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FIELD INSTITUTE
Field-based Natural History Courses
in and about the Klamath-Siskiyous
2015
ADVENTURE • EDUCATION • DISCOVERY
SCIENCE • EXPLORATION • RESEARCH
541.597.8530 • www.thesfi.org • Selma, Oregon
Table of Contents
Who We Are....................................................... 3
Youth Education Programs ............................. 4-6
Learn for Free Fridays ....................................... 7
For the Professional ..................................... 8-10
Adventure Learning ................................... 11-14
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays ............................ 15-21
Family-Friendly Forays ............................... 24-25
Calendar of Courses and Events.................. 26-27
SFI Members & Volunteers .............................. 28
Naturalist Certificate ....................................... 29
Instructor Bios............................................ 30-33
The Fine Print ............................................. 34-35
Deer Creek Center ........................................... 36
Class Location.................................................. 37
Index................................................................ 38
2015 Registration Form................................... 39
Hiker Legend Please respect your limits
We want all our students to stay safe and comfortable during class field forays. Please note
the hiker legends above each class description. Even a half-mile hike can be challenging on a
sore foot or knee. When you consider registering for a class, evaluate your own fitness level.
We always ask you to bring a hat, sunscreen, water and comfortable shoes for field trips –
please don’t forget these crucial items – and remember to drink plenty of water before and
during the field trip.
Easy: car travel with stops and short walks up to one mile per day.
Easy to moderate: hikes from 1 to 3 miles per day and/or climbs up to 500 feet.
Moderate: hikes from 3 to 5 miles a day and/or climbs up to 1000 feet.
Strenuous: difficult hikes such as those over 5 miles a day (with rest stops as needed)
and/or with climbs over 1000 feet on possibly loose rock and/or uneven terrain with
gear or in the dark.
Example
The hiker legend
denotes how
strenuous the course
is. (see above.)
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 16+
This helps you decide
which courses are great
for kids, based on your
child’s age. (Kids will still
require adult supervision.)
Cover Photo Credits: (counterclockwise from top) Dakota Kappen, K.M. Pyle, Golly Ostovar, K.M. Pyle
Back Cover: (top left to right) K.M. Pyle, Nic Roome (lower left)
Catalog Design: Andy Durst
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Who We Are
PHOTO BY LINDA KAPPEN
Siskiyou Field Institute • 541.597.8530 • www.thesfi.org
Field-based Nature Learning Courses
In and about the Klamath-Siskiyous
Adventure • Education • Discovery
Welcome to Siskiyou Field Institute
where learning is a daily adventure!
P
lease join us for our 2015 field season offering three levels of natural
science learning: for the professional, the amateur naturalist, and for
families. Now in its 17th year as an educational non-profit, SFI is known for
experienced instructors who are often top researchers in their fields. Our
student community is friendly and welcoming: we all share a mutual interest
in the natural world. Whether you seek adventure, a guided hike with an
informed expert, are a beginner botanist or a professional who wants
to update identification and assessment skills, you’ll find inspiring field
courses at Siskiyou Field Institute.
Today we continue our efforts to provide educational trails for you to
explore our unique, intriguing bioregion. The Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains
are considered one of six of the world’s “hot spots” for species biodiversity.
Our Home at Deer Creek Center
To deepen
people’s scientific
understanding
and intimate
connection to the
Klamath-Siskiyou
bioregion
by providing
Stay with us overnight while you learn or simply when you desire a change
of scenery. And what scenery! From a one-room cabin built in 1928, Deer
Creek Ranch has expanded into spacious headquarters combined with
comfortable, inviting lodging. Our ranch house features majestic views of
surrounding mist-draped mountains, woods and meadows where you might
spot a gray fox, a fawn or other wildlife. The 850-acre site offers plenty
of serene places to explore, relax and re-energize, wed or celebrate other
special occasions with family and friends.
SFI Board of Directors
• Kathy Mechling • Mark Flynn
• Bruce Donelson • Bob Litak
• Karen Chase
• Kristi Mergenthaler
• Quin Collins
• Barry Snitkin
• Gary Dickson
• Lee Webb
Our Mission:
SFI Board Advisory Committee
• Kathy Burkey
• Bruce Gibbs
• Kathy Krauss, PhD
• Sue Parrish
• Susan Harrison, PhD
• Rick Levine
• Elizabeth Metcalf
educational
programs and
dynamic outdoor
experiences to a
broad spectrum
of the public.
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Youth Education Programs
Youth Education Programs
PHOTO BY RONNI SHAEFFER
Watersheds: From the Mountain Top to Valley
All programs include a one hour pre-field trip class visit and student journals for recording
observations, data and notes. Program prices depend on grant funding level for 2015. Add the
low ropes course to any of the programs for an additional $3 per student and extended time
period (5-hour minimum). Limited amount of busing reimbursement is available.
Audience
NGSS
Length
Fee
5th - 7th grade
MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-1,
MS-PS3-3, MS-ESS2-2
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-3
Overnight + 1 hour
pre-class visit
$12 per student
Available Fall 2015 only. This program is an extension of our regular Watershed field trip to
include one day at the Oregon Caves National Monument and one day at Siskiyou Field Institute
(SFI); as well as an overnight stay at SFI. Students will study watershed science at both locations,
and get a sense of the geology and history that shaped this region. There is no additional cost for
the Oregon Caves, but schools must provide busing to both sites.
Geobotany
Memorable Mammals
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
3rd and 4th grade
3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2,
3-LS4-2, 4-LS1-1
4 hours + 1 hour
pre-class visit
$8 per student
Students will explore the world of mammals by observing skulls, pelts and tracks. They will then
utilize their field observations to predict animal habitat and behavior. Students will model the
role of mammals in the food chain.
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
7th and 8th grade
MS-LS2-1,
MS-ESS2-2
4 hours + 1 hour
pre-class visit
$8 per student
Students will explore the unique serpentine ecology of this region and its relationship to the
distinct vegetation. We’ll study native plant adaptations at various sites, including Deer Creek’s
Darlingtonia fen.
Ropes Challenge Course
Songbirds, Science and Outdoor School
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
5th grade
5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1,
5-PS3-1
Overnight + 1 hour
pre-class visit
$12/student
Offered with an overnight stay in our 2 yurts and two days of field instruction to truly immerse
students in the outdoor school experience. Using songbirds as a focal point, students will study
food chains, ecology and environmental issues. Our studies will emphasize the role songbirds
play in the overall ecosystem. A guided birding expedition will be led by a local Audubon
member. For an additional $3 per student the low ropes course can be included in the program.
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
5th grade to adult
Team Building, Trust,
Self Confidence
5 hours
$20 per person;
group size of 8-12
The SFI facilitators have designed curriculum for each element that aligns with the Oregon
State Standards and our bioregion’s natural history. The SFI Ropes Challenge Course consists
of 7 elements, including a low ropes course and 3 high ropes elements. With direction from
our trained facilitators, students will compare challenges they face on the course with real life
obstacles.
Nature Discovery Camp
Watershed Science
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
6th grade
MS-LS1-5, MS-PS3-3
MS-ESS2-4
4 hours + 1 hour
pre-class visit
$3 per student
Audience
Dates
Length
Fee
Entering 3rd – 5th
grade
June 29 - July 2
4 days
$120 per person
This program allows students to assess water quality in different areas of the Deer Creek
watershed by collecting and analyzing data from multiple sites. Students will evaluate the biotic
(macro-invertebrates) and abiotic (water temperature, pH) factors that can indicate water health.
They will incorporate models to apply their findings to the overall water cycle.
A four-day elementary camp where kids can explore nature, discover more about themselves
through team building and challenge activities, and develop new skills. Hiking trails, exploring
Deer Creek swimming holes, creating creek art, and participating in games are a few of the
activities they will enjoy. Lunches and snacks will be provided.
* Next Generation Science Standards
* Next Generation Science Standards
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Youth Education Programs
Learn For Free Fridays
Middle School Outdoor Adventure Camp
Audience
Dates
Length
Fee
Entering 6th – 8th
grade
July 13th –
17th
5 days,
4 nights
$195 per person; *$25 for Fleming
and Lincoln Savage students
This five-day overnight camp includes activities to help kids become more self-aware, confident
and capable. Kids will love exploring Deer Creek to find new adventures and deep swimming
holes, swinging from one of the high ropes elements, playing their favorite games/sports,
learning camp skills and much more! Three Rivers School District’s 21st Century grant will cover
costs for Fleming and Lincoln Savage students.
