Field notes, v1502
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Murray 1949 37 Journal Aug 27 3 mi N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Caly. Traps had 1 ♂ Neotrichus gibbsii, 1♀ Microtus oregoni, 1 Sorex pacificus, 10 Peromyscus maniculatus (saved 3) The streambed is shaded by large maples growing in a thick canopy overhead. there is a great deal of dry leaf litter with bracken ferns in varying density. There are numerous rocks, most moss covered, as are the many rotted fir and maple logs. Found some tanoak, Ribes bracteozum (stink currant) Cornus nuttallii, and young maples, though shrub growth is very thin and scattered. In some spots there is deep moist decayed material, or it may be dry. There are a few small grassy patches, mostly mixed with bracken fern. There is sword fern in moister parts. Every so far there is a wet seep flowing down the hillside into the stream. The slopes above the banks are largely dense but dry bracken fern, with maples overhead. Went upstream for about 3/4 mile today, and found it much the same as below: There are crayfish living in the water and small fish. Under bank of Douglas fir logs found 2 Aneides ferreus and 2 Triturus virulainis