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1ST HCHS HIKE for SPRING 2008 - EAST FORK CAMPGROUND
(East Fork of Willow Creek - Humboldt County) Saturday - May 10, 2008
(East Fork of Willow Creek - Humboldt County) Saturday - May 10, 2008
This hike was great! It was a beautiful day.
We met many new faces from a variety of age
groups. Welcome Bradford Norman and Gabriel,
Gordon, Curt, Alon, Rosa (and her mom!), Stassia
(Redwood National Parks) and her son and
daughter; hello again to Jessi, Brian, my wife Kim,
daughter Kajdien, and my good friend Brad.
I was so busy taking pictures of flora and fauna, I did
not get any snapshots of the group! :(
We met many new faces from a variety of age
groups. Welcome Bradford Norman and Gabriel,
Gordon, Curt, Alon, Rosa (and her mom!), Stassia
(Redwood National Parks) and her son and
daughter; hello again to Jessi, Brian, my wife Kim,
daughter Kajdien, and my good friend Brad.
I was so busy taking pictures of flora and fauna, I did
not get any snapshots of the group! :(
Wandering Slamanders
young
adult
young Ensatina
Northern Alligator Lizards
young
adult male Shasta ssp.
larval Pacific Giant
Salamanders
Salamanders
Mountain Garter
young Boreal Toads from our follow-up hike
along the Trinity @ Tish Tang near Hoopa.
along the Trinity @ Tish Tang near Hoopa.
PICNIC TIME!
Hiking at Ossagon is always a pleasure in almost any
weather! Although the second hike of 2008 did not yield
as many herps sightings as our May trip, the inhalations
of the scenery alone made it a memorable trip. My wife
Kim, daughter Kajdien, and I were joined by our good
friend Bradley Fisher, who had been camping out at
Miner's Ridge for 4 days already. We were also joined by
Lizzy Quimba, a student from Corvalis, OR on summer
internship at HSU studying the habitat selection of
salamanders.
weather! Although the second hike of 2008 did not yield
as many herps sightings as our May trip, the inhalations
of the scenery alone made it a memorable trip. My wife
Kim, daughter Kajdien, and I were joined by our good
friend Bradley Fisher, who had been camping out at
Miner's Ridge for 4 days already. We were also joined by
Lizzy Quimba, a student from Corvalis, OR on summer
internship at HSU studying the habitat selection of
salamanders.
| Summer Stroll along Ossagon Trail near Fern Canyon (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park - NW Humboldt County) Saturday - July 19, 2008 |
Boreal Toads!
entrance to Fern
Canyon
Canyon
Fern Canyon
Northern Alligator Lizards!
Roosevelt Elk
herd along
Ossagon Trail
herd along
Ossagon Trail
falls from the
bluffs along
Ossagon Trail
bluffs along
Ossagon Trail
female Valley Garter with unusual
ventral red flecks
ventral red flecks
| Lizzy puts the snake's size into perspective! |
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Tolowa Nature / Herp Walk led by Bradford Norman
Old Mill Rd., Lake Earl Nature Center, Crescent City (Sunday, August 31, 2008)
Old Mill Rd., Lake Earl Nature Center, Crescent City (Sunday, August 31, 2008)
Bradford Norman began this herp walk with a slide show on native herps.
Included in the presentation were some live specimens of Northern
Red-legged Frogs (Rana aurora), 2 transforming Rough-skinned Newts
(Taricha granulosa), and a paedomorphic Northwestern Salamander
(Ambystoma gracile). The hike yielded 5000+ transforming red-legs, about
10 Pacific Treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla), 2 larval newts, 1 Northwestern
Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea principis), about 6 Valley Garters
(Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi), and about 6 (we were beginning to lose count)
Northwestern Garters (Thamnophis ordinoides). Quite a successful
adventure!
Included in the presentation were some live specimens of Northern
Red-legged Frogs (Rana aurora), 2 transforming Rough-skinned Newts
(Taricha granulosa), and a paedomorphic Northwestern Salamander
(Ambystoma gracile). The hike yielded 5000+ transforming red-legs, about
10 Pacific Treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla), 2 larval newts, 1 Northwestern
Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea principis), about 6 Valley Garters
(Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi), and about 6 (we were beginning to lose count)
Northwestern Garters (Thamnophis ordinoides). Quite a successful
adventure!
Pseudacris regilla
Rana aurora
T. s. fitchi
Some of the Valleys we encountered
had T. e. terrestris characteristics:
red-flecking on the ventrals of the tail.
had T. e. terrestris characteristics:
red-flecking on the ventrals of the tail.
The highly variable T. ordinoides !
Pictured (L-R clockwise): Rebecca (with Beardie), Steve (with
Snow Corn), and Vanessa (with Mexican Black Kingsnake);
Vanessa's Blue-tongued Skink, Boa Constrictor, and Red-eyed
Treefrog; Rebecca; and the P-118 classroom herp set-up.
Snow Corn), and Vanessa (with Mexican Black Kingsnake);
Vanessa's Blue-tongued Skink, Boa Constrictor, and Red-eyed
Treefrog; Rebecca; and the P-118 classroom herp set-up.
Science night at CR was a lot of fun: four solid hours of non-stop
visitors - lots of kids! Presented by Vanessa Blot of the California
Reptorium and assisted by Rebecca Smith and Steven Krause, who
are both enrolled in Karen Reiss' Zoology class, this was one of the
highlight attractions at Science Night! Both the Reptorium and the
HCHS had a variety of fascinating herps on display - both native and
exotic. Vanessa's very "personable" Blue-tongue stole the show!
visitors - lots of kids! Presented by Vanessa Blot of the California
Reptorium and assisted by Rebecca Smith and Steven Krause, who
are both enrolled in Karen Reiss' Zoology class, this was one of the
highlight attractions at Science Night! Both the Reptorium and the
HCHS had a variety of fascinating herps on display - both native and
exotic. Vanessa's very "personable" Blue-tongue stole the show!
There were creepy-crawlers galore at this year's Humboldt
State University Natural History Museum "Big Bug Day"!
Volunteers brought in a variety of native and exotic arthropods
to compliment the museum's already impressive collection.
Chris Poole from ChrispyCritters gave multiple live tarantula
State University Natural History Museum "Big Bug Day"!
Volunteers brought in a variety of native and exotic arthropods
to compliment the museum's already impressive collection.
Chris Poole from ChrispyCritters gave multiple live tarantula
| COLLEGE of the REDWOODS SCIENCE NIGHT Oct. 24, 2008 |
| HSU Natural History Museum's Big Bug Day Oct. 4, 2008 |
BUTTERFLIES
BEETLES
ARACHNIDS
breeding demonstrations. Catty the
Caterpillar, Millie the Myriapod, and Spidey the Spider greeted guests at the door with a skit.
Check out what's new at the museum at http://www.humboldt.edu/~natmus/
Check out what's new at the museum at http://www.humboldt.edu/~natmus/
| April 25-26, 2008 A RARE OPPORTUNITY! Steve Krause and Brad Fisher got the chance to host a campout with Alan Francis, Chris Mattison, and Philippe Blais at Gold Bluffs Beach. There was smoked coho for dinner and herps galore! |
| Sightings included 10 species! We found No. Red-legs, Pacific Chorus Frogs, a Western Toad, a Rough-skinned Newt, a NW Salamander, NW Alligator Lizards, W Fence Lizards, and 3 species of garters! ADDITIONAL PICS (Scroll down to the date!) |