had many ferns and other herbaceous plants. Adjacent to the stream was a narrow strip of willows. The area has recently been logged so the understory is strewn with a lot of large debris. This makes walking around difficult but also leaves many areas that would seem ideal as house bases for Nectoma. We headed North on the 1, even through the fog the coastline was beautiful. From the 101 we took the 36 to the town of Mad River then headed towards Ruth Lake on the Lower Mad River road. Just north of the Ruth Lake dam we set traps along a riparian corridor that runs between the road and the creek leading out of Ruth Lake. Typical riparian vegetation of willows and some big leaf maple along with black oak. There appears to be some denning activity