Album of 2nd Haywire Ridge Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford from a 10 June 2013 spider collecting trip to clearcut regrowth and timberland on the south slope of Haywire Ridge, NE of Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington (westward over a grid boundary from the previous trip to the same area). The hike was even longer, but seemed easier. I successfully sampled grassy and conifer-foliage habitats in this area (missed last time), but invasive species affected the clearcut, and I didn't get as many spiders from vegetation as I hoped. Fortunately I was able to supplement that with a decent sift sample, for 27 species in all.
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2009? aerial view of clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington ironic native-vegetation sign along Sultan Basin Road, NE of Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Just a little farther into the timberland     (Snohomish County 2009) Anything-but-native growth entwines ironic sign        © Rod Crawford
ripe salmonberries,  south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington sword fern Polystichum munitum understory, south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Ripe salmonberries, yum yum!               © Rod Crawford Sea of sword ferns in the understory          © Rod Crawford
forest floor herbs, south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington grpimd level habitat in clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Herbs on forest floor        © Rod Crawford Seemingly good jumping-spider habitat, but not much hopping!         © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir foliage Pseudotsuga menziesii, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington grand fir foliage Abies grandis, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Douglas-fir foliage       © Rod Crawford Grand fir foliage              © Rod Crawford
western hemlock foliage Tsuga heterophylla, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington Sitka spruce foliage Picea sitchensis, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Western hemlock foliage      © Rod Crawford Sitka spruce foliage            © Rod Crawford
invasive blackberry species in clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington dense tangle of foliage in clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Both invasive blackberry species present   © Rod Crawford Dense, tangled jungle of clearcut regrowth           © Rod Crawford
grass in old roadbed, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington small clearing along old road in clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Grass in old roadbed       © Rod Crawford Old road widens into a clearing – with wolf spiders!          © Rod Crawford
Enoplognatha ovata from Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, Pierce County, Washington salal Gaultheria shallon growing in clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Invasive Enoplognatha ovata was too abundant   © Lynette Schimming Not all is invasive: salal growing in         © Rod Crawford
probable black bear scat, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington clearing along old road, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Looks like a bear has been there          © Rod Crawford Second widened-road clearing is as far as I got              © Rod Crawford
lichen on stump, clearcut on south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington maple leaf litter, south slope of Haywire Ridge, near Sultan, Snohomish County, Washington
Lichen on stump          © Rod Crawford Good ol' maple litter saved me from failure              © Rod Crawford


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