Album of Boulder Creek (upper Lk. Mills) Field Trip

The eighth spider collecting trip (19 June 2008) of the Elwha River Biological Survey concluded with a 2-mile (each way) hike in to the mouth of Boulder Creek near the upper end of Lake Mills. This area will change greatly when the reservoir is drained. We found it to be a moderate-depth canyon changing abruptly into mini-delta where the stream meets the lake. Several habitats were productive of spiders. Photos by Laurel Ramseyer and Rod Crawford.
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2005 aerial photo mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington canyon just above mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Mouth of creek on 2005 aerial photo (Clallam County) First view into the canyon         © Rod Crawford
banana slug Ariolimax columbianus, west Lake Mills trail, Olympic National Park, Washington canyon just above mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Banana slug with big pneumostome  © Laurel Ramseyer Tree tops below me in the canyon       © Rod Crawford
gravel bar from above, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington maple tree at canyon rim, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Gravel bar seen from above     ©Rod Crawford Maple tree on canyon wall         © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford beating conifer foliage, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington young western hemlocks at canyon rim, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Rod beating conifer foliage      © Laurel Ramseyer Douglas-fir & western hemlock foliage        © Rod Crawford
Sedum spathulifolium near mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington mossy boulder, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Sedum spathulifoium        © Laurel Ramseyer Moss-covered boulder          © Rod Crawford
Sedum spathulifolium flowers near mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington forest understory near mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Sedum blossoms        © Laurel Ramseyer Very productive forest understory          © Rod Crawford
Drassodes neglectus ground spider Gnaphosidae, in retreat, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington Boulder Creek near mouth at Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Drassodes neglectus in retreat    © Laurel Ramseyer Boulder Creek, view upstream        © Laurel Ramseyer
beaver-cut alder trunk Castor canadensis Alnus rubra, mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Why beavers don't need toothbrushes © Laurel Ramseyer Boulder Creek meets the reservoir       © Laurel Ramseyer
shelf fungus in semi-oldgrowth forest, west Lake Mills trail, Olympic Nationall Park, Washington doomed habitat at present (2008) mouth of Boulder Creek, Lake Mills, Clallam County, Washington
Shelf fungus on snag in forest depths
© Laurel Ramseyer		 Shoreline habitat where creek meets lake will change drastically
© Laurel Ramseyer

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