in and about the Klamath-Siskiyous

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2016 in and about the Klamath-Siskiyous
FIELD-BASED NATURAL HISTORY COURSES
Science • Exploration • Research • Adventure • Education • Discovery
541.597.8530 • www.thesfi.org • selma, oregon
Table of Contents
PHOTO BY K.M. PYLE
Who We Are.......................................................... 3
Youth Education Programs.................................... 4
For the Professional.............................................. 8
Adventure Learning............................................ 11
National Park Service Centennial Celebration.... 15
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays..................................... 17
Learn for Free Fridays......................................... 24
Calendar of Courses and Events.......................... 26
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) Mark Flynn, Lee Webb, K.M. Pyle,
Larry Rea, Kelley Leonard
Back Cover: (top left to right) Don Begnoche, K.M. Pyle, (bottom) Marvin Kellar
Catalog Design: Andy Durst
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Field-based Nature Learning
In and about the Klamath-Siskiyous
SFI Members and Volunteers............................... 28
Naturalist Certificate.......................................... 29
Instructor Bios.................................................... 30
The Fine Print..................................................... 34
SFI Lodging and Event Hosting............................ 36
SFI Classes Near You............................................ 37
Index................................................................... 38
2016 Registration Form...................................... 39
Hiker Legend Please respect your limits
Siskiyou Field Institute • 541.597.8530 • www.thesfi.org
Who We Are
Education • Research • Engagement
Welcome to Siskiyou Field Institute,
where learning is a daily adventure!
N
ow in its 18th year, Siskiyou Field Institute provides educational
trails for you to explore our intriguing bioregion --whether you’re
an adventure seeker, simply want to join a guided hike led by an
informed expert, or are a professional with the goal of enhancing
job skills. The Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains are considered one of six
world “hot spots” for species biodiversity.
How do we differ as an environmental education
nonprofit?
Our adult field courses combine the best of classroom and field
experiences in the natural sciences. They range from single day to
multiple day workshops, always with a field component. SFI field
course instructors give you the benefit of their bioregional expertise;
many are top researchers in their field.
Our youth programs are specifically designed to align with Next
Generation Science Standards created by a partnership of the
National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association,
the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and
Achieve.
Stay with us while you learn, research or relax
Our ranch house headquarters on 850 acres offer indoor lodging
for students, area visitors and event guests. Its spacious great room,
kitchen and terrace provide home-style comfort for family reunions,
weddings, fundraisers and other celebrations. SFI is also the perfect
place for a weekend escape. Western fans might want to book the
popular John Wayne room where the Duke stayed when his friend
Chick Iversen owned Deer Creek Ranch. The house looks out on
majestic views of mist-draped mountains, woods and meadows
where you might spot a gray fox, a raptor or other wildlife. From two
large outdoor yurts and meadow campsites, you can hear the music
of two creeks that cross our property.
Our Mission:
To increase the
understanding of, and
connection to, the
Klamath-Siskiyou
ecoregion through
education, scientific
research, and public
engagement.
SFI Board of
Directors
• Kathy Mechling
• Karen Chase
• Bruce Donelson
• Kristi Mergenthaler
• Bob Litak
• Lee Webb
• Mark Flynn
• Tom Atzet
• Dan Mancuso
SFI Board Advisory
Committee
• Kathy Burkey
• Bruce Gibbs
• Kathy Krauss, PhD
• Sue Parrish
• Susan Harrison, PhD
• Rick Levine
• Elizabeth Metcalf
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Youth Education Programs
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
$13/student
To truly immerse students in this outdoor experience, we offer the program with an overnight stay
in our two yurts and two days of field instruction. Students will study avian food chains, ecology
and environmental issues associated with local songbirds. Studies will stress songbird roles in the
overall ecosystem. Local Audubon Society experts will guide a birding expedition on site. *For an
additional $7 per student, participation on the low ropes course can be added to the program.
PHOTOS BY RONNI SHAEFFER.
Please email [email protected] or call our main number, 541-597-8530 with your specific
needs and funding questions. NGSS in the tables below indicates Next Generation Science
Standards.
• All programs include one-hour introductory class visit and student journals for recording class
notes
• Program prices depend on grant funding levels for 2016
• Limited busing reimbursements available
• Add the low-ropes course to any program for an additional $7 per student plus 5-hr. minimum
extended outdoor facility rental
SFI’s Ropes Challenge Course
Watershed Science
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
6th grade
MS-LS1-5, MS-PS3-3
MS-ESS2-4
4 hours + 1 hour
pre-class visit
$4 per student
This program teaches students how to assess water quality in different portions of the Deer
Creek watershed. They will collect and analyze data from multiple sites, evaluate the biotic
(macroinvertebrate) and abiotic (water temperature, pH) factors indicative of water health. They’ll
then incorporate models, applying their findings to obtain a big picture of the overall water cycle.
Audience
*NGSS
Length
Fee
5th grade to adult
Team Building, Trust,
Self Confidence
5 hours
$25 per person;
group size of 8-12
The Siskiyou Field Institute Ropes Challenge Course provides students with an experientially
engaging way of acquiring communication skills while completing physical challenges. With our
trained facilitators’ direction, students will connect challenges they face in completing the course
as a group with real-life environmental challenges.
Watersheds: From the Mountain Top to Valley
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
$13 per student
Our program fees depend on grant funding. Cost per student is $25 for groups of 8-10 students.
Multiple groups can be accommodated based on instructor availability. Low ropes elements can
also be incorporated into some of our science-based youth programs if time permits. For more
information or to schedule a group, please contact [email protected] or call 541-597-8530.
Available Fall 2016 only. This program extends our regular Watershed field trip to include one
day at the Oregon Caves National Monument and one day and an overnight stay at Siskiyou Field
Institute. Students will study watershed science at both locations and gain an understanding 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
$9 per student
Students will explore the biology and lives of mammals by observing skulls, pelts and tracks.
They’ll then learn to utilize those observations in predicting habitat and behavior. Students will
also model mammalian roles 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
$9 per student
Students will explore the unique serpentine ecology of this region and the flora that has adapted
and evolved in its mineral-rich, nutrient-poor soils. We’ll study native plant adaptations at various
sites, including Deer Creek’s Darlingtonia fen, where students will observe and draw cobra lilies
and look for insects being trapped and absorbed by the plants’ digestive enzymes.
* Next Generation Science Standards
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* Next Generation Science Standards
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Summer Youth Camps and Trips
Summer Youth Camps and Trips
Please check www.thesfi.org/summeryouthcamps for 2016 camp and backpacking trip dates.
Please check www.thesfi.org/summeryouthcamps for 2016 camp and backpacking trip dates.
Nature Discovery Camp
Eight-Day High School Wilderness Backpacking
Audience
Length
Fee
Entering 3rd – 5th grade
4 days
$130 per person
A four-day elementary camp where kids can explore animals and plants, discover more about
themselves through team building and challenge-solving activities, and develop new outdoor
skills. Hiking trails, Deer Creek swimming holes, creekside art and games are just a few of the
sites and activities they’ll enjoy. Lunches and snacks provided by SFI.
Middle School Outdoor Adventure Camp
Audience
Length
Fee
Entering 6th – 8th grade
5 days,
4 nights
$210 per person; *$25 for Fleming
and Lincoln Savage students
This five-day overnight camp offers activities to help kids become more self-aware, confident and
capable. They’ll love exploring Deer Creek, enjoying new adventures and deep swimming holes,
swinging from one of the high ropes elements, playing their favorite games or sports, learning
camp skills, and much more! Three Rivers School District’s 21st Century grant will cover costs for
Fleming and Lincoln Savage students.
