Album of Elk Creek (W of Murnen) Field Trip

Selected photos by Laurel Ramseyer and Rod Crawford from our 25 April 2023 spider collecting trip to Elk Creek west of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington. After weeks of April showers, the first of a few days of fine weather saw us collecting in a Weyerhaeuser clearcut and a pleasant streamside with the usual habitats. Even though no one of them was outstanding, all the habitats together brought us a quite nice 42 species.
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2021 aerial photo of collecting sites around Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington clearcut W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Clearcut and streamside sites in red    (Lewis County, 2021) Typical clearcut, Douglas-fir and grass                 © Rod Crawford
daffodils in clearcut W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington sedge wetland in clearcut W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Daffodils in the clearcut, it must be spring!        © Rod Crawford Sedge-y wetland in clearcut was spider-poor              © Laurel Ramseyer
Weyerhaeuser log truck shedding dust, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington leaf litter by Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Log truck still shedding dust           © Laurel Ramseyer Leaf litter with only-fair spider fauna                   © Rod Crawford
Oregon-grape understory by Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington sword fern understory by Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Oregon-grape understory         © Rod Crawford Sword fern understory in riparian woods           © Laurel Ramseyer
Trillium ovatum in riparian woods, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington slow reach of Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Pure white trillium: it must be spring    © Laurel Ramseyer Elk Creek alternately runs slow…                  © Laurel Ramseyer
alders on bank of Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington swift reach of Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Semi-mossy alders on bank          © Rod Crawford …alternately slow and swift!                      © Rod Crawford
skeletal spring bigleaf maples, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington large bigleaf maple by Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Roadside maple still winter-skeletal       © Rod Crawford Big, mossy maple beside creek                 © Rod Crawford
sign for Dokter Road, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington rock quarry with pools, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Our site at the corner of Dokter & Elk      © Rod Crawford A handy rock quarry complete with vernal pools          © Rod Crawford
possibly turtle tracks in quarry pool, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington bridge over Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Underwater tracks in quarry pool. Turtle?      © Laurel Ramseyer Bridge over elkish water                     © Rod Crawford
butterfly Celastrina echo, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington streamside grass field, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Celastrina echo; they were mudding   © Laurel Ramseyer Rich, streamside grassy meadow                © Rod Crawford
crab spider Xysticus pretiosus from moss, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington jumping spider Eris militaris from moss, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Xysticus pretiosus from moss           © Laurel Ramseyer Jumping spider Eris militaris                        © Laurel Ramseyer
yellow violet in woods, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington stonefly on bridge over Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Yellow violet in riparian woods          © Laurel Ramseyer Colorful stonefly on bridge                   © Laurel Ramseyer
Gerris water strider, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington juvenile Cybaeus spider under streamside rock, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington
Gerris water strider on creek bank    © Laurel Ramseyer Cybaeus juvenile under streamside rock                © Laurel Ramseyer
juvenile Ozyptila spider from moss, Elk Creek W of Murnen, Lewis County, Washington Claquato Cemetery, Lewis County, Washington
Juvenile Ozyptila from moss             © Laurel Ramseyer The scene changes to Claquato Cemetery                  © Rod Crawford
grave with underground vase, Claquato Cemetery, Lewis County, Washington Mt. St. Helens from Adna, Washington on 25 April 2023
Grave with recessed, subterranean vase   © Rod Crawford Mt. St. Helens from Adna                       © Rod Crawford

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