THE GORGE — The buttercups found on The Dalles Mountain are unique, endangered, and are being monitored and protected by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The fast-moving water of the Missoula Floods during the Ice Age shaped the beautiful landscape of the Gorge by scraping away rocks and sediment through the valley, and it also shaped the unique growth of The Dalles Mountain Buttercup.
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, steve.lundeberg@oregonstate.edu
Source: Meg Krawchuk, 541-737-1483, meg.krawchuk@oregonstate.edu; Bruno Aparicio, bruno.aparicio@oregonstate.edu
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