Middle School Wilderness Expedition
Audience
Length
Fee
Entering 6th – 8th Grade
3 days, 2 nights
$100 per person; *$25 for Fleming
and Lincoln Savage students
For tweens seeking an introduction to the wilderness. On this three-day backpacking journey
into the Siskiyou Wilderness, participants will learn skills such as proper packing, back country
cooking, how to set up bear hangs, purify water, and follow Leave No Trace principles. This trip
provides mobile device-free quiet time for self-discovery as well as plenty of social engagement.
Our instructors have CPR certification; at least one will be Wilderness First Responder certified.
Three Rivers School District’s 21st Century grant will cover costs for Fleming and Lincoln Savage
students.
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Ashland High School Trip
Audience
Length
Fee
9 days, 8 nights
$550 per student; partial
scholarships available
Please contact us at [email protected] for information concerning partial scholarships for
Ashland High School students interested in this trip. It will be coordinated by an SFI associate
working directly with Ashland High School.
Illinois Valley High School Trip
Audience
Length
Fee
8 days, 7 nights
$30 per student
per 21st Century grant
The Illinois Valley High School trip costs $30 per student as part of a 21st Century grant.
These 8-day backpacking trips allow participants to truly immerse themselves in the wilderness
and connect with nature on a deeper level. Participants will learn wilderness and survival skills,
devote solo time to personal reflection, and engage in group bonding activities. Three instructors
with CPR training, and one with WFR certification will guide the trip.
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For the Professional
Additional botany workshops will be announced
on our website at www.thesfi.org.
learn how to locate their nests in the field.
Maximum capacity of this class is 15 students
so we encourage you to register early.
behaviors, ecological roles, and natural
histories of beetles found at and near the
Institute. Although beetles in all accessible
habitats will be considered, the focus will be
on those inhabiting leaf litter and soil. Field
trips, lecture, labs and optional night trapping
will give us plenty of opportunities to collect
and observe diverse species.
Instructor: Jim Clover
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Location: SFI, Selma, OR
Tuition: $75
Essential health information for anyone working
in the field, also hikers and amateur naturalists.
In this one-day workshop, we’ll discuss
common tick species of southern Oregon and
their ecology. Some of the topics addressed
will include identification, habitats and hosts,
diseases (with an emphasis on Lyme disease),
and tick removal and safety. The class will
alternate between field locations and collection
of species and identification in the lab.
Forest Beetles of the Bioregion
• Naturalist Certificate • Adults
Instructor: James R. LaBonte, M.S.
Dates: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 19-20, 2016
Location: SFI, Selma, Oregon
Tuition: $150
Over 5,000 species of beetles exist in Oregon.
Students will explore the diversity of species,
Intermediate Lichens: All You Need
to Know about Bryoria, Melania,
Peltigera and Usnea
Instructor: Daphne Stone, Ph.D.
Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, April 12-14, 2016
Tuition: $225
If our Introduction to Lichens class has
whetted your lichens appetite, then this is
the in-depth class for you! We’ll expand our
knowledge of four challenging lichen groups:
Usnea, Peltigera, Melania and Bryoria with Dr.
Daphne’s guidance in the classroom, under
the microscope and in the field. Some lichen
keying experience is required.
Native Bees of the Siskiyous:
Biology and Identification
bioregion’s native bees, teach you to identify
species in the field and lab, and provide
fascinating insights into bee social structure
and behavior. They serve an essential role
in native plant reproduction, but did you
know native bees also show potential as
crop pollinators? Dr. Thorp will provide an
overview during a Friday evening lecture. In
lab sessions we’ll discuss native bee lifestyles,
morphology, classification, and study how to
key out common genera. Field trips will give us
opportunities to observe and collect species
as they browse spring wildflowers. We’ll also
Instructor: Linda Vorobik, Ph.D.
Date: Friday, June 17, 2016
Tuition: $75
Did the publication of The Jepson Manual’s
second edition shake your botanical world? If
you’re still looking for Lewisia in Portulaceae
and Penstemon in Scrophulariaceae, this
workshop will help you understand why plants
are renamed or reassigned to different genera
or families. This one-day workshop begins
with a slide lecture explaining the hows and
whys of plant nomenclature, followed by
studying a series of handouts that summarize
the more recent name changes while looking
at samples of these plants in the classroom. In
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Instructor: Robbin Thorp, Ph.D.
Dates: Friday-Sunday, June 10-12, 2016
Tuition: $225
Designed for both professional entomologists
and botanists and amateur naturalists, this
field course will introduce you to the
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Coping with the New Taxonomy
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Ticks of Southern Oregon:
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the afternoon, we’re off to the field to search
for plants whose taxonomic placement has
changed.
Pursuing Plants of California’s
Eastern Klamath Foothills
Instructor: Julie Nelson, M.S.
Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, June 6-8, 2016
Tuition: $300 (includes 2 nights lodging);
$225 (local residents tuition only)
Within sight of both Mount Eddy and Mount
Shasta lies an overlooked landscape of mixed
geology, including much serpentine, and a
diversity of plant species and vegetation
types, from coniferous forests to Darlingtonia
wetlands. We will explore the foothills where
Shasta Valley meets the eastern Klamath
Ranges, filling our plant presses and practicing
plant identification skills in the field and lab.
Expect to see several rare plants, including
Pickering’s ivesia (Ivesia pickeringii), woolly
balsamroot (Balsamorhiza lanata), Shasta
pincushion (Chaenactis suffrutescens), and
Scott Valley phacelia (Phacelia greenei). Maybe
we will get lucky and find new occurrences of
the very rare Shasta orthocarpus (Orthocarpus
pachystachus)!
Tuesday and Wednesday night lodging at the
Flowing Waters Retreat Center in Stewart
Springs is included in the tuition price. Please
call SFI at 541-597-8530 to reserve your room.
Refer to www.shastaflowingwaters.com for
lodging descriptions.
Siskiyou Field Institute is a non-discriminatory,
equal opportunity provider operating under
special use permits with the USDA Forest
Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Crash Course in
Flowering Plant Families
Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, June 21-23, 2016
Tuition: $225
Have you explored the local flora on your own
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and wished for botanical guidance? Would
knowledge of plant systematics improve
your effectiveness in your job? This intensive
plant identification class will enhance your
skills. We’ll create a practical framework
for learning by comparing traits of 50 plant
families, learn how to key using The Jepson
Manual and study names of local trees, shrubs
and flowering plants. Morning lab and slide
lectures whet appetites for afternoons in the
field. Some plant keying experience is strongly
recommended. Scholarships available for
qualified students.
Flora and Butterflies of the
Mt. Eddy Area
Instructors: Dana York and John Villella
Dates: Friday-Sunday, July 8-10, 2016
Location: Stewart Springs, CA
Tuition: $300 (includes 2 nights lodging); $225
(local residents tuition only)
As the tallest peak in the Klamaths , Mt.
Eddy’s high-elevation serpentine habitat is a
mecca for plant enthusiasts. Many rare plants,
including the Mt. Eddy sky pilot, carnivorous
California pitcher plant, and Mt. Eddy draba,
thrive in its rock and wet meadows. In
midsummer, diverse butterfly species nectar
on the alpine wildflowers. Experience Mt.
Eddy’s unique plants and magnificent views.
Investigate its assortment of winged visitors on
this botany and butterfly study weekend.
Flowing Waters Retreat Center in Stewart
Springs will serve as our home base. On
Saturday morning, we’ll drive up to the
Deadfall Lakes trailhead and hike up to Mt.
Eddy to explore its alpine serpentine flora.
After spending Saturday night at the Retreat
Center, we’ll spend Sunday in the Deadfall
Lakes area and search for and study butterflies
as well as wetlands flora.
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. A two-night
minimum stay is required in order to lodge
here. Information can be found at www.
shastaflowingwaters.com. Please call SFI at
541-597-8530 to reserve a bed or campsite.
Siskiyou Field Institute is a non-discriminatory,
Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Adventure Learning
Fire and Flora on the Babyfoot
Lake Trail with William Sullivan
Instructor: William Sullivan, M.A.
