LIDICKON 1990 July 30 cont. Then we set 20 traps at about 50 m down elevation along a small creek (Aroost): J-5, N-5, B-10. Some of my traps were set for water shrews (Neonymph). Our third location was in a dry pine forest with the first floor covered with loads of lichens. This was an "experiment" as it did not seem like a good place for small mammals. We dug into the lichens to set most of the 20 traps (J-5, N-5, B-10). This was only slightly lower than the creek location. Fourth we set 20 traps (J-5, N-5, B-10) along the edge of the dirt road we were following - thick low lying vegetation along a track edging the forest. Lastly, we set 30 traps (10 each) in young forest between the road (paved) and RR tracks. It was not quite as wet here as the one higher up, but it had excellent moss, [illegible], cover, with rocks, logs, etc. We were looking especially for Myodes schisticolor + Microtus (this would be good habitat although we didn't actually find any sleeping signs of them). This gave a total of 50 traps up/around each marsh + 60 wire apple (a), Sear I (o2) at 4 Alces (elg). In the late afternoon we released & went for a swim in the river (quite cold but refreshing). After the trap check in the cool evening, I hiked up to check our snag traps lines (21:30 - 22:50). Now that it is getting dark so much earlier, I actually need a flashlight to find traps in the heavy forest along the trails. I found all the traps in the lower forest line, all three along the road & all of them along the trail. I didn't even try for the