Jim Akenson - Mgr. Scientist Taylor, Clara Bleak - Bleak Intern Program, Holly Akenson - Mgr. Scientist Taylor, and Janet Pope - DeVlieg Undergraduate Research Scholar Program on their visit summer 2009 |
Visit 2009: Ray Arnold, Jim Akenson, Clara Bleak, Holly Akenson, Janet Pope, Liam Junk (Research Scholar), Amie-June Brumble (Admin. Asst.), Barbara Ball-McClure (UI), Jane Urbaska (UI), Janette Rounds (Intern), Jacob Johnson (Intern), Ryan Blackadar (Intern), Tyler Morrison (Asst. Mgr.), and Kea |
View of Taylor from the first bend. |
Liam Junk, DeVlieg Scholar and Janet Pope test sediment in Cliff Creek. |
Haying 2009 is hard work for everyone and always rewarding to be completed. |
Liam and Janet ready to lower the sediment collection tube off Big Creek bridge. |
Holly prepares to drive they mules to hay the airstrip area. |
Haying with the mules. |
Interns secure the fire logs onto the log pull for hauling. |
Excellent job with the mules hauling the logs to distribute on the property for firewood cutting. |
Cross sawing in the wilderness |
Logs are collected along Big Creek and floated to Taylor. |
Early spring flash flood causes erosion along upper head of Rush Creek. |
Earlier forest fire and flash flood causes washout of Rush Creek bottom. |
Jim Akenson and view of Taylor looking down at Big Creek. |
Spring trip to survey wolf den areas. Ryan Blackadar, Janette Rouns, Jacob Johnson and Holly Akenson |
Vegetation plot surveys by Bleak Interns. |
Measuring the vegetation plots. |
Jim Akenson leads the mule pack string. |
View looking east into Rush Creek basin. |
Packing into the high country for spring surveying |
Jim Akenson packing the interns equipment. |
Bleak Interns 2009 - Janette Rounds, Ryan Blackadar and Jacob Johnson |
Spring wildflowers at Taylor. |