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016
Tuition: $55
We’ll botanize and discuss the role of forest
fires on a moderate, 4.2-mile loop hike to
Babyfoot Lake, a haven for rare plants and
trees in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Beyond the
lake the loop involves some scrambling to a
viewpoint where we will stop for lunch. If snow
blocks access to Babyfoot Lake, we will hike
along the Illinois River to Snailback Beach and
Horn Bend instead.
secret life of its freshwater mussels, and much
more. We’ll also watch for abundant wildlife
– including Osprey, Bald and Golden Eagles—
hunting and nesting along the river, and hear
how native tribes relied on the Klamath’s
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.
Rafts and guiding provided by Liquid
Expeditions.
After lunch we’ll return to the Deer Creek
Center, where Bill will present a public program
on “New Hikes on the Oregon Coast,” revealing
some of the new places he discovered while
updating the latest in his “100 Hikes” series of
Oregon guidebooks.
Klamath River Natural History
from a Raft
Instructor: Joshua Strange, Ph.D
Date: Sunday, May 15, 2016
Location: Happy Camp to Ferry Point, California
Tuition: $155 (Raft ride included in the tuition
cost.)
Drift down the Klamath River as you learn
all about its geologic origins and unusual
course from high desert farmland to steep,
wild mountain canyons. We’ll ride a portion
of this majestic river in its rush to the Pacific
and discuss the Klamath’s stream ecology,
including its unique temperature profile, the
Exploring Conifer Country in the
Russian Wilderness
Instructor: Michael Kauffmann, M.S.
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 11-12, 2016
Location: Little Duck Lake and Scott Mountain
Campground outside Etna, California
Tuition: $110 (does not include Saturday night
dinner.)
Follow in the footsteps of Humboldt State
University botanists John O. Sawyer and Dale
Thornburg as we explore the Miracle Mile,
a granitic wonderland. Sawyer and
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Adventure Learning
Thornburg
found 17
conifer species
and hundreds of
other vascular
plants within a
square mile. We
will hopefully
see most of the
conifers plus
the Western
Juniper recently
reported by
Richard Moore.
As a bonus,
we’ll see many
wildflowers in
peak bloom and
a snow-capped
Mt. Shasta
from the trail.
Saturday’s strenuous hike will begin at 9:00
a.m. and take us to 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 a
single square mile.
After Saturday’s dinner at Etna Brew Pub, we’ll
camp at the floriferous serpentine site of Scott
Adventure Learning
Mountain. Michael will lead a botany hike
along the Pacific Crest Trail Sunday morning.
*Siskiyou Field Institute is a nondiscriminatory,
Service- Klamath National Forest.
Birding Upper Klamath Lake and
Wood River by Canoe
All canoeing will take place in a sheltered
part of the lake. After returning to Petric Park,
students have the option to continue with
more land birding if desired. Canoes provided
by Let’s Paddle outfitters.
Instructors: Kevin Spencer and Dave Haupt
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2016
Location: Wood River area, Oregon
Tuition: $165
In 2016, we will shift this field course
northeast to the Wood River Wetland and
Agency Lake. Expect at least 70 species or
more recorded from this area. To enhance
our chances of seeing riparian species, we’ll
start early with land birding at Wood River
Wetlands. Then we’ll move over to Petric Park
and put our canoes in midmorning, paddle
out the channel, and head into Agency Lake.
Paddling unobtrusively in cattail, bulrush,
and wocus habitats, we’ll observe birds at
their peak in breeding plumage, songs, and
displays. Willow Flycatchers and Black-capped
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Chickadees will be present in the riparian zone.
The loud “kalwp” calling of the Pied-billed
Grebe and pumping sounds of the American
Bittern will come from the marsh, while
Franklin’s Gulls could be flycatching overhead.
With possible views of “rushing” Western
and Clark’s Grebes atop the open water, the
day will also be an intriguing hunt for birds
performing mating dances and behaviors.
PHOTO BY KEVIN SPENCER
Hiking the Botanical Wonderlands of
Poker Flat and Bolan Lake
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 18-19, 2016
Location: Rogue-Siskiyou and Klamath National
Forests; meet at SFI in Selma
Tuition: $150
Explore the high Siskiyous and revel in their
floral diversity! The class will first explore the
meadows and serpentine rock gardens in the
Poker Flat area in Klamath National Forest.
We will stop to key out and identify plants
using The Jepson Manual and hear their stories
from instructor Linda Vorobik. Sunday, we’ll
head for Bolan Peak and Bolan Lake in the
Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest, hiking the
loop from the Lookout to the lake, botanizing
rock gardens and meadows along the way.
Campgrounds are available at both Bolan Lake
and Poker Flat if students wish to camp over
the class weekend. Field course destinations are
dependent on snow levels and may change.
*Siskiyou Field Institute is a nondiscriminatory,
Service- Klamath National Forest.
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Adventure Learning
Adventure Learning
Orienteering
Instructor: Brennan McGinnis, M.S.
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2016
Location: Mt. Ashland
Tuition: $55
Rogue Undammed: River Ecology
from a Raft
Salmon Snorkeling:
A Family Adventure
Instructor: Craig Tuss, M.S.
Date: Sunday, August 21, 2016
Location: Meet at TouVelle State Park boat
launch area.*
Tuition: $165 (*Plus day use fee charged for
parking at TouVelle.)
What happens to a river and its habitats once
the dams go away? Find out as your ride the
Rogue and immerse yourself in its ecology
during this removal and restoration adventure.
The session will start at approximately 9 am at
the TouVelle State Park boat launch area (north
side of river downstream from Table Rock
Road bridge). After a short introduction, we’ll
float down the Rogue River for approximately
6 miles (river mile 131 to river mile 125),
stopping along the way to observe and discuss
river processes such as sediment movement,
habitat complexity, river channel features.
We’ll then stop near Bear Creek for lunch and
the site of the former Gold Ray Dam to see and
discuss restoration and monitoring actions
since the dam was removed in August 2010.
Float will then proceed to the take out point.
productive stretches of ocean in the world.
He’ll guide us to a rookery for threatened
Stellers sea lions. We’ll eat lunch on an
isolated beach, then continue our brisk hike up
to the bluffs to view the state’s fourth largest
seabird colony.
Instructor: Rich Nawa, M.S.
Date: Sunday, July 17, 2016
Location: Illinois Valley; meet at SFI in Selma
Tuition: $35
*Wetsuits provided. Please call instructor Rich
Nawa at 541-218-7973 and let him know your
required size after you register with SFI.
Rafts and lunch provided by Ferron’s Fun Trips.
Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation and study of Oregon’s
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annual journal (Kalmiopsis) • occasional papers
monthly bulletin • programs • field trips • work parties
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Centennial Celebration of the National Park Service
Swim with the fish and learn to identify your
finny friends. We will use wetsuits in exploring
the crystal clear spring-fed waters of Sucker
Creek, where we will see scads of federally
listed juvenile Coho salmon, steelhead trout
and cutthroats. Once it warms up, we can shed
wetsuits and snorkel in the mainstream Illinois
River to see schools of red-sided shiners,
voracious northern pike-minnows, and feeding
2-year-old steelhead and perhaps a few
juvenile Chinook salmon.
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. This field course is invaluable training
for naturalists of all ages seeking to take the
anxiety out of hiking adventures.
Continue your Klamath River journey with
“Klamath River Natural History from a Raft” on
Sunday, May 15.
PHOTO BY K.M. PYLE
Seabirds and Marine Mammals on the
Redwood Coastal Trail
Instructor: Keith Bensen, M.S.
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016
Location: Klamath, CA
Tuition: $55
Part I of our Klamath River weekend begins
on a promontory overlooking the mouth of
the river where it joins the Pacific Ocean.
