2019 People of the Big River Field Class

On 7/18/19 We woke up to eat breakfast some people had cereal and some people had fruit, I was washing dishes and I ate some oranges. After I helped load up the cooler and we moved all of our stuff into the vans and left collier camp, just wanted to say the camp was good and it had showers and restrooms only problem is watching those chipmunks and remember the rules and regulations. As we left we first stopped at a rest stop toke some pictures and stretched. Here on the bottom is a Potato Beetle we found it on the restroom on the way out of Klamath falls. There were also moths and what looked like a cockroach.   We then could leave we had to stop at a gas station and fill up. Next, we stopped near Eugene Oregon to fill up on some groceries and supplies before we continued our journey to beachside state park. Then, we stopped at a public library to work on our blogs and publish them. After we got something to eat and then made our way back to beachside state park, it was only t

On 7/17/19 We had cereal and some eggs and hash browns. After breakfast we made our lunch. After we made our lunch we decided to go to the Klamath tribe building where we watched a presentation of the Klamath, Modoc, Yahooskin. While watching the presentation I learned the Klamath and the other tribes have 5 different types of suckers, they were also a huge food source for specifically the Klamath people. The people who were presenting was a worker for the Klamath tribe he was named Alex Gonyaw and Brad Parish, a Heritage University Graduate and a tribal member of the Klamath and almost enrolled Yakama. After the presentation we went to go see the hatchery they have for the suckers there we saw from small to average to a little bigger. Next, we visited a dam, at the dam we saw wildlife such as ducks and ocean birds we also saw wild plums that were not ready yet, Alex said they would be ready in August. Soon after we left and made our way to the amp theater and noticed there was nobo

On 7/16/19 We picked up the trial camera’s and found some interesting stuff such as a deer, birds, and possibly a white person or trespasser messing/tampering with our camera’s. After that we decided to go to crater lake to go for a hike and do some sight seeing that was fun. For dinner we had chicken fajitas it was good after that, my group had to clean some dishes that was not so fun that had taken us 1 hour. Finally we attempted to watch a movie then went to bed. I hope that the next day will be a little better. 

On 7/15/19 We woke up at 6:30 am and had some breakfast along with some lunch meat. After, we signed some volunteer form’s, so we could go work with the botanists. While working with the botanists there we met Marlow fisher- botanist, plant manager for the U.S. forest service and she is from bend/fort rock. Next, we met Charlene, she is a botanist for the district. First, we were given some back-round information for example in the year 1994 they collected 87 samples of the green tinted paintbrush that information was interesting because that was the only time they had counted those trees. We were also told the paintbrush can only be found in central Oregon so that was cool. Next, we were counting plants specifically the green tinted paintbrush. I asked a question “what does this plant do for the ecosystem?” I was then told she doesn’t quite know but she does know the plant must survive with a host or the plant will die because Charlene said, “The plant has a root that connects to

On 7/14/19 We woke up to find that there was only bagels for breakfast because we were informed that we would have a big lunch. We went down to the Deschutes river near town there we decided to do a hike just before David left. While there we got confused about directions, so we got lost for a bit but returned safely, later we got to a friend of Jessica’s and ate there while playing games. Right after everyone ate we were told to work on our blogs. After she checked them, we made our way back to the camp where we relaxed and some of us went to bed early because the next day we would get up extra early and go work with foresters and those in the field of botany. 

On 7/13/19 We were able to sleep in until 8:00 am today. After for breakfast we had bacon, eggs, hash browns, beans, oatmeal, and tortillas. After we spilt into our original three groups and set up camera traps again. We found two good spots with birds, butterflies, honeybees and flowers. While the other spot has 2 cameras with lots of deer and elk poop we hope to see some animals come to the area because the poop looked like it was only a few days old. (Possibly when we first showed up). We then went to a pool to enjoy our day off for the rest of the day.