Album of Elwha Bridge Field Trip

On the second advance scouting trip (27 February 2008) for the forthcoming Elwha River Biological Survey, Trevor Anderson and I located potential study sites along the east side of Lake Mills (the upper reservoir), serviced pitfall traps placed on the previous trip, and collected (including a leaf litter sample) at another of our pre-selected study sites, on the east side of the river just above Lake Aldwell and near the U.S. 101 bridge. Results were good and we had incredible luck with weather. Photos by Rod Crawford and Trevor Anderson.
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Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington, 1994 aerial photo grassy field in winter, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
U.S. 101 bridge and study site (USGS, 1994) Large grassy field still shut down for winter   © Rod Crawford
Trevor Anderson collecting insects, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington alder Alnus rubra along river, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Trevor checking out a log  © Rod Crawford Across river, alder forest & a foothill         © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford preparing to set spider traps, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington maples Acer macrophyllum along river, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Rod scopes out pitfall sites    © Trevor Anderson Mossy maples along the shore        © Rod Crawford
winter canopy of maple Acer macrophyllum, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington pitfall trap in leaf litter, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Unlikely blue sky over bare maples  © Rod Crawford Who'd guess there's a pitfall trap under that bark?    © Rod Crawford
green Theridion sp. spider, Theridiidae, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington understory salal Gaultheria shallon, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Amazing green Theridion     © Trevor Anderson Salal-dominated understory        © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii foliage, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington riparian alder Alnus rubra and maple Acer macrophyllum by gravel bar, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Douglas-fir foliage    © Rod Crawford Bare alders on a gravel bar          © Rod Crawford
young alder Alnus rubra in bud, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington abandoned road along river, Elwha River Bridge, Clallam County, Washington
Young alders starting to bud     © Rod Crawford Old road continues down the shore        © Rod Crawford

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