Learn the principles of physics, geology and
biology that have created the richest marine
feeding ground on the West Coast. We’ll
observe migrating whales before descending
on the Redwood Coastal Trail into an oldgrowth Sitka spruce forest bejeweled with
many fern species, spring wildflowers and
fungi. Occasional openings through spruce
curtains reveal spectacular views: rugged cliffs
where abundant wildlife – seals, sea lions
and seabirds – bask and feed on rocks below.
Redwood National Park wildlife biologist Keith
Bensen will share insights into one of the most
Flora and Birds of the
“Whiskeytown Mix”
Instructors: Sean Smith, M.S. and Bud
Widdowson, B.S.
Dates: Friday-Sunday, May 20-22, 2016
Location: Whiskeytown National Recreation
Area outside Redding, CA
Tuition: $230 (Includes tuition and cabin
lodging); $150 (Tuition only)
Located at the southeastern edge of the
Klamath Mountains, Whiskeytown National
Recreation Area contains exceptionally diverse
plant communities, including chaparral,
oak woodlands, and montane woodlands,
surrounding Whiskeytown Lake. The
juxtaposition of these plant communities can
create unique floristic combinations known as
the “Whiskeytown Mix.” The habitat mixture
provides shelter and food for a variety of
birds, from ducks and herons to songbirds to
raptors. We will most likely find several species
of warblers, vireos, and woodpeckers in
Whiskeytown’s woodland and riparian areas.
Class starts with a Friday evening program and
short bird walk followed by a long Saturday
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Centennial Celebration
of the National Park Service
Centennial Celebration
of the National Park Service
hike along Mill Creek and Sunday exploration
of other habitats. Lodging at Whiskeytown
Environmental School at N.E.E.D. Camp is
included in the tuition price. If you are a local
student, you have the option of class tuition
only.
PHOTO BY CHAS ROGERS
Geology of the Medicine
Shield Volcano
Instructor: Chas Rogers, M.S.
Dates: Friday-Sunday, June 24-26, 2016
Location: Lava Beds National Monument
Tuition: $165
Explore the volcanic features and historical
connection to indigenous peoples of the
Medicine Lake Volcano. This massive shield
volcano contains unique geologic features
including miles of underground hiking trails
through lava tubes in Lava Beds National
Monument, the enormous obsidian deposit of
Glass Mountain, and the beautiful Medicine
Lake. We’ll visit lava caves, volcanic vents,
fern caves, and a unique wall of petroglyphs
to glimpse the importance of these ancient
environments.
Tales and Trails at the Oregon
Caves National Monument
Instructors: Dennis Strayer and Greg Walter
Dates: Friday-Saturday, July 8-9, 2016
Location: Meet at Grayback Campground for
Friday morning hike
Tuition: $120 (includes Caves admission but
not Chateau room or Friday night dinner).
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Step back in time on two recently discovered
trails that transported early tourists to the
Oregon Caves and brought gold seekers and
pioneers into the Illinois Valley. Hike along
creeks, through wildflower-strewn meadows
and up to Mt. Elijah for a panoramic view
of the Siskiyous. Mt. Shasta might even be
visible. Hear the stories of Caves tourists
and Illinois Valley settlers from the past in a
special program at the Chateau Friday night.
In between hikes. Lodge overnight in rustic
comfort in one of the historic Chateau’s
bedrooms. We will meet for a group dinner
in the Chateau restaurant before the evening
program (dinner not included in tuition).
A block of rooms has been reserved for SFI
students. Please call SFI at 541-597-8530 to
reserve a room at the Chateau and save $20 off
advertised room rates.
Lava Beds Bat and Cave Ecology
Instructor: Tony Kerwin, BLM, and Steve Sheehy
Dates: Friday-Sunday, July 8-10, 2016
Location: Lava Beds National Monument,
Tulelake, California
Tuition: $165 (includes campsite fee but not
LABE entry fee of $15 per vehicle)
Venture into the night-time world of Lava Beds
National Monument and its vast system of
caves. Meet bats from some of the 14 species
resident during a Lava Beds summer. This class
reveals the Monument’s diverse habitats and
fascinating mammals, with two evenings of
bat observation in forest and caves, a study of
bat natural history, and a briefing on natural
resources management of the caves. Sunday
morning you’ll have an opportunity to learn
more about the colorful lichen species that
splatter the rocks of LABE in a hike guided by
volunteer lichenologist Steve Sheehy. We’ll
spend at least one night learning about bats
and echolocation using sonar detection tools
to identify species that fly over and into caves
at night. We might even capture some with
mist nets for an up-close encounter. Between
evening field trips and Saturday’s session in
the Research Center, you’ll have free time to
explore Lava Beds on your own.
PHOTO BY K.M. PYLE
Klamath-Siskiyou Forays
Botanizing the Rogue River
Preserve
Instructor: Kristi Mergenthaler
Date: Sunday, April 17, 2016
Location: Meet at the Dollar Tree store in White
City, 7338 Hwy. 62
Tuition: $55
Botanize the oak woodlands, vernal pools,
chaparral and magnificent floodplain forest of
the Rogue River Preserve near Eagle Point and
Upper Table Rock. We will practice speaking
the language of botany while looking at the
plants that live on this 353-acre valley floor
property including the rare White Fairypoppy,
Winged-water Starwort, and White-flowered
Navarretia. We’re also likely to see Lewis’s
and Acorn Woodpeckers. Part of the class fees
will be donated towards the acquisition of this
beautiful place for conservation by Southern
Oregon Land Conservancy.
PHOTO BY LEE WEBB
A Kalmiopsis Exploration
Instructors: Lee Webb, MS and Tom Atzet, Ph.D
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Location: Meet at SFI in Selma
Tuition: $55
Hike five miles round trip along the Illinois
River trail to view Kalmiopsis leachiana in
bloom in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness at York
Creek. The Kalmiopsis Wilderness was named
for these rare and beautiful flowers, first
reported by botanist Lilla Leach in the 1930s.
Along the way, we’ll stop to observe and learn
about other endemic plants in the area and
their serpentine habitat, as well as birds, and
a botanical history overview of the Kalmiopsis
area. The class field trip involves hiking over
moderate terrain, with a 500 ft. elevation gain.
We’ll begin at the Briggs Creek trailhead (18
miles west of Siskiyou Field Institute) and hike
to York Creek.
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PHOTO BY MIKE POTTS
Frontal Watersheds of the
Coast Range
• Adults, Kids 7+
Instructor: Larry Basch, Ph.D.
Date: Sunday, May 8, 2016
Location: Meet at the Port Orford Visitor Center
on the ocean side of Hwy. 101
Tuition: $55
This class will explore unique physical,
biological, historic and other interrelated
aspects of one of the most rugged parts of
the southern Oregon Wild Rivers coast. We’ll
follow rivers and their tributaries from deep in
the coast range to the beach, throughout much
of Curry County. Students will become familiar
with the land- and sea-scape, and some of the
historic and modern processes and actions that
have shaped this coastal ecoregion. Directed
observations, thought exercises, and Q and A
will take place in a variety of field habitats.
The class will discuss local issues, conflicts,
and attitudes influencing the current and
future form, function, interactions, survival,
distribution, and uses of natural resources by
wildlife, coastal tribes and communities.
Spring Mushroom Foray
impacted their populations. You’ll then see
preserved Siskiyou butterfly specimens and
learn some i.d. basics.
The class will net and inspect butterflies in the
Deer Creek area Saturday afternoon. On Day
2, the class will travel to a high-elevation site
where you’ll have the opportunity to locate
and identify additional species.
Instructor: Mike Potts
Date: Sunday, May 29 and Sunday, June 5,
2016; one-day course taught multiple dates
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.
PHOTO BY NALA CARDILLO
Coastal Marine Life
Instructor: Larry Basch, Ph.D
Dates: Sunday, June 5th or Saturday, August 20
(one-day course taught multiple dates)
Location: Port Orford, Oregon
Tuition: $55
Join us in exploring the extremely diverse
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wet habitats and “bizarre” life forms dwelling
along the ragged edge of mountain ranges
on the Curry County wild rivers coast.
