August 15th - Our team took a trip to Crater Lake where we met with Kathryn Williams (Biological Science Technician - Plants). Kathryn was super sweet and took us to various sites of interest around the Park. Once again, we were running on a tight schedule, and having assistance with navigating the Park was immensely important. Especially since she knew where so many cool overlooks, plants species, and examples of conservation work being done on the grounds.
Just a quick bit of info: Crater Lake is the site of a inactive volcano. The large central crevice is filled with water from rain and melting snow, and is currently the deepest lake in the United States (measuring at 1,943 feet/592 meters).
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| Crater Lake |
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| Left to right: Dave, Betty, Gideon, Mikhail, Anna, Vladimir |
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| Pumice castle |
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| Botrychium pumicola and lady bug :) |
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| Eriogonum pyrolifolium |
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| Lupinus |
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| Checking out lichens. |
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| Calyptridium |
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| Gideon and Kathryn |
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| Can you spot the bags on the cones? |
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| An effort to propagate stronger pine species to survive rust: seeds are collected and go through a screening process. Seeds of more resistant tree are planted back into the park. |
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| Gnarly dude. |
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| Pouches containing white pine bark beetle hormones are secured to trees. The hormone tricks other detrimental beetles into thinking that the tree has already been colonized. |
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| "Wow! I love Crater Lake! Geologic shock!" |
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