Use the links below to a day-by-day recounting of our Adventure in Education

Day 4~ Chiloquin to McNary NWR via Umatilla NWR ~ 376 miles

Day 1 - Seal Beach NWR to Sacramento NWR

 

 

The caravan Crew takes an educational leg stretch at the High Desert Museum (from left) Lori, Doris, John F., Mike, John B., Rudy, John W., Tim, Bruce, Patti

Day 2 - Sacramento Refuge Complex Circumnavigation
Day 3 - Murdock School then on to Klamath, Oregon
Day 4 - Klamath to McNary NWR Washington via Umatilla NWR
Day 5 - Columbia High School, McNary NWR then on to The Dalles

The day was spent traveling through rain and mist through High Desert habitat characterized by bunch grass hillsides interspersed with fir forests at the higher elevations. 

Day 6- Portland Convention Center, Tualatin NWR
Day 7 - Nisqually NWR to Ridgefield NWR
Day 8 - Ridgefield NWR and Ridgefield Heritage Days
Day 9 - Ridgefield NWR to Grand Junction via Ankeny NWR

Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge

 

Clouds threatened all day....

 

...but it was mostly threat, except for a rain-squall or two.

Day 10 - Grand Junction to Humboldt NWR via Redwood Coast
Day 11 - Humboldt NWR Presentation and Docent Tour
Day 12 - Humboldt NWR to Don Edwards NWR
Day 13 - Alameda NWR and Lum Elementary School

Under low scudding skies that blew up the Columbia River, we bundled up and took a walk, many waterfowl were seen from the observation platform. 

 

Day 14 - Don Edwards NWR to Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes NWR
Day 15 - Oso Flaco Dunes and Dunes Center Presentation
Day 16 - Lago Oso Flaco and Bitter Creek NWR