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Show Volume X THE Issue VII OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 1 July 15, 2004 Wildflowers Are Exploding in Ogden Valley besBAG Be ah 4 PATHWAYS OGDEN VALLEY CHAPTER By Helene Liebman Chair, Ogden Valley Pathways If you’ve been out on the trails this summer, you might have noticed the scores of wildflowers in bloom. There are more flowers this year than in recentm Huntsville resident Beth Corbin, av botacist with the Ogden Forest Service office, says the rain and lower temperatures have really brought the flowers ou’ on any pathway and you’ll see for yourself. In fact, it doesn’t even take an outing. Simply check out the fields and roadsides throughout Ogden Valley. You’ ll see Bluebells, Yarrow, Yellow Sweet Clover, Lupine, Penstemon, Larkspur, and many, many other types of wildflowers. ne of the mystery wildflowers in the June 15 issue of the Ogden Valley News is Bluebells. Shanna guessed that they’re called Twin Flower. Actually, many wildflowers have two or more common names, so these flowers may, in fact, be called 4TH OF JULY cont. from page 10 on our doorstep. While Johan and I visited with our co-inhabitants of our beautiful mountains and valley, I felt enormously blessed. We got that feeling again—Utahans remind us of friends and family in our homeland. Their friendliness and true spontaneity are what makes us feel so much at home in Utah It was the first time that we had rode up the mountain in the gondola in summer. We e it when everything was covered in snow and ice. This was a totally different experience. The carpet of wild flowers below us was a feast of colors: wild roses, Indian paint brush, yellow daisies, white daisies. And as we went higher and higher, cobalt blue Pineview Reservoir unfolded below us and I saw it in all its glory—100% full—encircled by the green Twin Flower. That’s why scientists give scientific names (in Latin) to all flowers. The scientific name for Bluebells is Mertensia ciliata Scientists group all plants into families. There are hundreds of families and many different species, or types, of flowers in each family. Bluebells are in the borage family. The borage family consists of herbs, often covered with bristly hairs. If you look closely at Bluebells, you'll see the hairs on the leaf margin. The borage family, sometimes called the forget-me-not family, is found in mostly warm regions. It’s a somewhat large seed with over 2,000 different types of flowers in it. The two largest sla families are the sunflower (also called the daisy or aster family) and the orchid families. Orchids are mostly found in tropical regions, so we don’t see many orchids growing wild here in Ogden Valley. We see a lot of plants in the sunflower family, though. Some of them include Yarrow, Arrowleaf Balsam Root, Mule’s Ears, Rabbit Brush, Hawk’s Beard, Indian Blanket, various Groundsels, Goldenrod, Dandelion, Yellow Salsify, and hundreds of others. The other mystery flower in the June 15 issue is White Campion, or Silene latifolia. White Campion is in the carnation family, another large family found in cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere Here’s some other interesting informavalley and mountains. As | sat there on the rock between the flowers with children’s laughter echoing through the snow capped mountains, I felt a funny flutter in my chest. It was a feeling I’ve had only a couple of times before: when Johan called me for the first time all those many years ago and then several years later when he asked me to marry him; later when I held my children for the first time; and many years later, after we became empty nesters and I came over Trapper’s Loop on that winter’s day and saw our Valley for the first time. This time the feeling was one of being home at last, knowing that this is = place I want to live for the rest of my da’ Happy Birthday Johan. And Johan, thank you, again, for bringing me to this place between the mountains where I am so very, very happy. Environmental Code tion about some of our more common flowers: wild- order by phone at 1-800-662-3950). Sagebrush Country, A Wildflower Sanctuary by Ronald J. Taylor. This book has a great explanation of how wildflowers in our area have adapted to the hot, dry climate. Yarrow or Achillea millefolium. The Latin name “Achillea” is in honor of Achilles, the greatest warrior among the Greeks at Troy and slayer of Hector. He is credited with first using Yarrow as a poultice to cure the wounds of soldiers injured in battle. Even without a field guide, you can go out and enjoy nature’s palette! But remember, don’t pick the wildflowers! They need to be left where they are so they can reseed themselves and proliferate. In addition, by leaving them unpicked, others are able to enjoy them too. If everyone picked the wild flowers they found, soon there would be few left to reproduce. Penstemon, which are in the figwort family, have evolved into many diverse types. In fact, there are over 200 different types of Penstemon, making it difficult to differentiate among them Sego Calochortus Lilly or nuttallii. The Ogden Valley Pathways Needs Your Help In comir weeks, Ogden Valley Pathways volunteers will be doing trail maintenance on pathways throughout Ogden We will cut and mow brush, repair signs and fencing, and collect trash. We will also begin work on an extension of the Pineview West trail around the reservoir. If you can make it, we sure could use your help! We work every other Tuesday and every other Saturday. During late July our schedule is: Utah State flower is the Sego Lilly, also referred to as Nuttall’s Sego Lily. The flower commemorates the 1847 arrival of Brigham Young and followers into the Salt Lake Valley. During the first few years in the Salt Lake Valley, the pioneers faced famine. The starchy bulb-like roots of the Sego Lilly helped the early settlers sustain themselves. If you want to see Sego Lilly in Ogden Valley, go northwest from the Middle Fork Trailhead (along the Power Line Trail) and head towards Geertsen Canyon. Just before you get into the trees in the Canyon, you can see Sego Lillies growing in the dry, rocky soil. You'll have to look carefully because they tend to grow individually (versus in clumps). Tuesday, July 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 17, from 9:00 a.m. to noon We have begun work on the new East Eden Pathway, so meet at the North Arm Trail Head (off State Highway 162 in Eden). Bring work gloves and tools like shovels, picks, digging bars, and garden rakes. For more information, call Brandon Fuller at 645-6060 or Melodie Hansen at 745-3545. Lupine, in the pea family, come in man varieties. Head up the trails into Snowbasin right now, and you’ll see lots of different varieties of Lupine, one so dark blue that it almost looks black! Lupine are among some of the most frequent associates of dry sagebrush country. The dense hairs that cover most types of Lupine plants help the plant to retain water. If you’re interested in learning more about wildflowers, some good sources are: National Audobon Society’s Field Guide to Wildflowers (Western Region). A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains by Carl Schreier, available in the Utah State University bookstore (you can Ogden Valley Pathways August Meeting Ogden Valley Pathway’s next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 4, at 7:00 p.m. at the Ogden Valley Library. Join us as we continue planning our activities for the Ogden Valley Balloon Festival. Also, come hear an update on our trail-related work, including new construction on the Eden Trail and East Eden Pathway. Everyone is welcome! Foi r more information, contact Helene Liebman at 745-1799 Subscriptions available for out of area residents at $18.00 annually. Send payment with mailing address to: While enjoying Snowbasin and other wildlife areas, remember to “tread lightly” and respect the environment. nothing behind except your footprints; take nothing away your memories. Please remember: please Leave except THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS PO BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 ~ Do not approach or disturb any wildlife you may encounter. ~ Do not pick wildflowers, and do not litter ~ Avoid trail erosion by riding smoothly and not skidding, or 801-745-4000 2555 WOLF CREEK DR. taking shortcuts around switchbacks when hiking. URNER OGDEN VALLEY. ASSOCIATE BROKER Pre lt - ee i EDEN STORE HOURS: M : ~ Absolutely no smoking or campfires on the mountain. ~ Snelgrove Ice Creamtouna 175 2 Bvaret for $5. 00 with coupon Limit 4 per coupon = Bipites TSS a “Western Family 2% Milk Md ha ata IN ory Cea When You Can Own A Home! 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