Saturday, June 7, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Field Trip: Big Summit Prairie Leader: Jennifer Curtis Location: Big Summit Prairie, FS Road 42, Ochoco National Forest Big Summit Prairie occupies several thousand acres of the middle portion of the Ochoco Mountains, in Central Oregon. Big Summit Prairie is largely privately owned, but most of the perimeter...
Saturday, June 14, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Field Trip: Crack-in-the-Ground Exploratory Hike Leader: Jess Beauchemin Location: Crack-in-the-Ground Trailhead, Four Craters Lava Bed WSA, BLM Crack-in-the-Ground is a 2-mile-long volcanic fissure that is reached by a 0.25 mile walk from the trailhead. Once we reach the crack, we can walk along the upper edge, explore the...
Saturday, June 21, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Field Trip: Pine Mountain Leader: Tom Wainwright Location: Pine Mountain Campground, Deschutes National Forest Pine Mountain is a forested montane island at the far northwest corner of the Basin and Range Ecoregion. We will explore the scabland bald just south of Pine Mountain Observatory, and hike to the...