Album of Bush Creek Valley Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Della Scott from our 15 May 2021 spider collecting trip to a site on the east side of Bush Creek Valley, west of McCleary, Grays Harbor County, Washington. I hoped to collect in a clearcut in the region of former open prairies in hopes of some prairie fauna, but didn't find much of that except the one notable species Cyclosa turbinata. However, the general fauna was OK in the clearcut and very rich down below in the incredibly lush riparian woodland. I'd hoped the grassy old road we hiked in on would lead me to a litter-rich stream ravine, but it was not to be; but an early-evening stop at a cemetery east of Elma added a couple for a 38-species total.
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Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington, 2018 aerial photo green old road to Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Clearcut goal & riparian zone just to south   (Grays Harbor Co., 2018) Intensely green old roadway from Porter Lane to our site     © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford ready to begin hike to Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington old growth stump in riparian woods, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Rod ready to begin hike to our goal         © Della Scott Giant old growth stump in riparian woods           © Rod Crawford
salmonberry and dandelion, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington trail and road junction, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Salmonberry and dandelion          © Della Scott Junction with gravel road to the clearcut            © Rod Crawford
moss and lush understory, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington rich grassy roadside, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Moss and lush green understory        © Della Scott Ultra-rich grassy roadside                 © Rod Crawford
Della Scott in the riparian woods, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington Rod Crawford sweeping roadside grass, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Della at our lunch-stop               © Rod Crawford Rod sweeping the roadside grass             © Della Scott
riparian forest canopy, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington roadside marsh, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Riparian forest canopy             © Della Scott Edge of roadside marsh                    © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford beating ferns, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington fern understory, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Rod beating ferns                 © Della Scott Rich fern understory                        © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford climbing road into clearcut, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington general aspect of clearcut, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Rod climbs into the clearcut           © Della Scott Port Blakely Tree Farm lives up to its name           © Rod Crawford
Young planted Douglas-fir, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington male orbweaver Cyclosa turbinata from Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Young planted Douglas-fir — with spiders    © Rod Crawford Male Cyclosa turbinata             © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford in clearcut, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington view across clearcut, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Rod in the clearcut                 © Della Scott View of hill across the clearcut                        © Della Scott
mud and Lysichiton in alder swamp, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington old road ends in alder swamp, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Lysichiton and mud                 © Rod Crawford Old road ends in alder swamp                  © Rod Crawford
swamp leaf litter, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington moss on swamp alder, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Swamp alder litter              © Rod Crawford Moss on swamp alder                       © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford beating spruce tree in Elma Oddfellows Cemetery Odd Fellows Cemetery, Elma, Washington
Rod beating spruce tree in cemetery           © Della Scott General view of Elma Odd Fellows Cemetery                    © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sorting fern beat sample, Bush Creek Valley field site, Grays Harbor County, Washington sunset from I-5 in south Seattle, 15 May 2021
Rod sorts beat sample            © Della Scott Sunset as we pull into Seattle            © Rod Crawford

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