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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