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  • A belding ground squirrel pup nuzzles up to his mother on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The pups first emerged from their burrow the previous week. Called locally &quot;red diggers&quot;, they provide a food source for one of tha largest concentrations of breeding raptors in North America. <br />
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A belding ground squirrel pup nuzzles up to his mother on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The pups first emerged from their burrow the previous week. Called locally &quot;red diggers&quot;, they provide a food source for one of tha largest concentrations of breeding raptors in North America.
    belding_ground_squirrel-OR-MRD64-007.jpg
  • Preserve ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, Rob Taylor, consults with Catherine Parks from the US Forest Service during a weed survey on Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Keeping out foreign weeds, and allowing native vegetation to flourish is a Conservancy priority on the rare grassland. (Fully released0
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-028.jpg
  • During a weed survey, preserve ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, Rob Taylor, looks for "the sign of the beast" – patterns that indicate if this plant in a native grass or an invasive weed. Keeping out foreign weeds, and allowing native vegetation to flourish on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve is a Conservancy priority. (Fully released)
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-027.jpg
  • Preserve ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, Rob Taylor, inspects grassland plants during a weed survey on  Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Keeping out foreign weeds, and allowing native vegetation to flourish is a Conservancy priority on the rare grassland. (Fully released)
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-026.jpg
  • Preserve ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, Rob Taylor, inspects grassland plants during a weed survey on  Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Keeping out foreign weeds, and allowing native vegetation to flourish is a Conservancy priority on the rare grassland. (Fully released)
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-025.jpg
  • (from left to right) Robert Taylor, Phil Shephard, Catherine Parks, and Susan Geer study a map before surveying The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve for non-native and invasive weeds. Keeping foreign plants out, and native plants in, is a Conservancy priority for managing the rare grassland. (Fully released)
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-024.jpg
  • A anthidium bee (Anthidium sp) flies near a Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium Curassavicum) flower. Photographed in the high-desert of Washington, at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve.
    anthidium_bee_61909NB-28.jpg
  • A polistes paper wasp (Polistes sp.) flies near a salt heliotrope flower. Photographed in the high-desert of Washington, at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve.
    polistes_paper_wasp_61809WlAp-5.jpg
  • A black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) flying off of a Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium Curassavicum) flower. Photographed in the high-desert of Washington, at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve.
    black_and_yellow_mud_dauber_wasp_618...jpg
  • a black leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) flies around sagebrush in the high-desert of Washington.  Photographed  at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve.
    black_leafcutter_bee_61709ln-33.jpg
  • A anthidium bee (Anthidium sp) flies near a Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium Curassavicum) flower. Photographed in the high-desert of Washington, at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve.
    anthidium_bee_61909NB-33.jpg
  • A predacious robber fly (Efferia sp.) leaps off the ground at The Nature Conservancy's Moses-Coulee Field Station in Central Washington. These predators make short flights to chase down and kill prey insects that come into their field of vision. They will often attack and catch other insects in the air.
    jumping_robber_fly_61909fsWQ-7.jpg
  • A bee fly (Bombylius sp.) photographed with a high-speed camera. At The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Field Station in Central Washington.
    bee_fly_bombylius_61208BT-87.jpg
  • A trail leading to The Nature Conservancy's Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast.
    forest_trail-81712-115.jpg
  • A trail leading to The Nature Conservancy's Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast.
    forest_trail-81712-107.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62109MPl2-44-Edit.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62109MPl2-25.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62009MPl-3-Edit.jpg
  • Red lights trace the path of biologists as they work late into the night during a noctrunal bat survey during this time exposure. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-255.jpg
  • Bureau Of Land Management biologist Jason Lowe (left) assembles aluminium poles while Forest Service biologist Kurt Aluzas assists. They are setting up mist nets across a pond to catch bats, once evening falls, during a bat survey in The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-125.jpg
  • A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) flies at night at The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in central Washington.
    little_brown_bat_flying_61008BT-32.jpg
  • Mixed grassland/ponderosa pine habitat on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. This area contains some of the largest remaining intact bunchgrass priairies left in North America. Findley Buttes and the Wallowa Mountains are visible on the horizon.