You’ll meet many local ocean animals,
plants, environments, issues, and become
familiar with the physical, biological, and
oceanographic processes influencing their
form, function, interactions, survival, and
distribution. We’ll also discuss uses of these
marine resources by wildlife, coastal tribes and
communities throughout time.
Dragonflies
PHOTO BY LARRY REA
Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region
Instructor: Dana Ross, M.S.
Dates: June 25-26, 2016
Location: Meet at SFI, 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. Learn the explanations
behind typical behaviors including puddling
and hilltopping and why reduction of butterfly
habitat and climate change have drastically
Instructor: Jim Johnson
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, July 9-10, 2016
Location: SFI, Selma
Tuition: $55 for either Beginning Dragonflies
on Saturday or Intermediate Dragonflies on
Sunday; $100 for both classes.
Meet the gorgeous odonates that hatch and
live in Siskiyou ponds and lakes. Species
we’ll likely see include Emerald, Skimmer,
Meadowhawk and Saddlebags dragonflies and
Forktail and Dancer damselflies. On the first
morning, we’ll concentrate on dragonflies’
unique biology, life cycles and identification,
then spend the afternoon at a nearby creek.
Day 2 will focus on more unusual species and
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their distinguishing characteristics. In the
field we’ll practice species identifications and
behavior interpretations.
Pacific Lamprey
• Naturalist Certificate • Adults, Kids 10+
Instructor: Stewart Reid, Ph.D.
Date: Saturday, July 16, 2016
Tuition: $55
Get to know the oldest and most
misunderstood fishes in North America:
lampreys. We’ll explore the biology, diversity,
and conservation of these fascinating ancient
fishes. We’ll learn how lampreys start out as
an eyelash-sized larva (ammocoete) and grow
to the size of a pencil hidden in the stream
bottom. How they filter the river’s water and
mix the sediment like an earthworm. Then we’ll
follow their journey on floods downriver and
out to sea where they ride fishes and whales
along the coast. How they sniff out a good
river and work their way upstream, climbing
waterfalls along the way, to build a nest, spawn
and die. We will also examine the conservation
status of different lampreys. How are they
doing, what are their challenges, and what
can we do to ensure their long-term survival?
Then, we’ll head out to the creek, where all
naturalists belong, and explore lampreys in
their natural habitat along the stream. We’ll
watch the burrowing of ammocoetes and chat
about the ways that lampreys interact with
stream channels and communities. Come
prepared to get wet and ask lots of questions.
Geology of Big Red Mountain
Instructor: Jad D’Allura, Ph.D.
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Location: Meet in Talent at Ray’s Market
Tuition: $55
Drink in spectacular views as we hike and peel
back a complex geologic history obscured by
the veil of time. Red Mountain, and many other
adjacent rocks, were born millions of years
ago in an oceanic and mantle environment,
then folded, faulted, and further abused
into discrete blocks. The largest block is the
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amphibolites. As a bonus, on the east side of
Red Mountain we’ll learn the history of the
“young” 160 million year old granite of the
Mount Ashland pluton. This field course will
involve a moderate hike of four miles round
trip along the Pacific Crest Trail plus car travel
to and from.
Aquatic Invertebrates
Instructor: Celeste Searles Mazzacano, Ph.D
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, July 23-24, 2016
Tuition: $110
Learn the life history and habitat needs of
aquatic insects and other macroinvertebrates
in our local ponds and streams. Discover their
roles in aquatic ecosystems. In this two-day
course you’ll also learn sampling techniques,
family-level identification and how to conduct
invertebrate-based biological assessments. The
class will include a lab portion for observing
preserved specimens and field sessions for
sampling, identification and bioassessment.
will learn to identify twenty glacial features
and types of plutonic rocks with simple
methods as we visit Rattlesnake Creek and
Bigelow Lake at the Oregon Caves National
Monument and Preserve.
Glaciers, Plutons and the
Geopolitics of Grayback
Instructor: John Roth
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2016
Tuition: $55
The Grayback is a stitching pluton, a granitic
weld riveting together two great rock slabs that
--with over a dozen other seafloors -- make up
the Klamaths. Learn the latest research about
how plutons evolve, and what this says about
glaciers. (Find out why a “plutocracy” is the
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Geology from the Illinois to the Smith
• Naturalist Certificate • Adults, Kits 8+
Instructor: John Roth
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2016
Tuition: $55
Find out why the Klamaths are only loosely
attached to the continent and why the coast
moves towards Alaska faster than our own
interior valleys do. This course will look at five
river, road, and ocean cuts that sketch one of
the world’s most complete exposed seafloors.
We will start at the Illinois River (now pirated
by the Rogue River) and end at its parent river
at Crescent City. Learn the latest research
about why our geology is so famous.
Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous
Instructor: Mike Potts
Date: Sunday, October 23 and Sunday, October
30, 2016; one-day course taught multiple
dates
Tuition: $55
Learn how to safely identify and collect edible
mushrooms. In a classroom intro, discover key
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.
PHOTO BY BRENNA MONTAGNE
Forest Mushrooms of Southwest
Oregon/ Northwest California
Instructor: David Lebo, M.S.
Date: Friday - Sunday, November 4-6, 2016
Location: Illinois Valley, Smith River Gorge,
Oregon Coast
Tuition: $165
Learn wild mushroom biology, ecology,
taxonomy, and field identification. This
class will focus on all mushrooms—edible,
poisonous, mycorrhizal, saprotrophic/saprobic,
and parasitic/pathogenic. We’ll spend Friday
afternoon in class learning about fungi, then
drive the scenic Smith River Gorge Saturday
while looking for mushrooms on the Six
Rivers National Forest. Sunday we’ll continue
mushroom forays along the S. Oregon Coast.
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Instructor: Scot Loring, PhD.
Date: Friday-Sunday, November 18-20, 2016
Tuition: $165
Discover how to find hidden truffles during a
series of hikes. In both field and classroom,
learn how to identify truffles, both common and
rare, from the co-author of the upcoming book
Rare Truffles of Oregon. Nearly 400 different
types of truffles are known to exist in Oregon;
many species are found in the diverse Siskiyou
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2016 Free Friday Night Learning at SFI
Rivers, Rocks and Research:
Conservation in the Klamath Siskiyous
Check www.thesfi.org for Summer and Fall 2016 SFI Friday Night
Free Learning programs in Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland.
Friday, February 26, 6:30 p.m. at SFI
“How to Chose and Use a Trail
Camera & ‘Greatest Hits’ Wildlife
Videos” by Romain Cooper
May, date to be announced, at SFI
An Oregon Humanities Conversation
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FI 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 and Siskiyou Audubon Societies
Scholarships for Jackson County and Josephine County K-12 educators, teacher’s aides and
non-profit outdoor educators.
Need-Based Youth Scholarships
Friday, June 11, 6:30 pm. at SFI
“The Amazing Lives of Bees” with
Dr. Robbin Thorp, Professor Emeritus,
UC Davis
*We award additional scholarships made possible when instructors donate their
honorariums to SFI.
Friday, April 15, 6:30 pm. at SFI
“Beauty from the Beasts, Volcanic
Geology of the Pacific Northwest”
by Bob Lillie
Scholarships
Friday, July 8, 7:00 p.m. at The
Chateau at the Oregon Caves
“Tales of Early Tourists at the
Oregon Caves” by Dennis Strayer
For Ashland High School participants in the Summer Outdoor Program High School
Wilderness Backpacking Trip.
* To contribute to any of these scholarships, please designate a fund
on your catalog registration form (see pg. 39) or when you donate
online at www.thesfi.org.
