Album of Upper East Fork Hoquiam River Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 7 May 2026 spider collecting trip (with Kathy Whaley) to private timberland along the upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Grays Harbor County, Washington. We sampled two adjacent areas along Fruit Growers Timberland's road, one riparian, one in youngish conifer forest with broad grassy shoulders to the road, for an overall total of 40 species. Laurel got the opportunity she wanted to sample grave vases at Humptulips Cemetery to the northwest, but in vain; but otherwise, a successful day.
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2024 aerial view of field sites near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington road gate near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Red dots at our sites along gated road (Grays Harbor County 2024) Friendly gate with accessible habitat beyond                   © Rod Crawford
access sign for Fruit Growers Timberlands parcel near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington road along unnamed tributary near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Thank you, Fruit Growers Timberlands!     © Rod Crawford Road through riparian forest                  © Rod Crawford
western hemlock foliage beside road, near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington grassy road shoulders near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Foliage of roadside western hemlock tree  © Rod Crawford Timber road had surprisingly wide grassy shoulders        © Rod Crawford
foliage of roadside Sitka spruce, near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington fern understory of upland forest, near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Foliage of roadside Sitka spruce         © Rod Crawford Upland forest had usual sword fern understory                        © Rod Crawford
Laurel installs new net bag, near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington roadside salal foliage, near upper East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Laurel replaces a worn-out net bag        © Rod Crawford Roadside salal foliage added a species                         © Rod Crawford
salmonberry Rubus spectabilis in bloom, near upper East Fork of Hoquiam River, Washington fork in timber road near upper East Fork of Hoquiam River, Washington
Salmonberry in bloom                  © Rod Crawford Fork in the grass-bordered timber road                    © Laurel Ramseyer
Oxalis oregana understory in forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington Rod Crawford and Kathy Whaley in forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Oxalis oregana in understory            © Rod Crawford Rod and Kathy discuss strategy                        © Laurel Ramseyer
Douglas-fir cones under forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington female spider Walckenaeria columbia from Douglas-fir cones, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Douglas- fir cones, sampled by…          © Laurel Ramseyer Laurel got this Walckenaeria columbia from cones            © Rod Crawford
discarded screw-type boat propeller, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington unnamed creek in forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Screw-type boat propeller, a spider habitat       © Laurel Ramseyer Water of the river's unnamed tributary                      © Rod Crawford
Dirksia cinctipes spider from plastic cone, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington mossy tree in riparian forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Dirksia cinctipes from plastic cone        © Rod Crawford Mossy tree carries abundant spider habitat                     © Rod Crawford
nurse stump in riparian forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington unnamed creek, tributary of East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Mossy stump in riparian forest       © Laurel Ramseyer Unnamed creek flowing toward the East Fork                © Laurel Ramseyer
female Trogloneta spider from moss, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington shoreline foliage, riparian forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Trogloneta female sifted from moss       © Rod Crawford Diverse riparian understory                          © Laurel Ramseyer
front half of an unusual male Dipoena spider, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington Rod Crawford sifting leaf litter, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Front half of an unusual male Dipoena   © Rod Crawford Rod sifting leaf llitter                  © Laurel Ramseyer
red-legged frog in creek water, forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington culvert where unnamed creek passes East Hoquiam road near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Frog in the water              © Laurel Ramseyer Half-arch culvert under East Hoquiam Road                    © Laurel Ramseyer
painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui forest near East Fork Hoquiam River, Washington guardrail on East Hoquiam Road along East fork Hoquiam River, Washington
Painted lady spotted near road          © Laurel Ramseyer Guardrail, a spider habitat along East Hoquiam Road          © Laurel Ramseyer
Humptulips Cemetery near Humptulips, Washington scene in Humptulips Cemetery near Humptulips, Washington
Laurel wanted to collect at this cemetery    © Rod Crawford Scene in Humptulips Cemetery                     © Rod Crawford
hanging hemlock foliage, Humptulips Cemetery near Humptulips, Washington Kathy Whaley and Laurel Ramseyer leaving Humptulips Cemetery near Humptulips, Washington
Rod beat hanging hemlock foliage at cemetery       © Rod Crawford Leaving the cemetery without what they came for             © Rod Crawford

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