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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • An aerial view across grassland, aspen groves, and hawthorne shrubs 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_DurHM209.jpg
  • An aerial view looking into the rugged terrain of Camp Creek Canyon, part of The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining intact tract of native bunchgrass prairie in North America.
    zumwalt_prairie_aerial_DurHM207.jpg
  • An aerial view looking Southwest across the very begining of 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_DurHM206.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Storm clouds at dusk move across Weippe Prairie over a field of camas flowers (Camassia quamash), Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    camas_prairie_storm_52611V2-681.jpg
  • A rain squall moves across Weippe Prairie over a field of camas flowers (Camassia quamash), Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    camas_prairie_storm_52611V2-248.jpg
  • Camas flowers (Camassia quamash), On Weippe Prairie, Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce,
    camas_flower_prairie_52511TLC1-114.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-164.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-106.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-100.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-214.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-195.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-190.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-178.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-173.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-156.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-112.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-211.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-161.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-143.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-136.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
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-116.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
  • Spring wildflowers bloom on bunchgrass prairie at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrss prairie in North America.
    prarie_DurHM208.jpg
  • An ochre ringlet butterfly (Coenonympha tullia) winging its way through flowers on Zumwalt Prairie. Spring 2002 The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve is one of the largest preserved examples of bunchgrass prairie habitat found in North America.
    flying_butterfly_Ochre1.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
  • 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-MDurham406_13.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
  • 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
  • Camas flowers (Camassia quamash), On Weippe Prairie, Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    camas_flower_prairie_52511TLC1-709.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
  • Storm clouds at dusk move across Weippe Prairie over a field of camas flowers (Camassia quamash), Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    camas_prairie_storm_52611V1-613.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • An old, abandoned house on the prairie of Central Oregon.
    abandoned_prairie_house_12110JDd-137.jpg
  • An old, abandoned house on the prairie of Central Oregon.
    abandoned_prairie_house_12110JDd-135.jpg
  • An old, abandoned house on the prairie of Central Oregon.
    abandoned_prairie_house_12110JDd-132.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-199.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-197.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-179.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS2-122.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS2-121.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-220.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-215.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-198.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-183.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS2-141.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon. Mount Hood is visible in the background.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS2-105.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-207.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-190.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon. Mount Hood is visible in the background.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS2-152.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS2-111.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-213.jpg
  • Velvet lupine (Lupinus leucophyllus) growing in prairie habitat near Condon, Oregon.
    lupine_prairie_flowers_61211FoS1-188.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first membe
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-119.jpg
  • Blue camas flowers (Camassia quamash) and yellow western buttercup (Ranunculus occidental) blooming on Weippe Praire, Idaho. The bulbs of these plants are edible and are a valuable food source for the Nez Perce tribe. On September 20, 1805 the first membe
    Idaho_prairie_flowers_53011-109.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • An Aspen stand with hawthorne shrubs 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_DurHM292.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
  • An old stone shepherd's cairn on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve at dusk. Cairn's like this one dot the horizon of the high prairie. Some think they may have been built by the Nez Perce indians before the Basque shepherders arrived at the end of the 19th century. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America. Spring 2001
    shepherd's_cairn_DurHM270.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • a mule deer doe (Odocoileus hemionus) jumps through spring flowers in The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining intct tract of native bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    jumping_deer_DurHM216.jpg
  • Unusually regular mounds of earth and vegetation commonly refered to as "mima mounds". Their formative mechanisms continue to be a mystery to scientists. Photographed from the air in spring at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining intact tract of native bunchgrass prairie in North America.
    Zumwalt_mima_mounds_SC12209MM2.jpg
  • Unusually regular mounds of earth and vegetation commonly refered to as "mima mounds". Their formative mechanisms continue to be a mystery to scientists. Photographed from the air in spring at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining intact tract of native bunchgrass prairie in North America.
    mima_mounds_DurHM205.jpg
  • Entemologist Cliff Ferris holds a large Ceanothus silk moth (Hyalophora euryalus) on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Cliff_Ferris_DurHM268.jpg
  • An old dirt track follows the path up lower Camp Creek Canyon at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrss prairie in North America.
    canyon_roadDurHM202.jpg
  • Entemologist Cliff Ferris chases butterflies on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Cliff_Ferris_DurHM269.jpg
  • Entemologist Cliff Ferris holds a large Ceanothus silk moth (Hyalophora euryalus) on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Ceanothus_silk_moth_DurHM266.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 old dirt track follows the path up lower Camp Creek Canyon at The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is the largest remaining tract of native bunchgrss prairie in North America.
    canyon_road_DurHM204.jpg
  • The edible root of a camas plant (Camassia quamash) after being cooked in an earthen oven, on Weippe Prairie, Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    camas_root_52711CM2s-129.jpg
  • A single camas flower(Camassia quamash), On Weippe Prairie, Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    camas_flower_52211CMs-101.jpg
  • Camas flowers (Camassia quamash), On Weippe Prairie, Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Camassia_quamash_52711CMs-166.jpg
  • Camas flowers (Camassia quamash), On Weippe Prairie, Idaho. On September 20, 1805 the first members of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, including Clark himself, emerged starving and weak onto the Weippe Prairie. There they encountered the Nez Perce, who were attracted to the area by the abundant hunting, as well as the fields of camas flowers, whose roots were a staple of their diet.
    Camassia_quamash_52711CMs-146.jpg
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