July 30, 2010
July 20, 2010
Yachats Lunch
Esther, Diane & Lisa looking for the Indian Pipe
(Lisa took the photos in the last post)
Celebrating success with lunch in Yachats.
Indian Pipe
Indian Pipe or Ghost Flower in Washburne CG
Monotropa uniflora takes sustenance from
nearby trees with the aid of a fungus
It has no chlorophyll and cannot make it's own food.
July 18, 2010
Marbled Murrelet Survey
4:53 AM it's still pretty dark but you can hear them
7:30 AM surveyors packed the Green Salmon in Yachats
Marbled Murrelets are seabirds that nest in old growth trees.
Populations have sharply declined due to habitat degradation
on land and in the ocean. It was very thrilling to hear and see
them as they returned to their nests.
July 16, 2010
July 8, 2010
Oregon Master Naturalist Training
Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast,
A Natural History gave a great presentation followed
by a field trip to the beach yesterday.
The topic was the dunes and sandy beaches.