Running-pine Clubmoss: Lycopodium clavatum
Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum ?
Common Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum
Deer Fern: Struthiopteris spicant
Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Mountain Juniper: Juniperis communis (var. jackii ?)
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Noble Fir: Abies procera
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
* Hitchcock's Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii
Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha ?
* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora
* Star Sedge: Carex echinata var. echinata
* Lakeshore Sedge: Carex lenticularis (var. impressa or lipocarpa ?)
* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii
* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii
* Sweet Vernalgrass: Anthoxanthum odoratum
* Columbia Brome: Bromus vulgaris ?
* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica
* Fescue: Festuca sp. - Native
* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum
* Common Timothy: Phleum pratense
* Cat's Ear Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Begining to fade out of bloom.
* Queen Cup: Clintonia uniflora
Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri
Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum - Pods ripening.
* Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Begining to fade out of bloom.
False lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum
Western Solomon Plume: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Past bloom.
Claspingleaf Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius
Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum
Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax
* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta
Red Alder: Alnus rubra - Along access road to trailhead.
Sitka Alder: Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata
* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Candy Flower: Claytonia sibirica
* Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia
Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Berries ripening.
* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* White Marsh Buttercup: Caltha biflora - Fading out of bloom in forest streambeds.
* Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii
* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa - Begining to fade out of bloom.
Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa
* Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra
* Coldwater Corydalis: Corydalis aquae-gelidae
* Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea (old var. macounii) - Fading out of bloom.
* Coolwort: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum - Past bloom.
* Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus
* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?)
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus - Fading out of bloom.
* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Fading out of bloom.
Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fruits ripening
* Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens
* Western Sweet-vetch: Hedysarum occidentale
* Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
* Yellow Buckbean: Thermopsis montana var. ovata
Vine Maple: Acer circinatum
Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Stream Violet: Viola glabella
Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens
* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
* Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. glandulosum
* White-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum
Devils Club: Oploplanax horridum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii
* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Fading out of bloom.
* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis - Fading out of bloom.
Thin-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium
Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium - Fruits nearly ripe.
* Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa - Beginning to bloom.
Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Past bloom.
* Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis
* Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata
* Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata
* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa
* Coiled-beak Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta
Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii
* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus
* Yellow Rattle: Rhinanthus crista-gallii - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Speedwell: Veronica officinalis
* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis
* Scot's Harebell: Campanula rotundifolia
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Beginning to bloom.
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.
* Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Beginning to bloom.
* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus - Beginning to bloom.
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii - A dominent weed of the open ridgetops
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
Rattlesnake Root: Prenanthes alata
* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis var. triangularis
Golden Eagles - Adult with juvenile
Varied Thrushes - Calling in the coniferous forest.
Chestnut-backed Chickadees
Pine Siskins
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Rufous Hummingbirds
Thanks to Dennis Deck and Jake Hurlbert who provide the insect list:
Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
Sara Orangetip (Anthrocharis sara) [Jake saw one]
?Western White (Pontia occidentalis) [not netted, maybe
Checkered/Becker's/Mustard]
Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
Anna's Blue (Lycaeida anna) [some consider it subspecies of Northern]
Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icaroides)
Variable Checkerspot (Euphydras chalcedona)
Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
Western Meadow (or Pacific) Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
Great Arctic (Oenis nevadensis) [common in even numbered years]
Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis Lorquini) [males perch about eye level to
chase females]
Flea Beetle: Scelolyperus sp.