Saturday, May 7, 3:00 p.m. at SFI
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Calendar of Courses & Events
MARCH
• March 9��Ticks of Southern Oregon: Identification, Ecology and Protection
APRIL
• April 12-14��Intermediate Lichens
• April 15��Friday Night Program: “Beauty from the Beasts: Volcanic Geology of
Oregon”
• April 17��Botanizing the Rogue River Preserve
• April 19-20��Forest Beetles of the Bioregion
• April 24��A Kalmiopsis Exploration
MAY
• May 7��Fire and Flora on the Babyfoot Lake Trail with William Sullivan
• May 7��Saturday Free Program: “Hiking the Southern Oregon Coast with William
Sullivan”
• May 8��Frontal Watersheds of the Coast Range
• May TBD��Oregon Humanities Conversation Project: “In Science We Trust?”
• May 14��Seabirds and Marine Mammals on the Redwood Coastal Trail
• May 15��Klamath River Natural History from a Raft
• May 20-22��Flora and Birds of the “Whiskeytown Mix”
• May 28��Birds and Brews Spring Fundraiser
• May 29��Spring Mushroom Foray
Calendar of Courses & Events
• June 18��Birding Upper Klamath Lake and Wood River by Canoe
• June 21-23��Crash Course in Flowering Plant Families
• June 24-26��Geology of the Medicine Lake Shield Volcano
• June 25-26��Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region
JULY
• July 8-10��Lava Beds Bat and Cave Ecology
• July 8-10��Flora and Butterflies of Mt. Eddy
• July 8-9��Trails and Tales at the Oregon Caves
• July 9-10��Dragonflies
• July 16��Pacific Lamprey
• July 17��Salmon Snorkeling
• July 23-24��Invertebrates of Ponds and Streams
• July 23��Geology of Big Red Mountain
• July 31��Glaciers, Plutons and Geopolitics of Grayback
AUGUST
• August 6��Orienteering
• August 6��Ophiolite Delights
• August 20��Coastal Marine Life
• August 21��Rogue Undammed
SEPTEMBER
September programs to be announced on www.thesfi.org
JUNE
• June 5��Spring Mushroom Foray
• June 5��Coastal Marine Life
• June 7-9��Pursuing Plants of the Eastern Klamath Foothills
• June 10-12��Native Bees of the Siskiyous
• June 10��Friday Night Free Program: “The Amazing Lives of Bees”
• June 11-12��Exploring Conifer Country in the Russian Wilderness
• June 17��Coping with the New Taxonomy
• June 18-19��Hiking the Botanical Wonderlands of Poker Flat and Bolan Lake
OCTOBER
• October 23��Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous
• October 30��Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous
NOVEMBER
• November 4-6��Forest Mushrooms of Southwest OR/Northwest CA
• November 18-20��Exploring the Hidden World of Truffles
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Naturalist Certificate
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Siskiyou Field Institute offers a Naturalist
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your understanding of Klamath-Siskiyou
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a broad natural-history overview of
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foundation of scientific knowledge that
will enhance your appreciation for nature.
10% off field course tuition (excluding transportation costs, ie. rafting fee)
10% off SFI merchandise
Invitations to members-only parties and other events
Save 10% on classes in this catalog simply by checking the membership box on the registration
form or sign up for membership when you register online or by phone.
If you’re already an SFI member, this is the season to renew and enjoy a 10% discount off 2016
field courses.
Memberships:
Individual: $50
Family: $80
The Fun of Volunteering at SFI
Many friendships have been formed during SFI work parties and classes. Get to know your fellow
naturalists. Enjoy the camaraderie at SFI where just a few hours of volunteer help can make a
huge difference. We always need weeders, trail clearers, painters, carpenters, and fence first-aid
specialists. We also invite our volunteers to host classes in return for free tuition. Our annual Birds
& Brews fundraiser is the perfect opportunity to pitch in and have fun while you’re volunteering.
Let us know how you’d like to help by calling 541-597-8530 or emailing [email protected].
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Enroll in the Naturalist Certificate program. The
fee is currently $25.
We will send you a series of supplemental
readings; you will be required to provide written
reports.
Enroll in field courses designated for Naturalist
Certificate credits. Fifty hours are required
to qualify, 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.
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.
2016 Naturalist Certificate Courses
Help SFI stretch its budget through the lean months and operate its educational programs. Tuition
alone won’t cover our program costs. Consider becoming an SFI member today. Here’s how
membership benefits you:
How it works:
SPECIES
HABITATS
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
SKILLS
Ticks of Southern Oregon
(8 hours)
Botanizing the Rogue River
Preserve
(8 hours)
Frontal Watersheds of the
Coast Range
(8 hours)
Spring Mushroom Foray
( 8 hours)
Intermediate Lichens
(16 hours)
Forest Beetles of the
Bioregion
(16 hours)
Native Bee Biology and I.D.
(16 hours)
Butterflies of the
Siskiyou Region
(8 hours)
Dragonflies
(16 hours)
Pacific Lamprey
(8 hours)
Aquatic Invertebrates
(16 hours)
Forest Mushrooms
(16 hours)
Exploring the Hidden
World of Truffles
(16 hours)
A Kalmiopsis Exploration
(8 hours)
Fire and Flora on the
Babyfoot Lake Trail
(8 hours)
Seabirds and Marine
Mammals on the Redwood
Coastal Trail
(8 hours)
Lava Beds Caves Ecology
and Bat Watch
(16 hours)
Coastal Marine Life
(8 hours)
Plants of the Eastern Klamath
Foothills
(16 hours)
Exploring Conifer Country
(12 hours)
Hiking the Botanical
Wonderlands of Poker Flat
and Bolan Lake
(16 hours)
Coping with the New
Taxonomy
(8 hours)
Birding Upper Klamath
Lake and the Wood River
by Canoe
(8 hours)
Salmon Snorkeling
(4 hours)
Klamath River Natural
History from a Raft
(8 hours)
Flora and Birds of the
Whiskeytown Mix
(16 hours)
Geology of Big Red
Mountain
(8 hours)
Rogue Undammed
Rafting Trip
(8 hours)
Glaciers, Plutons and
Geopolitics of Grayback
(8 hours)
Crash Course in Flowering
Plant Families
(18 hours)
Tales and Trails at the
Oregon Caves
(16 hours)
Orienteering
(8 hours)
Ophiolite Delights
(8 hours)
Edible Mushrooms
(8 hours)
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Instructor Bios
Tom Atzet, Ph.D has worked as an
operations ecologist in
southwestern Oregon for over 40
years. He helped develop the
national ecological database. He
currently works for local
conservation groups including the
Southern Oregon Land Conservancy and serves on
the Western Governors Association’s forest health
committee.
Larry Basch, Ph.D is an ecologist,
natural historian, mountaineer,
photographer, author, and teacher.
He has travelled and worked for
decades all along the Pacific Coast
and mountains, and elsewhere
from Alaska to Antarctica. He has
taught and researched aquatic and marine
animals and plants; their interactions in diverse
habitats; fisheries; and conservation biology.
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.
Jim Clover worked for 24 years as
a medical entomologist for
California Department of Health
Services. In this capacity he
developed and coordinated
statewide programs on Lyme
Disease, coordinated ad hoc Lyme
disease committee to advise the governor, and
was a state consultant for tick-borne diseases. He
has authored and co-authored numerous research
papers on tick ecology and tick-borne diseases.
Jim has delivered tick information and safety
presentations to numerous professionals,
including veterinarians and medical personnel,
government and private sector employees, as well
as to school students and the general public.
Dave Haupt has been active in the
birding community since 1989,
primarily on the West Coast in
California and Oregon. His
experience extends from southern
California projects with the Bell’s
Vireo and Least Tern, to a year with
the Forest Service trapping and tracking Pileated
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Instructor Bios
Woodpeckers. He has lived and birded in
southern Oregon for the past 15 years. Dave
teaches biology and art in the Klamath Falls area.
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 http://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 a
statewide research and survey effort.
