Oregon Nature Weekends

by Yuskavitch, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781560449645
• ISBN10: 1560449640
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

All the information you need to plan 52 great weekend getaways--from excursions for the serious naturalist to casual outings for the whole family

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
How to Use This Book	1	(1)
Tips for Nature Explorers	1	(1)
Be Prepared	2	(1)
A Final Word	3	(1)
Map Legend	4	(1)
Trip Locator Map	5	(4)
Spring
March
Desert on Display	9	(2)
The High Desert Museum
Great Blue Commune	11	(2)
Clackamette Park
Thar She Blows	13	(3)
Coastal Headlands
A Trillion Trilliums	16	(2)
Tryon Creek State Natural Area
April
Dance of the Sage Grouse	18	(1)
Millican Leeking Site
In the Fire's Wake	19	(4)
Tillamook State Forest
A Cacophony of Camas	23	(4)
Camassia
Bloom with a view	27	(2)
Tom McCall Preserve
May
Spring has Sprung	29	(2)
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
Desert Oasis	31	(4)
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Owl Watching is a Hoot	35	(2)
Spring Creek Great Gray Owl Management Area
Salamander Central	37	(3)
Audubon Society of Portland Bird Sanctuary
Come into My Parlor, Said the Flower to the Fly	40	(5)
Darlingtonia State Natural Site
Summer
June
Bright River, Big Bugs	45	(3)
Mecca Flat, Deschutes River
Seabird Condo	48	(3)
Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
Water Bird Way Station	51	(3)
Summer Lake Wildlife Area
Elk in Repose	54	(2)
Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area
July
Snakes Alive	56	(1)
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
Butterfly Byway	57	(3)
Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco National Forest
Alpine Bouquet	60	(2)
Iron Mountain Trail
Seals on the Rocks	62	(2)
Neptune State Scenic Viewpoing
Marine Garden Bounty	64	(4)
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
August
Up and Over	68	(3)
Bonneville Dam
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play	71	(3)
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
Journey to the Stars	74	(3)
Pine Mountain Observatory
Landscapes Frozen in Time	77	(6)
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Autumn
September
Ice Is Nice and Will Suffice	83	(4)
Cooper Spur, Mount Hood National Forest
Grand Views in a Big Country	87	(2)
Steens Mountain
Elk in Love	89	(3)
Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area
Kokanee on Parade	92	(2)
Metolius River
October
Raptors on the Wing	94	(1)
Bonney Butte
The Long Journey Home	95	(4)
Oxbow Regional Park
The Hues of Autumn	99	(2)
McKenzie Highway
Going Underground	101	(3)
Oregon Caves National Monument
Record in the Rocks	104	(5)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
November
The Working Forest	109	(1)
Peavy Arboretum
Shifting Sands	110	(3)
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Wetlands at Work	113	(2)
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Shorebird Sanctuary	115	(6)
Sauvie Island Wildlife Area
Winter
December
Rainy Day Rain Forest	121	(2)
Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center
The World Down Underwater	123	(3)
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Wild Times in the City	126	(2)
Oregon Zoo
Out for the Count	128	(2)
Audubon Christmas Bird Count
January
A Host of Honkers	130	(2)
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
Secrets of the Winter Forest	132	(2)
Deschutes National Forest
Ambling in an Ancient Forest	134	(3)
Sandy River Gorge Preserve
Out to Pasture	137	(3)
Walton Ranch Interpretive Trail
Waterfowl Winter	140	(3)
Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge
February
Deer Diner	143	(2)
Oatman Flat
Waterworld	145	(2)
Silver Falls State park
Eables Everywhere	147	(3)
Klamath Basin Bald Eagle Conference
Eagle Alley	150	(6)
Upper Crooked River Basin
BEST BETS
Best Trips for Families	153	(1)
Best Trips for Hikers	153	(1)
Best Trips for Birders	153	(1)
Best Trips for Photographers	153	(1)
Best Trips for a Rainy Day	154	(1)
Trips to See Wild Animals	154	(1)
Trips to See Flowers	154	(1)
Easiest Trips	154	(1)
Driving Tours	154	(1)
Most Scenic Trips	154	(1)
Best Trips for the Mobility Impaired	155	(1)
Index	156	(6)
About the Author	162