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Reading A Creek
Geomorphologist Mary Ann Madej guided participants along Prairie Creek, Lost Man Creek, and Redwood Creek in Redwood State and National Parks, talking about how creeks function, how they change in a changing environment, and the history of restoration in the parks.

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Red Mountain, BLM, northern Mendocino County, September 13-15, 2019

Red Mountain 2019, slide 1
A typical view of plant life on Red Mountain: native bunch grass, incense cedar, Jeffrey pine, manzanita. The mountain is surrounded by the usual Douglas fir and hardwood forest of the north coast interior.

 

Rattlesnake
Wildlife is scarce on Red Mountain, as the plant life doesn’t support many species.

 

Red Mountain 2019, slide 3
View toward Usal on the coast from the rolling summit plateau.

 

Red Mountain 2019, slide 4
Early morning fog spilling over from the East Branch of the South Fork into the mainstem Eel drainage.

 

Red Mountain 2019, slide 5
Not volcanic, instead brought up from the deep ocean: serpentinite rock, which creates the unusual vegetation of Red Mountain.

 

Red Mountain 2019, slide 6
The group hiked cross country to Cedar Creek to investigate why this watershed contributes so much water to the East Branch of the South Fork, probably related to the unusual geology. Here Bryan McFadin from the State Water Boards takes measurements of depth and velocity to determine streamflow.

 

Red Mountain 2019, slide 7
The route in was a little more rigorous than they anticipated. They hope to return for further investigation.