On the first official field expedition (1-2 April 2008) of the Elwha River Biological Survey, Laurel Ramseyer and I collected just south of the boat launch on Lake Mills reservoir and at two other sites, besides sampling pitfall traps from previous trips. This page is dedicated to the Lake Mills site, where the alder-maple riparian forest was still leafless and sunny, with 23 species of early spring spiders taken. Weather on April 2nd was just about perfect. Photos by Laurel Ramseyer and Rod Crawford.

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Our site marked with red cross (USGS, 1990)	Sunny glade in early spring forest   © Rod Crawford
Rod sifting moss      © Laurel Ramseyer	Alder canopy          © Rod Crawford
Western hemlock foliage   © Rod Crawford	Maples on root platform over lake     © Rod Crawford
Fresh bear scat     © Laurel Ramseyer	Pitfall trap emplaced in forest       © Rod Crawford
Pale pseudoscorpion from wood    © L. Ramseyer	Dead wood habitat          © Rod Crawford
Moss on maple trees     © Laurel Ramseyer	Fern understory; sun on the lake    © Rod Crawford
Brooklet, south edge of our site   © L. Ramseyer	Looking south up Lake Mills        © Laurel Ramseyer

This page last updated 4 February, 2009