediately north of Bills Creek and above the Snake River. There are scattered stands of huckleberry throughout the pRNA.

Last updated March 17, 2023