    Zumwalt_Prairie-MDurham396_9.jpg
  • A fall storm moves across the prairie as seen from an quacking aspen stand on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The aspen stands have been slowly dissappearing from the prairie, the reasons are unclear but young saplings are typically destroyed by browsing animals such as deer and elk. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America. Spring 2001
    Aspen_stand_DurHM287.jpg
  • In late fall the prairie becomes hot and dry, here seen with a solitary ponderosa pine tree. The seven devils of Idaho can barely be seen on the horizon. This is on private property directly adjacent to The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve.
    lone_ponderosa_DurHM280.jpg
  • South Findley Butte in winter on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America. One reason it has survived is because it is slightly higher, dryer and colder than most bunchgrass prairies.
    winter_prairie_DurHM275.jpg
  • A rare spalding's campion (Silene spaldingii) in bloom. The plant is considered a sensitive species in Oregon. Photographed on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    spalding's_campion_DurHM262.jpg
  • Dutch Henry Falls in summer when water is just a trickle. Part of a Nature Conservancy preserve in Central Washington. © Michael Durham.
    dutch_henry_falls_08-04-2019d-105.jpg
  • A trail leading to The Nature Conservancy's Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast.
    forest_trail-81712-117.jpg
  • A trail leading to The Nature Conservancy's Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast.
    forest_trail-81712-106.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62009MPl-53.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62009MPl-21.jpg
  • Forest Service biologist Sonny Paz (left) struggles in a mucky pond while Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Mike Atamiua looks on. They are preparing to set up mist nets to catch bats once evening falls. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-84.jpg
  • Bureau Of Land Mangement biologist Abbey Schuster measures the wing structure of a small bat while  Valerie Elliott records data. The bat was captured during a bat survey at The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-236.jpg
  • Bureau Of Land Management biologist Jason Lowe (left) assembles aluminium poles while Forest Service biologist Kurt Aluzas assists. They are setting up mist nets across a pond to catch bats, once evening falls, during a bat survey in The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-127.jpg
  • Forest Service biologist Sonny Paz (left) is handed aluminium poles while Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Mike Atamiua looks on. They are preparing to set up mist nets to catch bats once evening falls. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-109.jpg
  • A california bat (Myotis californicus) roosting a rock at The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Field Station in central Washington.
    california_bat_61008BT-62.jpg
  • A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) flies at night at The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in central Washington.
    little_brown_bat_flying_61008BT-21-2.jpg
  • A small short-horned grasshopper (Acrididae sp.) at The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Field Station in central Washington.
    short-horned_grasshopper_61008BT-14-...jpg
  • A herd of rocky mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Oregon. Elk generally find it safer in the open as mountain lions and wolves will ambush them in forest settings.
    elk_herd_32808SF_ekV5.jpg
  • Andi Mitchell, Preserve Steward for The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, moves a rock to repair a fence line in preparation to open the grassland to cattle grazing. Zumwalt Praire is the largest and highest quality bunchgrass prairie left in North America. Most bunchgrass prairies have been converted to agriculture.
    Zumwalt_Prairie-OR-MRD64-037.jpg
  • Andi Mitchell, Preserve Steward for The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, repairs a fence line in preparation to open the grassland to cattle grazing. The old barbed wire fence is being maintained  to contain cattle while allowing wildlife, such as elk and deer, to pass. (fully released)
    Zumwalt_Prairie-OR-MRD64-035.jpg
  • Andi Mitchell, Preserve Steward for The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, surveys a fence line in preparation to open the grassland to cattle grazing. The old barbed wire fence is being maintained to contain cattle while allowing wildlife, such as elk and deer, to pass.
    Zumwalt_Prairie-OR-MRD64-034.jpg
  • Andi Mitchell, Preserve Steward for The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, repairs a fence line in preparation to open the grassland to cattle grazing. The old barbed wire fence is being maintained  to contain cattle while allowing wildlife, such as elk and deer, to pass. (Fully released)
    Zumwalt_Prairie-OR-MRD64-032.jpg
  • Staff botanist for The Nature Conservancy, Susan Geer, works to distinguish native plants and non-native plants during a weed survey on Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Bunchgrass prairies may contain thousands of native plants and some weeds as well. Keeping the native plants and eliminating weeds is a priority on the rare grassland.
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-029.jpg
  • A belding ground squirrel pup nuzzles up to his mother on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The pups first emerged from their burrow the previous week. Called locally &quot;red diggers&quot;, they provide a food source for one of tha largest concentrations of breeding raptors in North America.
    belding_ground_squirrel-OR-MRD64-006.jpg
  • A belding ground squirrel pup nuzzles up to his mother on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The pups first emerged from their burrow the previous week. Called locally &quot;red diggers&quot;, they provide a food source for one of tha largest concentrations of breeding raptors in North America.
    belding_ground_squirrel-OR-MRD64-005.jpg
  • Elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) running on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon.
    elk_running_winterMDurham561_49.jpg
  • An elk bull, cow and calf (Cervus elephus nelsoni) running on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon.
    elk_running_winterMDurham560_49.jpg
  • A wild striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) photographed at night on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Eastern Oregon.
