07-12-23 Day 5


Today we woke up and realized that 6:20 isn't enough time for us to grab breakfast, make lunches, and load everything up and be on the road in time for us to meet people at 9:30. But it all worked out we met up with Marlo Fisher at Bend fort rock district or as Marlo called it sand springs. Where we did a pumice moon wart survey (Botrichium pumicola) it grows from pumice and is part of the fern family. There is a limited distribution around Central Oregon, Crater Lake and one part Mount Shasta. We were told that they usually germinate early to mid- June and senesce around mid-July.  It was interesting we lined up 10 ft apart and searched approximately 4 acres of land and found 14 pumice moon warts. Which is a good thing since we weren't sure we'd find any so late in the cycle and personally I found one of those hidden pretty well in the sage. It was Corbin who found the most of our group he found 3. Afterward we went down to a campground for a quick shower when I say quick, I mean 3 min, or it'll be a cold shower. Then it was back to camp for dinner which were some great tacos and chores today I had dishes 


Pumice Moonwart


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