Research and Adventure in a Hot Bioregion
Middle School Wilderness Expedition
Audience
Dates
Length
Fee
Entering 6th – 8th
Grade
July 22nd
-24th
3 days, 2 nights
$90 per person; *$25 for
Fleming and Lincoln Savage
students
A good introduction for tweens who want to explore the wilderness! On this three-day
backpacking journey into the Siskiyou Wilderness, participants will learn skills such as proper
packing, back country cooking, setting up bear hangs, water purification and how to follow Leave
No Trace principles. This opportunity provides quiet time for introspection as well as plenty of
social time. The trip will be led by 2 SFI instructors, both of whom have CPR certification and one
certified as a Wilderness First Responder. Three Rivers School District’s 21st Century grant will
cover costs for Fleming and Lincoln Savage students.
April 24 – Oregon Humanities Conversation Project:
“What We Want from the Wild”
Presented by Adam Davis, Executive Director, Oregon Humanities
May 1 – “Oregon Flora: Apps and More for Learning Oregon’s Plants”
Presented by Linda Hardison, Assistant Professor and Director, Oregon Flora Project,
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Eight-Day High School Wilderness Backpacking
Date TBD – “Monitoring Climate Change in the Bioregon”
Ashland High School Trip
Scott Bridgham, University of Oregon, The Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Audience
Dates
Length
Fee
Entering 9th – 12th
Grade
June 14th – 21st
8 days, 7 nights
$500 per student;
partial scholarships
available
Please contact the Youth Education Coordinator at SFI concerning scholarships at
[email protected].
June 5 – “Trail Guides and Field Guides: Two Authors’ Highlights”
Mark Turner, photographer, and Diana Coogle, writer
September – Pacific Fisher Research
David Clayton, wildlife biologist, Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest
Date TBD – “Outside the Classroom Door”
Illinois Valley High School Trip
Audience
Dates
Length
Fee
Entering 9th – 12th
Grade
June 25th – July 2nd
8 days, 7 nights
$25 per student per
21st Century grant
These 8-day backpacking trips allow the participants to truly immerse themselves in the
wilderness and connect with nature on a deeper level. Participants will learn wilderness and
survival skills, have solo time for personal reflection, and participate in group bonding activities.
Three SFI instructors co-lead each trip; all have CPR training and at least one has a current
Wilderness First Responder certification. Backpacking gear, meals and snacks will be provided.
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*All programs are on Friday nights at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Locations will be announced; please check www.thesfi.org for details.
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A panel of local educators will share some of their innovative nature learning curricula.
Additional programs will be announced on our website later in 2015: www.thesfi.org
Clear Creek
Family Practice
FREE HEALTH TIP: Shed your electronics, and
spend more time in the forest seeing, hearing, feeling,
smelling and tasting. Take an SFI course to glean a
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For the Professional
For the Professional
T
ake your identification skills to the next level. Study and conquer difficult plant
groups including willows, graminoids and eriogonums. Sharpen your lichen i.d. skills
by improving your sectioning techniques. Learn from our expert instructors, who have
research backgrounds in the bioregion including years of field experience.
NEW!
Native Bees of the Siskiyous:
Biology and Identification
• Naturalist Certificate
NEW!
Botanizing Bigelow Lakes
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Linda Vorobik, PhD
Dates: Friday, July 10, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center in Selma
Tuition: $75
Instructor: Robbin Thorp, PhD
Date: Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center in Selma
Tuition: $185
Meet our bioregion’s native bees and study their
fascinating ways. Most native bees are solitary
and ground nesting, very different behavior
from introduced honey bees. While extremely
important for native plant reproduction,
many native bees also have potential as crop
pollinators. Dr. Thorp will give us an overview
during a Friday night program. In lab sessions,
we’ll discuss their lifestyles, morphology,
classification, and study how to key out
common genera. Two field trips will give us
opportunities to observe and collect bees as
they browse flowers. We’ll also learn how to i.d.
bees and locate their nests in the field.
Maximum capacity of this class is 15 students so
we encourage you to register early.
Participate in a peak-season botany hike at
Bigelow Lakes. This workshop is designed for
anyone who wants to hike and learn about
the native flora. Those taking the graminoids
workshop (see below) are encouraged to
participate; Linda will be pointing out grasses,
sedges, and rushes. Learn more native plants,
hear their discovery stories and ecology and the
rationale behind their nomenclature. The field
trip will combine exercise with observation and
education about native flora of the Siskiyous.
NEW!
Master the Graminoids:
Grasses, Rushes and Sedges
Keying Workshop
PHOTO BY CELISE SHARPE
Does native grass identification leave you
frazzled, sedge taxonomy have you stumped?
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Note: Add Friday’s Botanizing Bigelow Lakes class
to complete your graminoids experience and see
grasses, sedges and rushes high-elevation at the
Oregon Caves National Monument.
NEW! Willows Identification
Workshop
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructors: The Carex Working Group
Dates: Thursday-Friday, July 23-24, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center in Selma
Tuition: $225
Do you cultivate an irrational passion for the
colorful stems, fascinating flowers and varied
growth habits of Salix – or just need to be able
to distinguish species when you’re out in the
field? This workshop emphasizing Oregon and
northern California willow species will satisfy
your need to know. We’ll spend the first day in
the lab learning willow morphology and terminology and keying fresh and dried material.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own
specimens. On the second day we’ll apply willow identification and ecology in the field. Our
workshop focus is identifying vegetative parts,
but three keys to Oregon willows will be provided: one emphasizing pistillate flowers, one
emphasizing staminate flowers, and one focusing on vegetative characteristics. Useful for
resource managers, natural area managers, restoration planners, and anyone interested in the
genus Salix. Workshop participants should have
basic plant identification skills.
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• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Linda Vorobik, PhD
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, July 11-12, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center in Selma
Tuition: $150
(Juncaceae, Poaceae and Cyperaceae) will
increase your ability to recognize more of these
plants in the field, and to increase your ability
to key to species when you’re alone in the field.
The instructor will combine her experience with
the flora and her knowledge of these groups to
lay down a strong foundation for plant i.d. Learn
the characteristics used in keying, learn the local
grasses, sedges and rushes, work with known
taxa to build confidence, then tackle unknown
species just for the fun of it. And although this
is serious business, Linda combines focused
learning with lots of humor and fun!
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For the Professional
Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. James Reveal*
Adventure Learning
The Cryptic World of Red
Buttes Wilderness
Wild buckwheats can be difficult because of the
evolution of so many taxonomic variants. Learn
Eriogonum identification first in the lab, then in
the field visiting species in five different
counties. Learn how to use the eriogonum keys
developed by the late Dr. James Reveal, review
technical terms used to characterize species,
delve into eriogonums’ fascinating evolution
and reproduction, and learn tips to distinguish
species and varieties in the field starting with a
primer on plant parts including involucre and
stipe. After the lab, we’ll take a short local field
trip to see some serpentine wild buckwheats.
We’ll spend day two venturing over the Siskiyou
Summit to find E. siskiyouense and others in
Jackson County, then head south to Siskiyou
County for a day on Scott Mountain and nearby
sites. We’ll camp in the area, then head over to
the coast on day three, stopping for species
such as E. pendulum, E. hirtellum and E. nudum
var. paralinum along the way.
*Dr. James Reveal, Professor
Emeritus at Cornell University,
was scheduled to teach this class.
Jim passed away in early
January. He had provided us with
a species list and edited this
course description; he was
looking forward to again seeing the buckwheats
of the Siskiyous.
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here’s an adventure around every corner in the Bioregion! These classes seek it
actively on trails, rivers, and lava rock, offering a fun and immersive path to learning.
• Naturalist Certificate
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructors: To be announced
Dates: Friday-Sunday, July 31- August 2, 2015
Location: Selma, Oregon and Siskiyou and
Humboldt Counties, California
Tuition: $225
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Instructor: Scot Loring
Dates: Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 28-30, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Tuition: $225
Red Buttes Wilderness, nestled deep in the
Siskiyous along the Oregon/California border,
features a great diversity of bryophytes, fungi,
and lichens. It will become your personal
laboratory as we explore a wide array of
habitats within this amazing area, including
high- elevation serpentine, old-growth forests,
sphagnum wetlands, rivers, and more, searching
for these overlooked organisms. Learn to find,
identify, and create your own collections, while
contributing to the scientific knowledge of a
unique and biologically underexplored area.