    Mephitis_mephitis-MDurham414_14.jpg
  • A mound ant colony (Formica spp.) in the middle of a bunchgrass prairie in Notheast Oregon. May 2001. This is part of The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. This area contains some of the largest remaining intact bunchgrass prairies left in North America
    ant_mound-MDurham407_13.jpg
  • Lupine flowers in grassland with South Findley Butte at dawn. The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon, Zumwalt holds some of the largest remaining tracts of intact bunchgrass prairie in North America.
    zumwalt_prairie-MDurham305_11.jpg
  • Frost bound Snake River phlox (Phlox colubrina) on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve.
    icy_flower-MDurham300_11.jpg
  • Western long-eared bat (Myotis evotis) flying at night over The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Eastern Oregon.
    prairie_bat-MDurham256_5.jpg
  • Aspen stands on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The aspen stands have been slowly dissappearing from the prairie, the reasons are unclear but young saplings are typically destroyed by browsing animals such as deer and elk. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Aspen_stand_DurHM290.jpg
  • Aspen stands on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The aspen stands have been slowly dissappearing from the prairie, the reasons are unclear but young saplings are typically destroyed by browsing animals such as deer and elk. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    quaking_aspen_DurHM286.jpg
  • Aspen stands on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The aspen stands have been slowly dissappearing from the prairie, the reasons are unclear but young saplings are typically destroyed by browsing animals such as deer and elk. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Aspen_stand_DurHM285.jpg
  • Detail of the bloom on a monument plant (Frasera speciosa). Photographed on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America. Spring 2001
    monument_plant_flower_DurHM280_3.jpg
  • An old livery barn marks the old stage coach route between Enterprise and Imnaha. Long ago, a more direct route was paved between the two towns. This is turned now into Zumwalt Road which leads up to the high prairie and The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The cloud shrouded Wallowa Mountain Range is on the horizon.
    old_livery_barn_DurHM280_2.jpg
  • The view of Imnaha Valley from TV Pasture on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwal Prairie Preserve.
    Imnaha_Valley_DurHM273.jpg
  • Water gathers in low lying areas on the prairie during the wet weeks of Spring on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The Wallowa Mountains rise above the horizon. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    wallowa_mountains_DurHM271.jpg
  • Two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) nearly fledged still in the nest. The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve - one of the largest remaining intact bunchgrass prairies left in North America. It supporta na unusually large raptor population because of the high populations of belding ground squirrels and other rodents.
    red-tailed_hawk_nest_DurHM265_1.jpg
  • Imnaha Valley as seen from a high praire on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The high grassland is frequently broken by rugged canyon land and ponderosa timber stands. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest intact tract of native bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Imnaha_Valley_DurHM252.jpg
  • An aerial view looking Southwest across Camp Creek Canyon toward the wallowa mountain range in NE Oregon. This land is part of The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest tract of intact native bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    zumwalt_prairie_aerial_DurHM203.jpg
  • Tallcup lupine (Lupinus caudatus) on the bunchgrass prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrss prairie in North America.
    Tallcup_lupine_DurHM201.jpg
  • Storm clouds threaten to bring water to the parched bunchgrass prairie in Fall. The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve.. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrass prairie in North America.
    stormy_prairie_DurHM200.jpg
  • Storm clouds bring water to the parched bunchgrass prairie in Fall. The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrass prairie in North America.
    stormy_prairie_DurHM199.jpg
  • Tallcup lupine and other spring blooms dominate the bunchgrass prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrss prairie in North America.
    spring_flowers_DurHM197.jpg
  • Tallcup lupine and other spring blooms dominate the bunchgrass prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrss prairie in North America.
    spring_flowers_DurHM189_1.jpg
  • Male vivid dancer damselfly (Argia vivida) in flight. Photographed with a high-speed camera on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Oregon.
    vivid_dancer_damselfly_110406DZ1.jpg
  • Dutch Henry Falls in summer when water is just a trickle. Part of a Nature Conservancy preserve in Central Washington. © Michael Durham.
    dutch_henry_falls_08-04-2019d-101.jpg
  • A double rainbow, photographed near Dutch Henry Falls - A preserve managed by The Nature Conservancy. High-desert, central Washington.