James R. LaBonte has studied the
beetles of Oregon for over 40
years. He has published over 20
peer-reviewed articles on beetles
(including new species
descriptions), primarily on
Carabidae (ground beetles), a
personal research focus. In his job as an Oregon
Department of Agriculture entomologist, his
emphasis is wood-associated exotic species. His
current research concerns taxonomy and natural
history of soil-dwelling Carabidae of the Pacific
Northwest.
David Lebo, MS, is a botanist for
the Mt. Hood National Forest. He
specializes in lichens, bryophytes
and fungi. David served on the
interagency tax team for the
Survey and Manage Program. He
has taught environmental science,
botany and ecology at the University of
Washington and Oregon Institute of Technology at
Marylhurst University.
Scot Loring, Ph.D., has worked as a
biologist for a variety of Pacific
Northwest entities for 21 years, 17
primarily as a consultant for the
federal government. 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. He also studies
truffles at the USFS Forestry Sciences Laboratory
(Corvallis) and is currently coauthoring the
upcoming book Rare Truffles of Oregon.
Celeste A. Searles Mazzacano,
Ph.D earned a doctorate in
entomology and is the principal
scientist at CASM Environmental,
LLC. Her experience in research,
education, and conservation spans
two decades of developing and
managing natural resource education and citizen
science programs, monitoring invertebrates in
streams, wetlands, and springs; developing
macroinvertebrate indicators of stream flow
duration; and doing surveys, status reviews, and
management plans for at-risk invertebrates.
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 Southern Oregon
Land Conservancy’s Stewardship
Director. She is an SFI board
member and frequent student,
Kristi’s accreditations include Wilderness First
Responder and certified Northwest Lichenologist.
Rich Nawa holds degrees in
zoology and researched salmon at
Oregon State University. He has
led nature hikes in the Illinois
Valley for 20 years.
Julie Kierstead Nelson, M.S. has a B.S. in botany
from Oregon State University and an M.S. in
biology from Northern Arizona University, and has
worked as a professional botanist since 1979. She
was Berry Botanic Garden’s conservation director
in the 1980’s and developed a seed bank for rare
and endangered plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Since 1989 she has been Forest Botanist for the
Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Redding, CA. She
co-edited Field Guide to Selected Rare Plants of
Northern California with Gary Nakamura (2001,
UC Press and also wrote rare plant and KlamathSiskiyou Mountain serpentine pages on the
Forest Service’s national Celebrating Wildflowers
website, at www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers.
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 at
mikepottsphotography.smugmug.com. Mike has
been helping with mushroom identification and
leading hikes in the Ashland area for the last
several years.
Stewart Reid, Ph.D. is an
independent biologist specializing
in the biology and stewardship of
native western fishes, especially
non-salmonids. Based in Ashland,
Oregon, he works in creeks and
rivers throughout the west from
the Canadian border down into Mexico. Stewart
has been working with lampreys of all kinds for
nearly twenty years.
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.
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Instructor Bios
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, 20 of them at ORCA. He has
compiled on of the largest
databases on cave species north of Mexico.
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.
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/
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. 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.
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Instructor Bios
Joshua Strange, PhD has 15 years
of fisheries ecology experience
and recently completed his
doctoral dissertation on salmon
spawning migration behavioral
adaptations in the Klamath River
basin. He has conducted applied
research on anadromous fishes in the Klamath
River basin focused on migration, ecology, and
fish pathogens, and has been involved with
agency consultations for coho salmon in the
Klamath. He currently provides senior technical
support for a number of Stillwater Sciences’
fisheries restoration projects.
Craig Tuss retired 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.
Dennis Strayer is a retired
National Forest and Parks
Interpretive Manager with his last
nine years (1996-2005) working at
the Oregon Caves NM Visitor
Center. He has 25 years
experience designing and
installing cultural and Natural History Exhibits in
Alaska, Washington and Oregon. Since 2006,
Dennis has served as the Kerbyville Museum &
History Center’s Curator and Historian. He also
earned an associate’s degree in landscape design
from Portland Community College. Dennis
recently co-edited Historic Images of the Illinois
Valley with Lee Webb.
John Villella, M.S. currently works for Siskiyou
Biosurvey in Ashland, OR. He has consulted
as a rare plant and non-vascular botanist and
mycologist on BLM and Forest Service lands in
Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and California. He
has taught botanical subjects for several colleges
and non-profit educational organizations. John
has particular expertise in the Pacific Northwest
bryophyte, fungi, and lichen flora, with a special
interest in crustose lichens he is also passionate
about the butterflies of the Klamath-Siskiyou
Bioregion. He was certified for his expertise with
macrolichens west of the Cascade Mountains
by the Northwest Lichenologists in 2004. He
serves on the board of directors of the Northwest
Scientific Association and is the Editor of the
Bulletin of the California Lichen Society.
William Sullivan, M.A. is the
author of 17 books. He has hiked
every Oregon trail but he has also
written four novels, three books
on Oregon travel & adventure, two
books on Oregon history, and two
adventure memoirs.His latest
hiking guide is an updated edition of 100 Hikes
on the Oregon Coast and the Coast Range. It’s
available at www.oregonhiking.com.
Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD, is a
botanist, editor and illustrator of
numerous botanical publications,
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.
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
PHOTO BY KATHY
KEATLEY GARVEY 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.
Lee Webb, M.S. was the Forest
Wildlife Biologist for the Rogue
River-Siskiyou National Forest
from 1975-2004. Rare plant
management was one of his
responsibilities.
Greg Walter is a local small
business owner, regional historian
and advocate for the Oregon
Caves. He also sits on the board
of the Crater Lake Natural History
Association and has done over
100 hikes in just the past few
years exploring the area around Bigelow Lakes
and the Siskiyou Crest. He holds an Associate’s
degree in both Fire Science and Geology from
Southwest Oregon Community College.
William “Bud” Widdowson is a
Senior Wildlife Biologist with ICFI
International, an environment
consulting firm. When based in
Arcata, he taught birding classes
for SFI. Bud resides outside
Redding, California, with his wife,
botanist Margaret Widdowson.
Dana York, M.S., has worked for
the US Forest Service, Umqua
Ranger District, and Death Valley
National Park as a botanist. He
has conducted botanical surveys
throughout California and Oregon
on both public and private lands.
Dana co-described two eriogonum species with
the late Dr. James Reveal, as well as discovering
other new plants in the Sierras and Death Valley.
He currently works in Eureka, California, for
Caltrans as an Environmental Unit Supervisor
and teaches botanical workshops in the field for
the Jepson Herbarium.
Siskiyou Field Institute thanks the following
friends, donors and supporters:
• Siskiyou Audubon
Society
• Dr. Kathy Mechling
and Jim Gurley
• Romain Cooper
• Mark Flynn
• Bruce Donelson and
Elizabeth Metcalf
• Jan Walker
• REI Store, Medford
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The Fine Print
The Fine Print
Please note: SFI remains a pet-free
and smoke-free facility.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Registration: We encourage you to register for classes at least two weeks in advance to ensure
space is available and that we meet our course minimum enrollment. **Please note our
cancellation policies below. Updates on sold out and cancelled courses are shown at
www.thesfi.org. If the class has sold out, we take names for class waiting lists at 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 this 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 the class schedule, itinerary, necessary supplies, and appropriate clothing. You will also
be able to find this letter as a PDF file at www.thesfi.org under Adult Field Courses/ specific field
course description.
Payment Policy:
30 or more days before course date
Due: $25 or 25% of tuition, whichever is greater
(This reserves your space)
29 to 15 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’ll personally notify you and
you’ll receive a full refund.
When You Cancel Your Registration:
30 or more days before course date
Full refund minus $25 administrative fee
29 to 15 days before course date
50% refund minus $25 administrative fee
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. 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 varies for each class. Check the course description
for specifics. Please contact us if you need more
information on specific activity levels for each class.
