Macroinvertebrate Mayhem! On the Road Tall Trees Jawbone at Dusk Gotcha! On Top of the World A Creek Runs Through It Fording the Creek All Smiles at the Confluence

Macroinvertebrate Mayhem!

On the Road

Beginning backpackers hike into Jawbone in the sunshine.

Tall Trees

Banks High School AP biology students use a clinometer to measure the height of Opal Creek's trees.

Jawbone at Dusk

Gotcha!

A student poses with his Opal Creek catch. This amphibian was identified streamside and returned to the cold waters from which he was taken.

On Top of the World

Jubilant Opal Creek Expeditions participants pose in front of Mt. Jefferson.

A Creek Runs Through It

Students and chaperones stop at a roadside creek flowing through the roots of a tree in search of amphibians.

Fording the Creek

Expeditions participants aided by hiking poles navigate the moss-slick rocks of Opal Creek.

All Smiles at the Confluence

A student uses a net to catch and identify aquatic insects and amphibians near the confluence of Opal and Battle Axe Creeks.

Opal Creek Bulletin

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Opal Creek Expeditions – Filling Fast!

By kristina | 04/26/2013

Registration for Opal Creek Expeditions has been open just a couple short months and already our Back to Basics camps are nearly full! Don’t you worry though, we’re offering a total of nine Expeditions this summer, so there are still plenty of spaces available for kids aged 12-16 to get out in Oregon’s Favorite Wild Place on a backpacking trip. Fire on the Mountain will hike through a burn from just two summers ago and survey the land’s quick recovery, comparing that young growth to the older growth around it – not to mention enjoy the wildflowers!  » Read more…

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