Lichens and their Photobionts
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Daphne Stone, PhD
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, October 17-18, 2015
Location: Selma
Tuition: $150
Students will get a look at photobionts that are
part of a lichen’s symbiosis of fungus, algae
and/or cyanobacteria. Photobionts supply food
to the fungal partner through photosynthesis.
We’ll learn about the relationship of lichen
fungal bodies to their associated groups of
photobiont species. Then we’ll section a lichen
and examine its photobiont using compound
microscopes. We’ll note the various placements
of photobionts, then step back to see the
effects different algae and cyanobacteria have
on lichen coloration.
An integral part of this class will be learning to
make thin sections of the lichen thallus, a skill
often essential for solid species identification.
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Seabirds and Marine Mammals
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Instructor: Keith Bensen
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015
Location: near Klamath, CA
Tuition: $55
Hike part of the spectacular Redwood National
and State Parks’ Coastal Trail with RNP biologist
Keith Bensen. He’ll guide you to the state’s
fourth largest seabird colony, views of foraging
seabirds, migrating gray whales and a rookery
for threatened Stellers sea lions all abuzz during
the Humboldt Coast’s busy, wildlife-rich spring.
The class will also explore other life, possibly
additional pinniped species feeding near the
mouth of the Klamath River during a brisk hike
along the coast.
Botanizing Poker Flat
and Bolan Lake
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD
Dates: Wednesday-Friday, June 24-26, 2015
Locations: Josephine County, OR and Siskiyou
County, CA
Tuition: $165
Explore the high Siskiyous and revel in the biodiversity, with a goal: adding to existing plant
lists for Bolan Lake, Bolan Peak and Poker Flat.
Each day’s foray will include hiking and becoming familiar with plants while enjoying the
scenery, and identifying species using The Jepson Manual keys. While everyone will participate in plant i.d., Linda will adapt activities to
suit individual participants’ skill levels.
Klamath River Natural History
from a Raft
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Instructor: Joshua Strange, PhD
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2015
Location: Happy Camp to Ferry Point, CA
Tuition: $155 (includes rafting fee)
Drift down the Klamath River as you learn all
about its geologic origins and unusual course
from high desert farmland to wild mountains.
As we ride a portion of this majestic and
scenic river as its rushes to the Pacific, we’ll
discuss its stream ecology, including its
unique temperature profile, the secret life of
its freshwater mussels, and much more. We’ll
watch for the abundant wildlife and hear how
native tribes relied on its bounty and cleverly
managed its resources. We will discuss human
threats as well as opportunities to help restore
this mighty river of salmon to its former glory
and a symbol of hope.
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Adventure Learning
Adventure Learning
and biology, as well as paleontology. You’ll
have a chance to wriggle between boulders and
stretch across crevices in the cave’s deepest
areas. Caving equipment will be provided. For
those who opt for a less physically demanding
cave adventure, we’ll offer an on-trail
experience with the same instruction provided.
Maximum enrollment is 8 so we encourage early
registration for this class.
Birding Upper Klamath Lake by Canoe
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructors: Russ Namitz and Kevin Spencer
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015
Location: Rocky Point Marina
Tuition: $130 (includes cost of canoe rental)
Lava Beds Bat and Cave Ecology
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Instructors: Tony Kerwin, BLM and Steve Sheehy,
certified lichenologist
Dates: Friday-Sunday, July 10-12, 2015
Location: Lava Beds National Monument
Tuition: $165
Explore the diverse habitats and fascinating
mammals of Lava Beds National Monument.
We’ll observe bats in forest and cave
environments and study their natural history.
Friday evening we’ll hike at twilight and
potentially see the outflight of Brazilian freetailed bats toward Tulelake. Twilight netting
will allow us to momentarily capture bats for
close-up inspection. We’ll also listen to, and
record bats with detectors and investigate cave
habitats.
Enjoy Saturday morning on your own exploring
other caves and sights of Lava Beds National
Monument. In the afternoon, we’ll reconvene
for a session on bat biology and conservation,
then again after dinner for a mist netting
session in a forest location. Monument staff
will provide a Sunday morning session on
natural resources management, including the
pika monitoring project, and we’ll do a short
lichens hike with lichenologist Steve Sheehy
to learn about the diverse species living on
Lava Beds rock and soil.
Speleology - Cool Caves Exploration
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Instructor: Emily Ring and John Roth
Dates: Saturday, July 18, 2015
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Tuition: $55
Rogue River Undammed:
River Ecology from a Raft
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Craig Tuss
Date: Sunday, August 23, 2015
Location: Evans Creek float to Grants Pass; meet
in Rogue River
Tuition: $155 (includes raft rental and lunch)
What happens to a river and its habitats once
the dams go away? Immerse yourself in the
Rogue River’s ecology during this removal and
restoration adventure. This season we’ll look at
the Savage Rapids dam removal and restoration
efforts. After a brief introduction, we’ll launch
large rafts in the city of Rogue River around
Evans Creek, head of the former Savage Rapids.
Then we’ll float downstream and end up close
to Grants Pass. Tuition includes the rafting trip
and lunch provided by Ferron’s Fun Trips.
Go off the trail at the Oregon Caves National
Monument for close-up views of cave geology
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Canoes provide the closest and least intrusive
approach to birds nesting and breeding in
marshland vegetation. Join avid birders and
teachers Russ and Kevin on an adventure
paddling part of the nine-mile Upper Klamath
Lake “canoe trail.” Their personal quest is to
find a Least Bittern, but you might be the lucky
spotter of this bird as you learn the nuances of
identifying secretive marsh dwellers by sight
and sound. Other possibilities include Marsh
Wren, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Black Tern,
Wood Duck, and possibly Red-necked Grebe.
We hope to at least hear Sora and Virginia
Rail. Besides marsh birding, we’ll also observe
migrants in the adjacent forest and other
habitats.
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Adventure Learning
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
Exploring Conifer Country in the
Russian Wilderness
SURVIVAL SKILL SERIES
Orienteering
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Michael Kauffmann
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, August 15-16, 2015
Location: Little Duck Lake and Scott Mountain
Campground outside Etna, California
Tuition: $110 (does not include Saturday night
dinner cost)
Follow in the footsteps of Humboldt State
University botanists John O. Sawyer and Dale
Thornburg as we explore the Miracle Mile,
a botanist’s granitic wonderland. Sawyer
and Thornburg found 17 conifer species and
hundreds of other vascular plants within a
square mile. We will hopefully see most of
the 17 plus the Western Juniper later reported
by Richard Moore. Saturday’s strenuous hike
will begin at 9:00 a.m. and take us to alpine
Little Duck Lake and back again through
diverse habitats and elevations – total round
trip about 11 miles. Conifer Country author
Michael Kauffmann will discuss the area’s
natural history, explaining how soil, climate and
topography all contributed to the phenomenon
of so many species co-habiting one square mile.
After a Saturday dinner at Etna Brew Pub, we’ll
camp at the serpentine site of Scott Mountain.
Sunday morning Michael will lead a short
hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, which passes
through the campground.
N
o other Western landscape invites such intense exploration as the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Our classes are designed to put the “lens” in your hand so that you
can explore your own particular interests, learning about this region from experts with
years of field experience.
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Instructor: Brennan McGinniss
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Tuition: $55
Gain confidence in plotting your back-country
hikes and returning safely. Learn how to use
simple navigational tools including map,
compass and solar position to prevent lost hours
in the wilderness. Become expert in interpreting
topographic maps to steer your way, invaluable
training for hikers of all ages seeking to take the
anxiety out of hiking adventures.
A Beginner’s Guide to
Medicinal Plants
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructors: Karin Rohland and Laurel Peña
Date: Saturday-Sunday, June 27-28, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Tuition: $120 (includes tuition + materials fee)
The Siskiyous are home to many wonderful
plants useful in aiding health and healing.
Join us for an introductory look at which herbs
grow locally. We’ll also explore plant identification and taxonomy, medicinal preparation
techniques including preserving and drying,
harvesting ethics, and tools to assess when to
appropriately use a given medicine. Students
will end the class with an herbal preparation for
their own home use.
Birdwatching Sea to Forest on the
Lower Rogue River Trail
The Colorful World of Lichens
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Instructors: Roger Rosentreter PhD
and Ann DeBolt
Date: Saturday-Sunday, April 18-19, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Tuition: $110
Instructor: Russ Namitz
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Location: Gold Beach
Tuition: $55
From meadows to woodlands, lichens find
homes on many different substrates, including
rocks, soil, humus, stumps and trees. Explore
their colorful world on a series of hikes and
excursions throughout the valley. Students
will become familiar with these small plants’
distinguishing structures both in the classroom
and during outdoor sessions. They’ll learn
common lichens of the bioregion and explore
the ecology and cultural uses of these symbiotic
plants.
