Central Oregon Bitterbrush Broads • Entered by Scott R Bowler on July 5, 2024
Hike on Paulina Creek
June 19, 2024 – June 19, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 3 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 6 |
| Participants | 5 |
| Total Hours | 34 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Education & Outreach (tabling, films & lectures, regional B-walks/works)
Key Partners: Oregon Wild, Oregon natural Desert Association
Landscape/area: Deschutes National Forest (1612218 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Hiked (6 miles)
Outcome 2: Advocacy actions (1 comments)
Short Description of Activity
Hike along Paulina Creek. Discussed the Rivers Democracy Act, just re-introduced in the Senate. Discussed natural history, plant identification, local geology, etc, as discovered.
Reflection/Evaluation
Went well, although 3 people cancelled in the days ahead, but group size was more intimate and easily manageable.
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Photo Captions
1. Paulina Falls at start of trip.
2. Trailhead sign, McKay Campground was destination.
3. Karly Foster, recently Owyhee Campaign manager for ONDA.
4. Rare plant along the trail, a Nuttal’s Linanthus, Linanthus nuttallii subspecies.nuttallii.