Album of Boise Creek Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford from a 17 April 2013 spider collecting trip to public land along Boise Creek, near the edge of the King County (Washington) fairgrounds and Enumclaw Golf Course. In retrospect, selecting a site adjacent to a golf course may not have been the wisest course; seemingly lovely habitats within pesticide-drift of the turf were almost spider-free. However, after getting a little hill between me and the golfers, I manged to get 30 spider species for the day, much to my surprise.
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2008 aeing highway walking route eastward from Enumclaw, Washington
Aerial view of site; golf course is lighter green, lower right
(King County, 2008)		 On this trip, my way was the highway        © Rod Crawford
Pinnacle Peak from State Highway 410 east of Enumclaw, Washington marshy tract of field, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Passing Pinnacle Peak  © Rod Crawford Lovely marsh, isn't it? But practically no spiders!          © Rod Crawford
logs in field, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington grassy field, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Logs had no spiders, either     © Rod Crawford One wolf spider found; field should have been teeming         © Rod Crawford
fence at Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington sky cloud patterns, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Fence barred further progress      © Rod Crawford Beautiful spring sky              © Rod Crawford
Oregon Oxalis in woods, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington woods at edge of field and golf course, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Oregon Oxalis in woods       © Rod Crawford This little wooded hill saved the day for me            © Rod Crawford
golf ball souvenir from Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington barrier of invasive blackberry and ivy, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Souvenir found in the woods         © Rod Crawford All-but-impassable barrier of invasive vines            © Rod Crawford
gap in blackberry barrier, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington grass field with dandelions, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Fortunately there was a gap in the wall   © Rod Crawford This field protected by the little hill actually yielded spiders    © Rod Crawford
fern understory Polystichum munitum on wooded hill, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington bigleaf maple litter in woods, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Sword-fern understory in the woods   © Rod Crawford Pockets of maple litter produced 12 spider species!        © Rod Crawford
trunk of mature Douglas-fir, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington Enumclaw Golf Course seen from wooded hill, Boise Creek at King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, Washington
Lonely mature Douglas-fir          © Rod Crawford Peering out at the golf course              © Rod Crawford

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