Experience the “birdy” Lower Rogue at the
height of spring. Moving from the Gold Beach
waterfront to Hunter’s Loop along the Trail,
we’ll encounter a diversity of species. Class
starts at the Gold Beach south jetty, where we’ll
possibly sight migratory loons as well as seals
and whales. Students can expect to learn how
to distinguish species of migratory seabirds
from this land-based seawatch. After birding
along the waterfront, we’ll move on to Jerry’s
Flat, a riparian area where we’ll watch waterfowl
and take a short hike. The day concludes with a
two-mile round trip “birding by ear” nature
walk along the Rogue River Trail, focusing on
vocalizations of resident and migrant avian
residents.
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Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
Spring Mushroom Foray
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Mike Potts
Date: Saturday May 9, 2015
Location: Outside Ashland, Oregon
Tuition: $55
Learn all about spring-fruiting fungi, including
morels and more. Class emphasis will be
identifying edible mushrooms as well as
inedible and toxic species. We’ll start with a
brief spring mushroom overview at Ashland
Public Library, then drive up Highway 66 to
foray near Howard Prairie Lake.
The Spirit of the Forest in
Words and Photos
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
Lava Beds Flora and Avifauna
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 16+
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructors: Mark Turner and Diana Coogle, PhD
Dates: Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Tuition: $165; scholarships available
“The clearest way into the Universe is through
a forest wilderness,” John Muir said. Photographer Mark Turner and writer Diana Coogle will
guide your journey through the forest, viewing
its universe through both camera lens and the
Geology of the Cascade-Siskiyou
National Monument
interpretive power of language. Mark will help
you learn to capture and interpret forest moods
through creative composition, use of light, attention to interesting angles, and awareness of
both the big picture and intimate details. Writer
Diana Coogle will help you craft journal entries
into poems and creative short nonfiction with
attention to rhythm, clarity, sound relationships,
and good language usage. After the excursion,
we will critique both photographs and written
pieces with the goal of creating a chapbook or
fold-out card of pictures and words that will express your relationship to the forest. The photos
are not to be illustrations of the writing, nor the
writing interpretations of the photos. The two
will interact as partners in a creative dance.
Instructors: Sean Smith, NPS and
Frank Lospalluto
Dates: Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, 2015
Location: Lava Beds National Monument,
Tulelake, CA
Tuition: $165
Explore spring high desert birds and wildflowers
at Lava Beds National Monument with a botanist
and field biologist who have done extensive
surveying at this spectacular location. Lava
Beds is located at the floristic junction of
the Cascade Range and the Great Basin, and
contains an interesting mix of both regional
floras. Beginning Friday evening, we’ll botanize
in sagebrush steppe, mountain mahogany
woodlands, cave entrances, cindercone scree,
and conifer forests searching for wildflowers.
The newly published Flora of Lava Beds National
Monument, will be available as a resource.
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 16+
Instructor: Jad D’Allura, PhD
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015
Location: Cascade-Siskiyou National
Monument; meet in Greensprings Loop
parking lot.
Tuition: $55
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Starting Saturday evening, we’ll investigate
birdlife in varied habitats in and around Lava
Beds National Monument. We’ll seek out and
observe shrub-steppe and grassland-dwelling
species within the park. We will also explore
the lava flow and cave edges to watch for some
unique nesting site selection. Some species
we may see and hear include: Loggerhead
Shrike, Black-throated Sparrow, Gray Flycatcher,
Brewer’s Sparrow, Horned Lark, Sage Thrasher
and Rock Wren. Saturday evening we’ll take
a field trip to Petroglyphs at the Monument
to view raptors and owls nesting on cliff face,
and make some short stops to scope birds in
Tulelake NWR. Sunday morning/afternoon we’ll
bird Lava Beds Monument.
Learn about the fascinating volcanic geology
east of Ashland, Oregon. These rocks formed an
early barrier to rivers emptying into the Pacific
Ocean. They were shaped by ridge-forming lava,
violent eruptions of volcanic ash, and torrential
debris flows from long-vanished volcanoes.
We’ll explore their tilting and fracturing and
contribution to soils, landforms, water and
general relation to plants during the course of
our 4-mile hike.
The class will lodge overnight Friday and
Saturday at the Lava Beds campground.
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Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
Instructors: Larry Broeker and
Susan Harrison, PhD
Date: Sunday, June 28, 2015
Location: Josephine County, OR and
Del Norte County, CA
Tuition: $55
Come journey along the Smith River and witness
a spectacularly scenic canyon hewn through
a nearly intact section of 165 million year-old
seafloor crust. Get a close-up view of mantle
rocks of the Josephine ophiolite. This remnant
slice of ocean floor has been splintered into the
crustal rocks of the ancient Klamath Mountains
terrain. Discover how plants have adapted to the
nutrient- deficient and metal-laden soils derived
from weathering of these oceanic rocks. Our trip
starts with a geologic overview presented at
Deer Creek Center, followed by roadside lessons
and observations of the Josephine ophiolite. We
will also visit serpentine sites, including fens,
and discuss the endemic plant communities and
other aspects of serpentine ecology.
Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region
Serpentine of Smith River
Canyon Geology and Ecology
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 16+
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
• Naturalist Certificate
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 16+
Instructor: Dana Ross, M.S.
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 20-21, 2015
Location: Meet at Deer Creek Center, Selma
Tuition: $110
For butterfly novices and botanists who want to
complement their flower i.d. skills by learning
lepidopteran pollinators. Class begins with an
introduction to butterfly physiology, biology
and ecology. You’ll learn the explanations
behind typical behaviors including puddling
and hilltopping and why alterations to highelevation habitats have drastically impacted
butterfly populations. You’ll then see preserved
Siskiyou butterfly specimens and learn some
i.d. basics. The class will then net and inspect
butterflies in the Deer Creek area. On Day 2,
you’ll locate and identify additional species
during a field trip to a high-elevation site.
Dragonflies of Siskiyou County
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructors: Kathy and Dave Biggs
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19, 2015
Location: Siskiyou County, California; lodging
at Flowing Waters Retreat Center in Stewart
Springs
Tuition: $220 (includes two-day class and
lodging); $140 (class only)
This year we’ll shift to northern California and
focus on the southern Siskiyous’ gorgeous
dragonflies. Species we’ll likely see include
the Petaltail, Clubtails, Cruiser and Emerald
and Skimmer dragonflies and the Spreadwing,
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Botanizing Observation Peak
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Instructor: Kristi Mergenthaler
Date: Sunday, July 26. 2015
Location: Meet at Ruch Store in the Applegate
Tuition: $55
PHOTO BY DAVE BIGGS
Broad-winged and Pond damselflies. Our
home base will be the serene Flowing Waters
Retreat Center, which has its own mountain
stream. On the first morning, we’ll concentrate
on dragonflies’ unique biology, life cycles and
identification, then spend the afternoon at a
nearby lake. Day 2 will focus on more unusual
mountain species. A field trip to high mountain
lakes and a creek will follow a short morning
indoor session. In the field we’ll practice species
identifications and behavior interpretations.
Treat yourself to a full-fledged naturalist
retreat by lodging in Namasté House boasting
three bathrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen,
deck overlooking Parks Creek and a refreshing
swimming hole. The house sleeps 13, including
two double beds for couples. Very limited
campsites are also available. A two-night
minimum stay is required in order to lodge
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Observation Peak along the eastern Siskiyou
Crest is a beautiful place to meet common and
not-so-common subalpine plants. A little bit
granitic and a little bit mantle rock, the peak’s
meadows and summit teem with midsummer
flowers. We’ll poke around in subalpine wet
meadows and explore rocky meadows and
the cushion plants found along the summit.
We may see flowering Siskiyou willowherb,
Henderson’s horkelia, American sawwort, and
Yellow triteleia. If time allows, we’ll botanize at
Kettle Lake and Dutchman Peak. The group will
carpool from Ruch.
