Album of Elwha Dike Trail Field Trip

On the first official field expedition (1-2 April 2008) of the Elwha River Biological Survey, Laurel Ramseyer and I collected at the mouth of the river along the Elwha Dike Trail and at two other sites, besides sampling pitfall traps from previous trips. This page is dedicated to the Elwha Dike Trail site, including beach habitats, willow thickets and an extensive alder swamp. Weather was cool but fine on April 1st, no fooling! Many thanks to the Dudley family who own this property for allowing public access and giving us permission to collect. Photos by Laurel Ramseyer and Rod Crawford.
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Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington, 1990 aerial photo Laurel Ramseyer between upper beach thickets, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Dike trail bisects aerial photo (USGS, 1990) Laurel looks for sweepable vegetation   © Rod Crawford
upper beach willow/alder thicket, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington upper beach, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Willow thicket on upper beach  © Rod Crawford Pebbles for pitfall traps easy to find         © Rod Crawford
red alder Alnus rubra fruits & flowers, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington pitfall trap emplaced in beach meadow, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Alder fruits and flowers  © Laurel Ramseyer Pitfall trap in place in beach meadow    © Rod Crawford
isopod common pillbug Armadillidium vulgare under driftwood, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington beach, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Common pillbug under driftwood   © L. Ramseyer Driftwood habitat is present in abundance    © Rod Crawford
mating blow flies Calliphoridae on driftwood, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington beach meadow habitat, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Blow flies busy making more flies   © L. Ramseyer Upper beach meadow; 2 red ribbons mark pitfalls   © Rod Crawford
carabid beetles in beach wrack, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington moss garden by driftwood, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Carabid beetles in beach wrack  © Laurel Ramseyer Driftwood shelters moss & lichen garden   © Laurel Ramseyer
Douglas-fir foliage Pseudotsuga menziesii, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington red-flowered currant Ribes sanguineum, Elwha Dike Trail, Clallam County, Washington
Douglas-fir foliage habitat    © Rod Crawford Ribes sanguineum by dike trail        © Laurel Ramseyer

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