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, young people are welcome to
attend many of our regular field courses. Please check
the course descriptions for appropriate age levels.
Lodging at SFI: We invite you to stay at SFI while taking
classes and at any other time! Campsites, yurts, dorm
space and private rooms are available at special SFI
student rates. Please see pg 36 for further lodging
details.
SFI is located in a rural valley. Restaurants and
supermarkets are located nearby but if you require
special supplies, please bring your own groceries,
medicines, etc. from home. We do have a fully equipped
kitchen for indoor lodgers’ use but we do not supply
any food or meals. Please contact us with any questions
about lodging availability at 541-597-8530 or email
[email protected].
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 SFI
Special rates for universities and
non-profits!
Our headquarters is historic,
scenic and most of all,
comfortable.
Siskiyou Field Institute 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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SFI Lodging and Events
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.
Josephine County/
Illinois Valley, OR
Curry County, OR
• Coastal Marine Life
• Frontal Watersheds of the
Coast Range
Siskiyou Field Institute’s offices occupy space in the
historic Kendeda House. Our headquarters include a
large classroom plus lodging facilities. Three private
bedrooms, an indoor dorm (that sleeps seven), fully
equipped kitchen, spacious great room with fireplace,
and a covered porch and terrace overlooking the valley
and mountains.
Take advantage of these
discounted lodging rates
when enrolled in SFI classes:
Camping: $8/tent/night
– access to our state-ofthe-art solar bath house.
Yurt: $12/nightbunk bed in a shared
structure, access to our
Kendeda House and our outdoor facilities are available
for rent year round. Whether you’re looking for base
camp as you explore Klamath-Siskiyou hiking trails and
wild rivers, seek a site for research projects, a location
for your next staff or family retreat – SFI has a lot to
offer!
state-of-the-art solar
For more information about lodging and facility
rental, please call us at 541-597-8530 or email
[email protected].
with two baths (one
bath house.
Dorm: $18/night – bunk
bed in a shared room
features a clawfoot
tub), access to kitchen
Canyonville
Rogue
S
FI’s 850-acre property is situated at the gateway
to the scenic Illinois River Canyon and features
spectacular views of the Deer Creek Valley. We are
close to $8 Mountain, Illinois Valley wineries and other
destinations. Our lodging facilities include unlimited
campsites, two group yurts, a state-of-the-art solar
bathhouse, trails, and a covered picnic pavilion.
White City
Happy Camp
PACIFIC OCEAN
Stay at Siskiyou Field Institute and explore the ruggedly
beautiful Illinois Valley and Siskiyou Mountains!
• A Kalmiopsis Exploration
• Aquatic Invertebrates
• Butterflies of the Siskiyou
Klamath County, OR
Region
• Birding the Wood River and
• Coping with the New
Upper Klamath Lake by
Taxonomy
Canoe
• Crash Course in Flowering
Plant Families
Jackson County/
•
Dragonflies
Rogue Valley, OR
• Edible Mushrooms of the
• Botanizing the Rogue River
Siskiyous
Preserve
• Exploring the World of
• Geology of Big Red
Truffles
Mountain
• Fire and Flora on the
• Orienteering
Babyfoot Lake Trail
• Spring Mushroom Foray
• Forest Beetles of the
• Rogue River Undammed:
Bioregion
River Ecology from a Raft
• Forest Mushrooms of
Southwest OR/Northwest
CA
• Glaciers, Pluton
Siskiyou Field Institute
PortIllinois
Orford River Road, Selma, Oregon
and Geopolitics
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River
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River
• Hiking the
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199
Botanical
Beach
Kalmiopsis
Medford
Selma
Wilderness
101
Cave Junction
Wonderlands of
Ashland
Brookings
Oregon Caves N.M.
Oregon
Poker Flat and
California
Siskiyou Mountains
Bolan Lake
199
Lava Beds
Rive
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National
Klamath
• Intermediate
Redwood
Monument
Yreka
Crescent
National
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Lichens
Park
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• Native Bees of the
Mt.Shasta
Mountains
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101
McKinleyville
Arcata
Trinity Alps
Willow
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Trinity
R.
Fortuna
Redding
Rio Dell
Anderson
Private Room with Bath:
access to kitchen and
great room.
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Starting at $50/night,
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Red Bluff
Riv
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Mountains
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WA
Covelo
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Laytonville
Oregon
Fort Bragg
101
Willits
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CA
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• Forest Mushrooms of
Southwest OR/Northwest CA
Humboldt County, CA
• Seabirds and Marine
Mammals on the Redwood
Coastal Trail
Siskiyou County, CA
• Flora and Butterflies of the
Mt. Eddy Region
• Geology of the Medicine
Lake Shield Volcano
• Klamath River Natural
History from a Raft
• Lava Beds Bat and Cave
Ecology
• Pursuing Plants of
California’s Eastern Klamath
Foothills
Shasta County, CA
• Flora and Birds of the
“Whiskeytown Mix”
Directions to Siskiyou Field Institute
Lake
Shasta
Weaverville
Hayfork
Ferndale
Del Norte County, CA
McCloud
Dunsmuir
R.
Blue Lake
Eureka
and great room.
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• Ophiolite Delights
• Pacific Lamprey
• Salmon Snorkeling
• Tales and Trails at the
Oregon Caves National
Monument
• Ticks of Southwestern
Oregon: Identification,
Ecology and Protection
Ukiah
Nice
Williams
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
2016 Registration Form
Aquatic Invertebrates............................................... pg. 22
Glaciers, Plutons and Geopolitics of Grayback... pg. 22
Birding Upper Klamath Lake by Canoe................. pg. 13
Hiking the Botanical Wonderlands
of Poker Flat and Bolan Lake................................... pg. 14
Botanizing the Rogue River Preserve.................... pg. 18
Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region......................... pg. 19
Coastal Marine Life.................................................... pg. 19
Coping with the New Taxonomy................................ pg. 9
Crash Course in Flowering Plants.......................... pg. 10
Dragonflies.................................................................. pg. 20
Edible Mushrooms of the Siskiyous...................... pg. 23
Exploring Conifer Country in the
Russian Wilderness................................................... pg. 12
Exploring the Hidden World of Truffles................ pg. 23
Fire and Flora on the Babyfoot Lake Trail
with William Sullivan................................................ pg. 11
Intermediate Lichens................................................... pg. 8
A Kalmiopsis Exploration......................................... pg. 18
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Klamath River Natural History from a Raft........... pg. 11
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Lava Beds Bat and Cave Ecology............................ pg. 17
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Ophiolite Delights: Klamath Geology
from the Illinois to the Smith.................................. pg. 22
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Pursuing Plants of California’s Eastern
Klamath Foothills....................................................... pg. 10
Rogue Undammed: River Ecology from a Raft.... pg. 15
Flora and Butterflies of the Mt. Eddy Region...... pg. 10
Seabirds and Marine Mammals on the
Redwood Coastal Trail.............................................. pg. 15
Friday Night Free Learning Programs.................... pg. 24
Course Title
Orienteering................................................................ pg. 15
Salmon Snorkeling: A Family Adventure.............. pg. 15
Forest Mushrooms of Southwest
Oregon/Northwest CA.............................................. pg. 23
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Native Bees of the Siskiyous: Biology
and Identification......................................................... pg. 8
Flora and Birds of the “Whiskeytown Mix”.......... pg. 16
Forest Beetles of the Bioregion..................................pg 8
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Spring Mushroom Foray........................................... pg. 19
Tales and Trails at the Oregon Caves
National Monument.................................................. pg. 16
Frontal Watersheds of the Coast Range............... pg. 18
Ticks of Southern Oregon: Identification,
Ecology and Protection............................................... pg. 8
Geology of Big Red Mountain................................. pg. 22
Youth Education Programs.......................................... pg. 4
Geology of the Medicine Shield Volcano............. pg. 16
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