Geology of the “Recent”
Siskiyous Road Trip
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 16+
Instructor: John Roth, NPS
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, August 8-9, 2015
Location: Smith River Gorge, Oregon Coast
Tuition: $100 (includes van transportation and
camping fee); $75 (without van transportation)
This two-day field course will progress from
Selma to Port Orford as we examine how the
Siskiyous were shaped by geological events
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over the last 160 million years. We’ll start with
a brief presentation at Deer Creek Center and
then drive through the Smith River Canyon
and north on the Oregon Coast through Curry
County, stopping to investigate roadcuts and
other evidence of geologic layers and the stories
they tell. The class will camp in the Port Orford
area Saturday night and then return to Selma on
Sunday. Van transportation is available for an
additional fee (see “Tuition”).
Birding by Phone
• Naturalist Certificate
• Adults, Kids 12+
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
the latest technology already in your hand.
Become a tech-savvy birder with smart phone
apps such as BirdLog, BirdsEye, e-field guides,
and tools for learning bird vocalizations. You’ll
also learn how to digiscope (combine devices
to quickly photograph birds through your
optics) and the proper etiquette (towards both
birds and birders) of using recording playback
in the field. Arcata birder and illustrator Gary
Bloomfield will show you how to master the
technology to become a better birder.
Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Gary Bloomfield
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015
Location: Humboldt County, California
Tuition: $55
Instructor: Mike Potts
Dates: Sunday, October 24, 2015
Location: Meet at Deer Creek Center
Tuition: $55
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Learn how to safely identify and collect edible
mushrooms. In a classroom intro, discover key
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characteristics of local mushrooms and learn
to differentiate the poisonous types. We’ll also
discuss cooking techniques and recipes. The
class will then depart for the field, where we’ll
search for and identify fall-fruiting mushrooms.
Our field trip will take place in the Cave Junction area.
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: David Lebo, USFS
Date: Friday–Sunday, November 6-8, 2015
Location: Smith River Gorge, Oregon Coast
Tuition: $155
Learn about the biology, ecology, taxonomy,
and field identification of forest mushrooms.
This class will focus on all mushrooms--edible,
poisonous, mycorrhizal, saprotropic/saprobic,
and parasitic/pathogenic. We’ll spend Friday
afternoon in class learning about fungi, then
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Scholarships
SFI strives to keep its field course tuitions affordable for individuals and families. We
encourage deserving students in need to apply for scholarships. The following groups and
individual donors have funded these scholarships:
Jack Walker Memorial Scholarship
In memory of late Selma citizen Jack Walker. Scholarships will be awarded to qualified
Illinois Valley residents who wish to enroll in an adult education class. Additional funds
also support our Youth Education programs.
Rogue Valley Audubon Society
Scholarships for Jackson County K-12 educators, teacher’s aides and non-profit outdoor
educators.
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Family-Friendly Forays
Family-Friendly Forays
that make up the amazing insect biodiversity
found living on and beneath the forest floor —
beetles, ants, termites, centipedes, millipedes,
collembola and more – and will enlighten you
about their fascinating lives and the essential
ecological services that they provide.
classroom. This course will include classroom
presentation, lab work with core samples, as
well as a field component near Deer Creek Center. Hiking will be easy to moderate, less than 2
miles round trip.
The course will involve a morning slide show and
lecture. We will then gather samples from the
Deer Creek property and see how many kinds of
insects and arthropods we can find and identify.
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any SFI classes are open to children. These four are especially family-friendly and
priced for a family budget.
Tuition: $35 for first family member; $25 for each additional
Navigating the Night Sky:
Family Star Party
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Shaina Niehans
Date: Friday, March 20, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Why do stars twinkle? Why won’t Polaris always
be the ‘North Star’? Learn to navigate the night
sky and explore its wonders with hands-on
activities at this all-ages spring star party!
Soil and Leaf Litter Insects
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Dana Ross, M.S.
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center, Selma
Forest Sleuthing:
The Science of Tree Rings
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Lyndia Hammer
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2015
Location: Deer Creek Center in Selma
This course will introduce you to dendrochronology, also known as tree ring science. Students can expect to learn tree ring basics including how trees form their annual growth
rings and what these rings tell us about trees,
forests, past disturbances and climate trends.
We will use an incremental borer out in the field
to take core samples, then mount them in the
When you step into the forest there are literally
thousands of little insect and arthropod
feet holding you up! Enormous numbers of
invertebrates dwell within the leaf litter, the
fallen and rotting wood and within the soil itself.
This course will introduce you to the organisms
• Naturalist Certificate
Instructor: Chas Rogers
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2015
Location: Meet in north Medford
Tuition: $55
In this geology field course, we’ll hike in the
southern Cascades for a view of how the region
was shaped, from early development of the
Klamath Mountains and the Rogue Basin to
recent formation of the Cascade Mountains.
Intersection of these three geologic provinces
has contributed to southern Oregon’s unique
terrain. This course explores a part of this region
by hiking, climbing and collecting rocks that
are a part of that formation. We will hike on
Brown Mountain to see and study volcanoes and
volcanic rocks in the field. At the end of the day,
we’ll stop in the Cascade foothills at a BLM site
to collect agates, leaf fossils, or petrified wood.
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Calendar of Courses & Events
Calendar of Courses & Events
MARCH
JULY
• March 20..........................Navigating the Night Sky
APRIL
• April 18-19......................The Colorful World of Lichens
• April 24.............................Oregon Humanities Conversation Project: What We Want from the Wild
• April 25.............................Birdwatching Sea to Forest on the Lower Rogue River Trail
• April 25 ............................Soil and Leaf-Litter Insects
MAY
• May 1.................................Oregon Flora Project: Apps and More for Learning Oregon’s Plants
• May 9.................................Seabirds and Marine Mammals of the Redwood Coast
• May 9.................................Spring Mushroom Foray
• May 15-17........................Native Bees of the Siskiyous: Biology and Identification
• May 17..............................Klamath River Natural History from a Raft
• May 23..............................Birds & Brews Spring Fundraiser
• July 10..............................Botanizing Bigelow Lakes
• July 10-12........................Lava Beds Bat and Cave Ecology
• July 11-12........................Master the Graminoids Keying Workshop
• July 13-17........................Middle School Outdoor Adventure Camp
• July 18..............................Rocking on Brown Mountain
• July 18..............................Speleology – Cool Caves Exploration
• July 18-19........................Dragonflies of Siskiyou County
• July 22-24........................Middle School Wilderness Expedition
• July 23-24........................Willows Identification Workshop
• July 25..............................Forest Sleuthing
• July 26..............................Botanizing Observation Peak
• July 31-August 2............Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
AUGUST
• August 8-9.......................Geology of the “Recent” Siskiyous Road Trip
• August 15-16..................Exploring Conifer Country
• August 23.........................Rogue River Undammed: River Ecology from a Raft
SEPTEMBER
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• June 5................................Field Guides and Trail Guides: Two Authors’ Highlights
• June 5-7............................Lava Beds Flora and Avifauna
• June 5-7............................The Spirit of the Forest in Words and Photos
• June 13.............................Orienteering
• June 13.............................Geology of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
• June 20-21.......................Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region
• June 24-26.......................Botanizing Poker Flat and Bolan Lake
• June 27-28.......................A Beginner’s Guide to Medicinal Plants
• June 28.............................Serpentine of Smith River Canyon Geology and Ecology
• September 12.................Birding Upper Klamath Lake by Canoe
• September 19.................Birding by Phone
• September 28-30...........The Cryptic World of Red Buttes Wilderness
• September TBD...............Pacific Fisher Research in the Bioregion
OCTOBER
• October 17-18................Lichens and their Photobionts
• October 24.......................Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous
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SFI Members & Volunteers
Naturalist Certificate
Become a Klamath-Siskiyou Specialist
Earn certified Naturalist status as you learn at Siskiyou Field Institute! Completing our Naturalist
Certificate prerequisites will enhance your job skills and deepen your understanding of KlamathSiskiyou ecology. This certificate program provides a broad natural-history overview of the
Klamath-Siskiyous, enabling graduates to begin to recognize and understand the region’s unique
flora, fauna and ecological processes. Learn from the region’s experts, gain naturalist skills, and
build a strong foundation of natural science knowledge.
Through course studies and supplemental reading, you’ll achieve SFI Naturalist status. Students
complete 50 hours of coursework with at least one course from each category below.
Please note: Hours earned toward the certificate are in parentheses and may not match the hours
you actually spend in the course.
Registration for the Naturalist Certificate is $25. We’ll be happy to assist you in designing your
program. Please visit www.thesfi.org or call us at (541) 597-8530 for more information.
