Kaito, Dean 2008 Journal (sat) March 29 Margaret Ann Spring, Argus Mtns, China Lake NAWS, Kern Co., CA up the canyon to the first spring area and put in 3 more pitfall traps and 4 pieces of tarp (35.9578' N, 117.4648' W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1517m elar.). This area still had many willows but was more open and exposed, and did not look quite as good. We then hiked out and went back to Ridgerest. March 30 Upper Haiwee Spring, Gas Mtns., Inyo Co., CA Ted and I met Dave and Cindy Silverman, botanists from Ridgerest. We drove up 395 to Cast Junction and then back onto China Lake naval base, passing through the Cazo gothermal plant. We continued on to Lower Haiwee Spring, where we parked and found a B. breves. We walked up the canyon less than a mile to Upper Haiwee Spring. The area had lots of willows, riparian vegetation and grasses growing in and along the water. There was some talus spilling down the bank on the west side, and we concentrated on this area. We put in 20 pitfall traps and 8 pieces of tarp among the willows and near the stream (36.1268' N, 117.75957' W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 1502m elar.). We also found 3 juvenile and 1 adult B. breves, and Ted collected the adult and one juvenile. This spring seemed rather suitable for Batrachoseps. It got quite cold towards evening, and we drove back to Ridgerest for the night.