Wildlife
Red alder
Alnus rubra
Habitat
Cowlitz River
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1806-03-26
Coastal species occurs within 100 miles of the coast. These trees can reach a large size over a 100-year lifespan.
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Red alder
Jan
19
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 19, 1805
...in business at Montreal. A granddaughter became the wife of Alderic
Ouimet, speaker of the House of Commons.
McKenzie continued in the Indian trade throughout his ac...
Jul
22
1805
Lewis: July 22, 1805
...honesuckle, the pulpy leafed thorn, southernwood, sage Box
alder narrow leafed cottonwood, red wod, a species of sumac are all found
in abundance as well as the re...
Jul
27
1805
Lewis: July 27, 1805
...he
narrowleafed cottonwood almost entirely. but little box alder or sweet
willow the underbrush thick and as heretofore discribed in the quarter of
the missouri. ...
Aug
30
1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 30, 1805
... a Smooth bottom near the River1 considerable
of cotton and alder wood along the Shores.
Sep
2
1805
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 2, 1805
...arge enofe for canoes or boards &.C.
considerable of common alder along the creeks and runs, we
proceeded on up the creek passed through verry bad thickets
where we ...
Nov
2
1805
Clark: November 2, 1805
...with Pine,
Spruce pine, Cotton wood, a Species of ash, and alder. at 17 miles passed
a rock near the middle of the river, about 100 feet high and 80 feet
Diamuter...
Nov
6
1805
Clark: November 6, 1805
... Sever kinds of Pine-Arber Vitea or white Cedar, red Loril, alder and
Several Species of under groth, the bottoms have common rushes, nettles,
& grass the Slashey ...
Nov
23
1805
Clark: November 23, 1805
...ith his name
Date &c. I marked my name the Day & year on a Alder tree, the
party all Cut the first letters of their names on different trees in the
bottom. our hu...
Nov
30
1805
Clark: November 30, 1805
...ed rose bushes different Species of pine,
a Spcies of ash, alder, a Species of wild Crab Loral and Several Species
of under Broth Common to this lower part of the ...
Dec
1
1805
Lewis: December 1, 1805
...eaf; the ash with a remarkable large leaf; the large black
alder. the large elder with skey blue buries. the broad leave shrub which
grows something like the quill...
Jan
8
1806
Clark: January 8, 1806
...te Cedar or arbor
vita and a Small proportion of the black alder, this alder grows to the
hight of Sixty or Seventy feet and from 2 to 3 feet in diamiter. Some
Sp...
Jan
10
1806
Lewis: January 10, 1806
...or
vita or white cedar and a small proportion of the black Alder which last
sometimes grows to the hight of sixty or seventy feet, and from two to
four feet in di...
Feb
9
1806
Clark: February 9, 1806
...es are as far
back as the third year
The Stem of the Black Alder of this countrey before mentioned as ariveing
at great Size, is Simple branching and defuse. the b...
Feb
9
1806
Lewis: February 9, 1806
...rlaying one of the imbricated scales.
The stem of the black alder of this country before mentioned as arriving
to great size, is simply branching and defuse. the ba...
Feb
11
1806
Lewis: February 11, 1806
... the 1st of December. this is
also the case with the black alder. There is also found in this
neighbourhood an evergreen shrub which I take to be another variety o...