2015 Naturalist Certificate Courses
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Every Membership Counts,
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Help SFI stretch its budget through the lean months and support its educational programs. Tuition
alone won’t cover our program costs. In return for your yearly membership, you will receive these
benefits:
10% off field course tuition (excluding transportation costs, ie. rafting)
10% off SFI merchandise
Invitations to specific members-only events
Automatically save 10% off classes in this catalog. Simply check the membership box on the
registration form or become a member when you register online or over the phone.
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Volunteering at SFI – It’s a Win-Win
Get to know your fellow naturalists. Enjoy the camaraderie at Deer Creek Ranch where volunteer
work parties make a big difference in just a few hours. We can always use weeders, painters,
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SPECIES
HABITATS
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
SKILLS
Soil and Leaf Litter Insects
(8 hours)
Seabirds and
Marine Mammals
(8 hours)
The Colorful World
of Lichens
(16 hours)
Navigating the Night Sky
(4 hours)
Birdwatching Sea to
Forest on the Lower
Rogue River Trail
(8 hours)
Native Bees of the Siskiyous
(16 hours)
Butterflies of the Siskiyou
Region
(8 hours)
Dragonflies of Siskiyou
County
(16 hours)
Willows I.D. Workshop
(16 hours)
Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
(16 hours)
Forest Mushrooms
(16 hours)
Birding the Upper
Klamath Canoe Trail
(8 hours)
Klamath River Natural
History from a Raft
(8 hours)
Geology of the CascadeSiskiyou National
Monument
(8 hours)
Flora and Avifauna of Lava
Beds National Monument
(16 hours)
Lava Beds Caves Ecology
and Bat Watch
(16 hours)
Serpentine of Smith River
Canyon Geology & Ecology
(8 hours)
Geology of the “Recent”
Siskiyous Road Trip
(16 hours)
Botanizing Poker Flat
and Bolan Lake
(16 hours)
Botanizing Observation
Peak
(8 hours)
Rogue Undammed
Rafting Trip
(8 hours)
Forest Sleuthing
(8 hours)
Rocking on
Brown Mountain
(8 hours)
Exploring Conifer Country
(16 hours)
Cryptic World of Red Buttes
(16 hours)
The Spirit of the Forest in
Words and Photos
(16 hours)
Orienteering
(8 hours)
Medicinal Plants
(16 hours)
Speleology
(8 hours)
Birding by Phone
(8 hours)
Botanizing Bigelow Lakes
(8 hours)
Edible Mushrooms
(8 hours)
Master the Graminoids
(16 hours)
Spring Mushroom Foray
(8 hours)
Lichens & their Photobionts
(16 hours)
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Instructor Bios
Keith Bensen is a fish and
wildlife biologist at Redwood
National and State Parks, where
he is responsible for marine
mammal and seabird monitoring
as well as threatened and
endangered species
management.
Kathy and Dave Biggs enjoy
giving programs and workshops
about dragonflies and wildlife
ponds throughout the West.
Kathy authored several dragonfly
guides, an educational dragonfly
coloring book and eBooks on
dragonfly identification and
pond building. Dave is class co-leader, tech
support and photographer.
Gary Bloomfield has been an
avid birder since age nine, always
maintaining a particular passion
for shorebirds. He holds a B.A. in
Scientific Illustration from
Humboldt Sate University and
lives in Arcata, California. He is
also a wildlife artist and
illustrator.
Larry Broeker is a retired journeylevel forest geologist, U.S. Forest
Service, Umpqua National Forest,
Roseburg. During the later part of
his Forest Service career, he was
engaged in numerous projects
related to engineering, minerals,
and resource geology. Since
retiring he has led many geology field trips
sponsored by the Umpqua Community College
Continuing Education Program “Geology on
Wheels” and more recently with the Umpqua
Valley Chapter Native Plant Society of Oregon.
He has spent countless hours researching
geologic literature pertaining to the genesis of
the Klamath Mountains region with special
emphasis on making numerous field trips into
areas underlain by mantle-derived rocks.
Carex Working Group consists of
three Oregon botanists —
Barbara Wilson, PhD, Richard
Brainerd and Nick Otting – all
fascinated by sedges and other
difficult-to-identify plant groups.
They came together in 1993 to
map the distribution of Oregon’s
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Instructor Bios
sedges and incorporated in 2002. After years of
gathering data in the field and herbarium, they
published The Atlas of Oregon Carex in 1999.
Carex Working Group conducts surveys and
assessments for land management agencies and
private industry.
Diana Coogle has published
three books of selected
commentaries from her 20+
years on Jefferson Public Radio.
She is currently working on a
book with Applegate artist
Barbara Kostal, of her essays and
Barbara’s paintings. She has also published two
fold-out cards of photographs by Richard Sunt,
PhD and her accompanying words: “Spring on
Fall Creek” and “Autumn on Fall Creek.” Her
latest book, coauthored with Janeen Sathre, is
Favorite Hikes of the Applegate: A Trail Guide
with Stories and Histories.
Jad D’Allura, PhD, professor
emeritus of the former Southern
Oregon University Geology
Department, taught geology for
33 years. He writes a monthly
column about local geology for
the Medford Mail Tribune’s
Outdoors section. He leads local
geology hikes and continues his research in the
volcanic rocks east of Ashland.
Lyndia Hammer has lived and
worked as a seasonal field
biologist in the Klamath-Siskiyou
ecoregion since 1996. She
completed a B.S. in biology from
Southern Oregon University and
an M.S. in forestry from the
University of Missouri Tree Ring
Laboratory. Lyndia has a passion for natural
history and the study of tree rings, which she
shares as a restoration ecologist working for
Lomakatsi Restoration Project.
Susan Harrison, PhD., teaches
ecology and conservation
biology at the University of
California-Davis. She has studied
serpentine plants all over
California and southern Oregon
since 1997, and co-edited (with
Nishanta Rajakaruna) the book
Serpentine: Evolution and Ecology of a Model
System (UC Press, 2011).
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Michael Kauffmann authored the
book Conifer Country, an
innovative natural history and
hiking guide to the Klamath
Mountains that uses conifers as a
lens to explore. His latest book is
Conifers of the Pacific Slope: A
field guide to the Conifers of
California, Oregon and Washington. Kauffmann’s
blog at blog.conifercountry.com/ chronicles his
on-foot travels in the mountain ranges of
California and southern Oregon. He lives in
Kneeland, California with his family and teaches
science at elementary through college levels.
Tony Kerwin has been working
with bats since 1992. He has
worked on projects at Lava Beds
National Monument, was part of a
major survey on Winema National
Forest in 1994, as well as other
research projects. He has worked
as a wildlife biologist for BLM
since 1999, and coordinates bat surveys in
southern Oregon for statewide research and
survey efforts.
David Lebo, MS, (forest ecology,
University of Washington), is the
west-side zone botanist for the
Mt. Hood National Forest. David
did his Master’s thesis on fungi
and nutrient cycling associated
with decaying logs in the Hoh
rain forest in Olympic National
Park. He has taught a mushroom course at SFI
every fall since 2005.
Frank Lospalluto is a field
biologist who has worked closely
with Klamath Bird Observatory
over 10 years doing both spring
breeding and fall migration bird
surveys throughout the
bioregion. American Dippers in
Ashland Creek are a special
research focus. Frank is an avid birder and
photographer who also has a keen interest in
regional plants and mammals.
Scot Loring has worked for a
variety of Pacific Northwest
agencies for 19 years, 14 as a
consultant for the federal
government, particularly in
southwestern Oregon. He has
inventoried many thousands of
acres, discovered new species, new genera and
documented numerous other rare and
interesting species occurrences within the
Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion.
Brennan McGinnis served as SFI’s
Youth Education Instructor in Fall
2013 and is certified as a Ropes
Challenge Course trainer. He
graduated from Southern Oregon
University’s Master’s program in
Environmental Education and has
led back packing trips for the
Ashland High School Summer Outdoor Program
since 2005.
Kristi Mergenthaler has
conducted plant surveys in the
Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion for
12 years and works as Land
Steward with Southern Oregon
Land Conservancy. She is an SFI
board member and frequent
student, Kristi is a Wilderness
First Responder and a certified Northwest
Lichenologist.
Russ Namitz set the Oregon Big
Year record in 2011, sighting 381
bird species within the state. His
record-breaking list included the
Hawaiian Petrel and Murphy’s
Petrel spotted offshore. Russ
began birding in earnest in the
summer of 1996. He worked as a
seasonal wildlife biologist for 7 years in many
of the western states from Texas to Alaska as
well as in Mexico, Costa Rica and Ecuador. He
has traveled and birded extensively in the
western US, Mexico and Central America and has
also birded in South America and Asia. He
formerly taught at Marshfield High School in
Coos Bay and now resides in Medford and
teaches science at a local community college.