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  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62109MPl2-41.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62109MPl2-39.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62109MPl2-34.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62109MPl2-22.jpg
  • A wild mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    mariposa_lily_62009MPl-18.jpg
  • A green mason bee (Osmia sp) flies away from an annthidium bee (Anthidium sp) while it nectars on a Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium Curassavicum) flower. Photographed in the high-desert of Washington, at The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve.
    native_bees_61909NB-25.jpg
  • A vivid dancer damselfly (Argia vivida) resting on a salt heliotrope (Heliotropium Curassavicum). The Nature Conservancy's Whisper Lake Preserve, central Washington.
    vivid_blue_damselfly_61809Wl-15.jpg
  • Forest Service wildlife technician Aimee Hart walks a path that leads to Dutch Henry Falls in the desert of Central Washington. Aimee will assist in the capture of bats during a bat survey that will take place at the falls. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls, Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-53.jpg
  • The lights used by biologists create a glow against basalt cliffs while they work late into the night during a noctrunal bat survey at The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in central Washington.
    61208BT-258.jpg
  • Biologists and students set up a harp trap designed to catch bats in flight after nightfall. The bats will be identified as part of a bat survey of the area. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls Preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-149.jpg
  • Biologists and students set up a harp trap designed to catch bats in flight after nightfall. The bats will be identified as part of a bat survey of the area. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls Preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-143.jpg
  • Biologists and students set up a harp trap designed to catch bats in flight after nightfall. The bats will be identified as part of a bat survey of the area. The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls Preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-141.jpg
  • Bureau Of Land Management biologist Jason Lowe (left) assembles aluminium poles while Forest Service biologist Kurt Aluzas assists. They are setting up mist nets across a pond to catch bats, once evening falls, during a bat survey in The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in Central Washington.
    bat_research_61208BT-120.jpg
  • A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) flies at night at The Nature Conservancy's Dutch Henry Falls preserve in central Washington.
    little_brown_bat_flying_61008BT-45.jpg
  • A small short-horned grasshopper (Acrididae sp.) at The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Field Station in central Washington.
    funny_grasshopper_61008BT-17-1.jpg
  • A small short-horned grasshopper (Acrididae sp.) at The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Field Station in central Washington.
    short-horned_grasshopper_61008BT-12-...jpg
  • The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, one of the largest remaining intact bunchgrass prairies in North America. Storm clouds are about to drench the parched grassland. © Michael Durham / www.Durmphoto.com
    prairie_storm-Zprairie1.jpg
  • Andi Mitchell, Preserve Steward for The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, checks an antique range fence in preparation to open the grassland to cattle grazing. The old barbed wire fence is being maintained to contain cattle while allowing wildlife, such as elk and deer, to pass. (fully released)
    Zumwalt_Prairie-OR-MRD64-033.jpg
  • Staff botanist for The Nature Conservancy, Susan Geer, works to distinguish native plants and non-native plants during a weed survey on Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. While a seemingly impossible task given the scope of the grassland, preserve employees and volunteers work to keep the prairie as ecologically healthy as possible. (Fully released)
    Prairie_Survey-OR-MRD64-030.jpg
  • A family of belding ground squirrels (mother center, pups either side) stay close to their burrow on the native bunchgrass prairie habitat that is found on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The pups first emerged from their burrow the previous week.  Called locally &quot;red diggers&quot;, they provide a food source for one of tha largest concentrations of breeding raptors in North America.
    belding_ground_squirrel-OR-MRD64-008.jpg
  • A downy great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick in a barn window on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Oregon.
    great_horned_owl_MDurham603_71.jpg
  • Bunchgrass prairie, ponderosa pine stands and a view across the border of the Seven Devils of Idaho mountain range. This area contains some of the largest remaining intact bunchgrass prairies in North America. This grassland is part of The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Northeast Oregon.
    Zumwalt_Prairie-MDurham394_9.jpg
  • Dry grassalnd in habitat with rabbit brush flowers in late fall on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. South Findley Butte is visible on the horizon.
    Zumwalt_Prairie-MDurham392_9.jpg
  • Field of common camas flower (Camassia quamash) on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Late June 2001. This Preserve contains some of the largest, most intact examples of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    camas_flower-MDurham301_11.jpg
  • Field of common camas flower (Camassia quamash) on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Late June 2001. This Preserve contains some of the largest, most intact examples of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    camas_flower-MDurham299_11.jpg
  • Aspen stands on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. The aspen stands have been slowly dissappearing from the prairie, the reasons are unclear but young saplings are typically destroyed by browsing animals such as deer and elk. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America. Spring 2001
    quaking_aspen_DurHM291.jpg
  • A monument plant (Frasera speciosa). Photographed on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    monument_plant_DurHM280_4.jpg
  • Middle Findley Butte and West Findley Butte and morning sky on the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America. Spring 2001
    prairie_sunrise_DurHM276.jpg
  • Part of the Imnaha Valley as seen from TV Pasture on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Such rugged canyons frequently break up the landscape on the high prairie.
    _Imnaha_Valley_DurHM274.jpg
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