Frinto, Dean 2006 Journal Great Falls Basin, China Lake NAWS, dnyrs Co., CA (cont) June 16 We put in the first trap in a clump of willows in moist soil (Trap 1: 35.85536°N, 117.39775°W [WGS 84; error not] UTM Zone 11:N 3967979 E464087, 977m elev.) Each pitfall trap consisted of a paint can filled with 0.5L of propylene glycol (antifreeze) and had a 18in. square tile lid supported by 3 small rocks around the can and weighed down with a big rock on top. We put Trap 2 in the center of a clump of willows just above a small pool of water in moist soil with leaf litter on the S side of the stream (35.85492°N, 117.39853°W [WGS84], 982m elev; N 396793G, E 464017). We put the third trap under a very large boulder in a cave-like area with a sandy floor and a damp area where the rock met the soil (35.85503°N, 117.39739°W [WGS84], 967m elev.). The area under the rock had damp soil with holes and dead roots where salamanders could live. We put traps 4 and 5 next to the stream in a small clump of willows just upstream of the largest pool along the stream (35.85428°N, 117.39653°W [WGS84], 960m elev.). The stream habitat appeared to get even better below us, but we had no time to look. The helicopter collected us after 12:30. We attempted to find another spring with surface flow and a suitable landing site in the area, but couldn't find one, so the helicopter dropped us off at Bircham Spring. Most of the spring was dry and the bushes were impenetrable, so we walked back to the fuel truck. Jedi's group came back without seeing any amphibians, and we drove back to Ridgecrest. The day was hot and sunny, in the 90s, with some breeze.