Shaina Niehans has spent 8
seasons with the National Park
Service, four at Redwood
National Park. She holds a BS in
Outdoor Recreation and
Resource Management and is
currently working on a Master’s
in Park and Public Lands Management. One of
her passions, both on the job and in her spare
time, is studying one of Earth’s most threatened
natural resources, the night sky.
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Instructor Bios
Laurel Peña is a clinical herbalist
and Wilderness EMT who lives
and gardens on the Klamath
River. In addition to teaching at
SFI, she offers beginning herbal
medicine programs and
wilderness first aid courses.
Mike Potts is a local amateur
mycologist who has studied
fungi and their habitats in
southern Oregon since 2007. He
is an expert in field identification
and has passionately devoted his
time to mushroom photography.
His photos can be found in the Audubon
Mushroom Field Guide I-Phone app and on his
website (mikepottsphotography.smugmug.com).
Mike has been helping with mushroom identification and leading hikes in the Ashland area for
the last several years.
Instructor Bios
Roger
Rosentreter, PhD,
has been
fascinated by
lichens since his
high school days
as a canoe guide
in Wisconsin. His lichen expertise has been
incorporated into many regional projects,
including the Northwest Forest Plan and
biological soil crust standards for rangeland
management. Ann DeBolt, MS, is a former
National Park Service employee with stints in
Canyonlands and Glacier National Parks. Her
annotated lichen list of the biologically diverse
Glacier National Park includes over 400 species.
Dana Ross, MS, entomologist,
specializes in butterflies and
moths. He has studied Oregon
insects for over 30 years and
currently works in rare butterfly
conservation and documents
insects at important sites.
Emily Ring works for the National
Park Service as a Physical Science
Technician. She supports
community and regional projects
through the Oregon Caves
National Monument and the
Klamath Network Inventory and
Monitoring Programs, as well as local non-profit
water resource organizations.
Chas Rogers is a geologist and professor at the
Rogue Community College where a yearlong
course in geology culminating in “The Geology
of Oregon” is offered. With an M.S. in geology
from the University of Oregon, Chas has studied
volcanic rocks and the Cascade Mountains for
over 20 years.
Karin Rohland, LAC, MS is an
acupuncturist, herbalist and
Illinois Valley resident. As a plant
enthusiast/botanist, she
incorporates native medicinal
plants into her Chinese medicine
practice. She has a BS in Botany
from Oregon State University and a Master of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.
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John Roth is the Natural
Resource Specialist for Oregon
Caves National Monument and
has worked in caves sciences in
National Parks for more than 30
years, 17 of them at OCNM. He
has compiled one of the largest
databases on cave species north
of Mexico.
Sean Smith is a botanist for the
Klamath Inventory and
Monitoring Program in Ashland,
Oregon. He is the project lead on
several long term vegetation
monitoring projects. Sean has
been botanizing the Klamath
Siskiyou region since 2003. In conjunction with
the California Native Plant Society, he recently
published a flora of Lava Beds National
Monument.
Kevin Spencer has been birding
for more than 35 years, seen and
heard more than 300 species in
Klamath County, and has led
numerous trips in the area over
the years. He says that Rocky
Point in June is unbeatable
anywhere in the region for diversity of species.
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He still currently does Breeding Bird Surveys,
Point Counts, and other surveys, relying on both
sight and sounds of birds for detection.
Lichens have delighted Daphne
Stone, PhD, since childhood. She
studied ecology at The Evergreen
State College and received her
doctorate in lichen ecology at
the University of Oregon in 1986,
studying the succession of
epiphytes on oak twigs. She has
since worked as a contractor surveying public
lands for lichens and bryophytes. She
enthusiastically shares her lichens knowledge
with others.
Joshua Strange, PhD has spent
over 20 years researching and
exploring the Klamath River and
its fishes. He brings a wealth of
scientific knowledge as well as
first-hand experience and
connections to local Tribes. He
has rafted most all of the
Klamath watershed and many of wildest rivers
in the West.
Robbin Thorp, PhD, is Professor
Emeritus of Entomology at the
University of California, Davis.
He taught diverse entomology
courses and conducted research
on bees and pollination for 30
years. He retired 20 years ago,
but continues his research on bees including
monitoring bumble bees in the Siskiyous. He
also teaches in bee ID workshops, including THE
BEE COURSE in Arizona.
Mark Turner got his first camera
at age 6, majored in photography
in college, and has earned his
living as a photographer for over
20 years. His work has been
published in numerous garden
magazines and books. He is the
co-author of Trees & Shrubs of the
Pacific Northwest and Wildflowers of the Pacific
Northwest, an American Horticultural Society
Book Award winner, selling over 28,000 copies.
Craig Tuss retired in 2009 after
32 years working for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. He
currently serves as Project
Manager for the Natural
Resource Department of the
Rogue Valley Council of
Governments, where his main
duties include serving as lead for a five-year
monitoring effort related to the removal of
Gold Ray Dam and lead for the restoration of
the Gold Ray Dam impoundment area.
Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD, is a
botanist, editor and illustrator of
numerous botanical publications.
She holds a PhD from the
University of Oregon. She
conducts field research and
teaches in the Siskiyou
Mountains of southwestern
Oregon. Linda has over 25 years of illustration
and college teaching experience and served as
the Jepson Manual principal illustrator.
Over 100 continuing
education courses.
Call today 844-ROGUECC or visit
www.roguecc.edu/ContinuingEducation/classes
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The Fine Print
The Fine Print
Please note: Deer Creek Center remains
a pet-free and smoke-free facility.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Registration: We encourage you to register for SFI courses at least two weeks in advance due to
limited space and course cancellation deadlines. We indicate “sold out” classes on www.thesfi.
org and take names for class waiting lists by phone, 541-597-8530.
How to register: You may register online at www.thesfi.org or call 541-597-8530. If you prefer
to register by mail, please use the handy registration form on the catalog back cover. We accept
checks, VISA and MasterCard for course and lodging payments.
After you register: About one month prior to your class date, you’ll receive an emailed letter
outlining class meeting time and place, necessary supplies and appropriate clothing. You can also
find this letter as a PDF file at www.thesfi.org under the description for your field course.
Payment Policy:
30 or more days before course date
Due: $25 or 25% of tuition, whichever is greater
(This reserves your space)
29 to 14 days before course date
50% tuition due
14 days before course date
Balance due (or space not guaranteed)
SFI Cancellations and Refunds:
If SFI cancels a class due to circumstances beyond our control, we will personally notify you and
you’ll receive a full refund.
When You Cancel Your Reservation:
30 or more days before course date
Full refund minus $25 administrative fee
29 to 14 days before course date
50% refund
Less than 14 days before course date No refund
Scholarships: Siskiyou Field Institute usually has scholarship opportunities available, with a
maximum of $100 tuition credit per recipient. Please see pg. 23 of this catalog. For application
details, call us at (541) 597-8530 or email [email protected].
Southern Oregon University’s Environmental Education degree
is an eighteen-month Master of Science program. The program
consists of field-oriented courses that broaden students' scientific
understanding, preparing them to become effective
environmental educators.
www.sou.edu/ee
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Weather: Courses will take place as planned in all weather conditions. Participants are
responsible for appropriate footwear, hats and clothing. A list of suggested clothing and gear is
included in each course letter.
Transportation: Most SFI classes require at least some driving. We encourage students to carpool
whenever possible to minimize environmental impact on field trip sites. Please be aware that
carpools are not supervised or organized by SFI. There is no liability on the Institute’s part for
any carpooling activities. SFI bears no responsibility for arranging or determining reliability of
transportation.
Participants must wash their vehicle undercarriages before heading onto Forest Service land to
help prevent spread of soil-borne disease. Please help us comply with this federal regulation.
First Aid & Field Safety: Participants should be prepared to spend the day outside. The distance
and difficulty of hiking in the field will vary for each class. Check the course description
for specifics. Please contact us if you need more
information on specific class levels of activity.
Participants are responsible for their own safety
and for supplying their own first aid kits. If you
have allergies and/or potentially life-threatening
conditions, please notify the instructor and indicate this
information on the safety waiver all students sign when
their class begins. Please carry appropriate treatment
for such conditions during the course.
