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Fitton Green Natural Area
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'''Fitton Green Natural Area''' is a 308-acre county park in [[Benton County, Oregon]], United States near the [[Marys River (Oregon)|Marys River]] about 4 miles north of [[Philomath, Oregon|Philomath]].<ref name=GNIS></ref> It opened in 2003.
==History==
The park was named after Elsie Fitton Ross, who helped fund the acquisition of the parkland along with her husband Charles Ross, in partnership with the [[Greenbelt Land Trust]].<ref name=Fitton></ref> The initial land was acquired in 1988 with funding assistance from the Rosses, who were the founders of the Greenbelt Land Trust.<ref name=Greenbelt></ref> Over the next 10 years the park's landbase continued to grow to its current size.<ref name=Greenbelt></ref> The land trust works in partnership with Benton County's Natural Areas and Parks division to manage the property, and retains a 143-acre conservation easement.<ref name=Greenbelt/>
==Geography and vegetation==
Fitton Green is located in the [[Central Oregon Coast Range]] foothills.<ref name=Greenbelt/> The park comprises several forest types, including [[Douglas fir]], mixed [[riparian forest]], oak woodland, [[oak savanna]], [[Acer macrophyllum|Bigleaf maple]] groves, [[old-growth forest]] remnants, managed conifers and tree plantations, and rare [[upland]] [[prairie]], which supports a population of the endangered [[Euphydryas editha taylori|Taylor's checkerspot butterfly]].<ref name=Greenbelt/>
==See also==
*[[Cardwell Hills]]
*[[Wren, Oregon]]
==References==
[[Category:Parks in Benton County, Oregon]]
==History==
The park was named after Elsie Fitton Ross, who helped fund the acquisition of the parkland along with her husband Charles Ross, in partnership with the [[Greenbelt Land Trust]].<ref name=Fitton></ref> The initial land was acquired in 1988 with funding assistance from the Rosses, who were the founders of the Greenbelt Land Trust.<ref name=Greenbelt></ref> Over the next 10 years the park's landbase continued to grow to its current size.<ref name=Greenbelt></ref> The land trust works in partnership with Benton County's Natural Areas and Parks division to manage the property, and retains a 143-acre conservation easement.<ref name=Greenbelt/>
==Geography and vegetation==
Fitton Green is located in the [[Central Oregon Coast Range]] foothills.<ref name=Greenbelt/> The park comprises several forest types, including [[Douglas fir]], mixed [[riparian forest]], oak woodland, [[oak savanna]], [[Acer macrophyllum|Bigleaf maple]] groves, [[old-growth forest]] remnants, managed conifers and tree plantations, and rare [[upland]] [[prairie]], which supports a population of the endangered [[Euphydryas editha taylori|Taylor's checkerspot butterfly]].<ref name=Greenbelt/>
==See also==
*[[Cardwell Hills]]
*[[Wren, Oregon]]
==References==
[[Category:Parks in Benton County, Oregon]]
November 25, 2019 at 10:29AM
