Naturalist Seminar - The Unique Features of Mt. Ellinor, Feb 19 2025

This seminar will focus on the natural history of Mount Ellinor, a 6,000-foot peak in the SE Olympic Mountains. Dave and Joanne Schuett-Hames will be taking us on a virtual hike of Mount Ellinor to explore the botany, geology, and wildlife of this special place.
Dee Ann Kline Parkinson Dee Ann Kline Parkinson
Olympia Branch Super Volunteer
January 28, 2025
Naturalist Seminar - The Unique Features of Mt. Ellinor, Feb 19 2025

Mount Ellinor supports a variety of habitat types with a diverse assemblage of plant communities and species, including an array of species endemic to the Olympic Mountains. Dave and Joanne Schuett-Hames are biologists with backgrounds in salmonid habitat, conservation biology, and plant ecology. They've hiked and backpacked extensively in the Olympic Mountains, and worked as volunteers with Olympic National Park as Wilderness Rangers doing surveys for the Olympic Marmot monitoring project. Their botanical interests on Mt. Ellinor include developing and maintaining plant lists for the Mt. Ellinor trail network on the WNPS website, collecting specimens for the Burke Herbarium, and assisting with the Rare Care plant monitoring program.

This summer, Dave and Joanne plan to lead an in-person hike up Mt. Ellinor to search for and view some of the species featured in their presentation. Participants of this seminar will be given first choice in signing up for the hike (about 6 miles and 3000+ feet of elevation gain). 

EVENT DETAILS

  • When: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 6:30pm
  • Where: Remotely via Zoom or in-person at McLane Fire Station (125 Delphi Road NW, Olympia
  • Registration FeeMembers: $10; Guests: $15. If costs are a barrier to attending this seminar, you can apply for a scholarship.

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For more information. contact Becky Andrade.