Introduction to Logan Creek
Logan Creek is a small stream that flows along the south corridor of KPU Langley. Coho salmon swim here to reach Walmart! Invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry disturbs the local biodiversity around this creek. Kathy Dunster and KPU Horticulture spearhead numerous projects to help restore these lands.
KPU Horticulture students have identified and described Indigenous plants located in, and around, this creek. This project, termed the ‘Logan Creek Decolonization Project Journal,’ provides an English common name, a scientific name, and a Hǝn̓q̓ǝmin̓ǝm̓ dialect name for the plants. This dialect is used by the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), the People of the River Grass. See the table of the Indigenous plants at Logan Creek below.
Plants and Animals found in, and around, Logan Creek
Logan Creek is home to various plant and animal species. Examples of animal species include coho salmon, cutthroat trout, Western pearlshell mussel, and stickleback.
| English Name (common) | Hǝn̓q̓ǝmin̓ǝm̓ Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Broadleaf arrowhead | sqewth | Sagittaria latifolia |
| Bigleaf maple | ts’áłəłp | Acer macrophyllum |
| Red-osier dogwood | sha’alʔәłp | Cornus sericea |
| Black hawthorn | metthun’uÏp | Crataegus douglasii |
| Common juniper | t’thəl’tth’e’ltəl | Juniperus communis |
| Tall Oregon-grape | sә́nayʔəłp | Mahonia aquifolium |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | |
| Red-flowering currant | sp’a’aʔ | Ribes sanguineum |
| Pacific willow | Salix lucida | |
| Common cattail | Typha latifolia | |
| Devil’s club | qwa’pulhp | Oplopanax horridus |
| Sword fern | sthxhelum | Polystichum munitum |
| Blue elderberry | th’ikwukwulhp | Sambucus cerulea |
| Thimbleberry | t’qwumulhp | Rubus parviflorus |
| Trembling aspen | qw’i’qw’iyulushulhp | Populus tremuloides |
Location of Logan Creek
Past KPU Wild Spaces event to meet Logan Creek:
Learn more about protecting the local ecosystem around the KPU Langley campus: