Hanken, James 1975 Journal Home of Margie Leala, Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon 23 March within 20' of each other, each under a piece of Douglas fir bark in an exposed area on a slope of madrone-dominated slope. All were found within a 1/2-5-minute period. Time of observation was #7 1115-1245 hrs; no other sals were found here. Returning N along Locality 2 rte 45 we stopped after 2.2 mi at a slope with many which had recently been logged as indicated by the few isolated Douglas and overgrowth of ferns and low shrubs. No sals were found here between. Locality 3 1300-1315 hrs. 3.0 miles farther north along City County Rte 45. We examined a slope of 1° undisturbed Douglas fir (closed canopy), undergrowth of ferns). One ♂ Taricha granulosa was found beneath a fallen log. It appeared swollen with eggs. Time of obs. 1315-1400 hrs. The nearest stream from this slope appeared across the road ~ '8 mi. across a plowed field. It was not examined for other Newts, but a pond at the confluence of two streams at the junction of Rte 99 and County Rte. 65 was found to have no newts. Next we stopped at Sarah Locality 4 Helmick State Park, Linna County, located ~ 12