Youth: Besides the classes offered through our Youth
Education Program (see pgs. 4-6), young people are
welcome to attend many of our regular field courses.
SFI Family Friendly Forays (pgs. 24-25) are especially
designed to include children. Please check our other
adult education course descriptions for appropriate
age levels.
Lodging at Deer Creek Center: We invite you to stay at
Deer Creek Center while taking classes and at any other
time! Campsites, yurts, dorm space and private rooms
are available at special SFI student rates. Please see
page 36 for further lodging details.
Deer Creek Center is located in a rural valley.
Restaurants and supermarkets are nearby but if you
have a restricted diet or need special supplies, please
arrive prepared with your own groceries, medicines,
etc. We do have a fully equipped kitchen available to
lodgers but we do not supply food or meals. Please
contact us with any questions about lodging availability.
Disclaimer: We are a diverse community. Views and
opinions expressed by instructors, participants,
speakers or volunteers do not necessarily reflect the
viewpoints of Siskiyou Field Institute, its staff and/or
partners.
Plan Your Next
Event at Deer
Creek Center
Our headquarters is historic,
scenic and most of all,
comfortable.
Deer Creek Center is available for
conferences and retreats.
Think of us for weddings, family
reunions and holiday celebrations.
Contact 541-597-8530 or email
[email protected] for details.
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Deer Creek Center
An SFI Class Near You
Siskiyou Field Institute is located in Selma, in the Illinois Valley about 20 miles south of Grants
Pass off Highway 199. Many of our field courses originate here. You can also find an SFI class in
your part of the bioregion:
Jackson County/Rogue Valley
Stay at Deer Creek Center and explore the ruggedly
beautiful Illinois Valley and Siskiyou Mountains!
Deer Creek Center is available for rent year round.
Whether you’re looking for a place to stay while you
explore Klamath Siskiyou hiking trails and wild rivers,
seek a home base for research projects, a location for
your next business or family retreat, or a place to host a
special event – Deer Creek Center has a lot to offer!
For more information about renting our facilities,
please call us at 541-597-8530 or email
[email protected].
discounted lodging rates
when enrolled in SFI classes:
Camping: $8/tent/night
– access to our state-of-
Josephine County/
Illinois Valley
• Navigating the Night Sky
• The Colorful World of
Lichens
• Soil and Leaf Litter Insects
• Native Bees of the Siskiyous:
Biology and Identification
• The Spirit of the Forest in
Words and Photos
• Orienteering
the-art solar bath house.
Yurt: $12/nightbunk bed in a shared
structure, access to our
state-of-the-art solar
Siskiyou Field Institute
& Port
Deer
Creek Center
Orford
1241 Illinois River Road, Selma, Oregon
with two baths (one
features a clawfoot
tub), access to kitchen
and great room.
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Starting at $50/night,
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Siskiyou Field Institute’s offices share the indoor space
within the historic Kendeda House. Our headquarters
features a large classroom as well as these lodging
facilities: Three private bedrooms, an indoor dorm that
sleeps six, fully equipped kitchen, spacious great room
with working fireplace, and a covered porch and terrace
that overlook the valley and mountains.
Take advantage of these
• Spring Mushroom Foray
• Geology of the CascadeSiskiyou National Monument
• Botanizing Observation Peak
• Rogue River Undammed:
River Ecology from a Raft
• Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
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his 850-acre property lies at the gateway to the
Illinois River Canyon and overlooks the scenic Deer
Creek Valley. We are close to wineries and other valley
destinations. Our camping facilities include unlimited
campsites, two group yurts, a state-of-the-art solar
bathhouse, trails and a covered picnic pavilion.
• Botanizing Poker Flat and
Bolan Lake
• A Beginner’s Guide to
Medicinal Plants
• Butterflies of the Siskiyou
Region
• Botanizing Bigelow Lakes
• Master the Graminoids
• Speleology: Cool Caves
Exploration
• Willows Identification
Workshop
• Forest Sleuthing
• Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
• The Cryptic World of Red
Buttes Wilderness
• Lichens and their
Photobionts
• Edible Mushrooms of the
Siskiyous
• Forest Mushrooms of
Southwest Oregon/
Northwest California
• Serpentine of
Smith River Canyon
Crater
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100 mi
Ukiah
Nice
Williams
• Birdwatching Sea to
Forest on the Lower
Rogue River Trail
• Geology of the
“Recent” Siskiyous
Road Trip
• Forest Mushrooms
of SW Oregon/
NW California
Klamath County
• Lava Beds Flora and
Avifauna
• Lava Beds Bat and Cave
Ecology
• Birding Upper Klamath Lake
by Canoe
Siskiyou County, California
• Klamath River Natural
History from a Raft
• Botanizing Poker Flat and
Bolan Lake
• Dragonflies of Siskiyou
County
• Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
• Exploring Conifer Country in
the Russian Wilderness
Del Norte County, California
• Seabirds and Marine
Mammals
• Geology of the “Recent”
Siskiyous Road Trip
• Forest Mushrooms of
Southwest Oregon/
Northwest California
• Serpentine of Smith River
Canyon
Humboldt County, California
• Eriogonums of the Siskiyous
• Birding by Phone
Directions to Deer Creek Center (DCC)
From Interstate 5:
From the north - Take exit
58 into Grants Pass. Go
through Grants Pass, bear
right onto Hwy. 199. Drive
approximately 20 miles to
Selma. At the first blinking
yellow light, turn right onto
Illinois River Road. Drive 1.3
miles, turn left onto DCC’s
driveway.
From the south - Take exit
55 into Grants Pass. Drive
through Grants Pass on
Hwy. 199. Follow directions
above.
From Highway 101 in
California:
Take exit 794 onto Hwy. 199
toward Grants Pass. Drive
approximately 70 miles
to Selma. At the second
blinking yellow light, turn
left onto Illinois River Road.
Drive 1.3 miles, turn left
onto DCC’s driveway.
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Index
2015 Registration Form
A Beginner’s Guide to Medicinal Plants .............. pg. 14
Klamath River Natural History from a Raft........... pg. 11
Birding by Phone........................................................ pg. 20
Lava Beds Bat and Cave Ecology............................ pg. 12
Birding Upper Klamath Lake by Canoe................. pg. 13
Lava Beds Flora and Avifauna................................. pg. 16
Birdwatching Sea to Forest on the
Lower Rogue River Trail............................................ pg. 15
Learn for Free Fridays.................................................. pg. 7
Botanizing Bigelow Lakes........................................... pg. 8
Botanizing Observation Peak.................................. pg. 19
Botanizing Poker Flat and Bolan Lake................... pg. 11
Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region......................... pg. 18
The Colorful World of Lichens................................ pg. 15
The Cryptic World of Red Buttes Wilderness...... pg. 10
Lichens and their Photobionts................................ pg. 10
Native Bees of the Siskiyous...................................... pg. 8
Orienteering................................................................ pg. 14
Eriogonums of the Siskiyous................................... pg. 10
Serpentine of Smith River Canyon Geology
and Ecology................................................................. pg. 18
Geology of the “Recent” Siskiyous Road Trip..... pg. 19
Course Title
Quantity
Tuitiion
Rock Hounding Brown Mountain.............................Pg. 25
Seabirds and Marine Mammals............................... pg. 11
Geology of the Cascade-Siskiyou
National Monument.................................................. pg. 17
City___________________________________________ State_________ Zip___________________________________
Phone_____________________________________Email___________________________________________________
Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous...................... pg. 20
Forest Sleuthing.......................................................... pg.25
Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
Navigating the Night Sky......................................... pg. 24
Rogue River Undammed:
River Ecology from a Raft......................................... pg. 13
Forest Mushrooms of Southwest Oregon/
Northwest California................................................. pg. 21
Name_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Master the Graminoids Keying Workshop.............. pg. 8
Dragonflies of Siskiyou County.............................. pg. 18
Exploring Conifer Country in the
Russian Wilderness................................................... pg. 14
PO Box 207 • Selma, OR 97538
Phone: (541) 597-8530; FAX: (541) 597-8533
www.thesfi.org • [email protected]
TOTAL
FEES
Soil and Leaf Litter Insects.......................................Pg. 24
Speleology – Cool Caves Exploration................... pg. 12
The Spirit of the Forest in Words and Photos....... pg.16
Spring Mushroom Foray........................................... pg. 16
Willows Identification Workshop.............................. pg. 9
Youth Education Programs.......................................... pg. 4
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