This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the G... more This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the Green Springs Mountain Wild Area, as defined in BLM Manual 6310 “Conducting Wilderness Characteristics Inventory on BLM Lands”. This report meets Manual 6310’s minimum requirements for consideration by the BLM (.06 B. 1.b.) and differs significantly from information and findings of BLM inventories completed prior to the March 15, 2012 issuance of BLM Manual 6310.
This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the G... more This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the Green Springs Mountain Wild Area, as defined in BLM Manual 6310 “Conducting Wilderness Characteristics Inventory on BLM Lands”. This report meets Manual 6310’s minimum requirements for consideration by the BLM (.06 B. 1.b.) and differs significantly from information and findings of BLM inventories completed prior to the March 15, 2012 issuance of BLM Manual 6310.
Hypermaritime foliicolous lichen communities were investigated at several locations in Northern C... more Hypermaritime foliicolous lichen communities were investigated at several locations in Northern California. The composition of these communities was found to be species depauperate when compared to tropical foliicole communities but resembles them in several ways. Observations of species rarely encountered in California are given and their known distribution in coastal California and the Pacific Northwest is discussed. Novel substrates for some species are discussed and several lichens are recorded as new to California. Introduction Cryptogams that grow on the leaves of higher plants (termed foliicoles) are a conspicuous and diverse community of organisms in tropical forests. Bryophytes, subaerial algae, cyanobacteria, and lichens are the most conspicuous groups represented in these communities. Foliicolous lichens found here form a diverse assemblage of species and in some areas they form the majority of lichen species encountered on the landscape. Leaf substrates colonized in thes...
New information resulting from focused surveys for the recently described foliicolous lichen spec... more New information resulting from focused surveys for the recently described foliicolous lichen species Enterographa oregonensis is presented. Locations, substrates, and habitat preferences are described, and some observations regarding the geography of its abundance in coastal northern California and southern Oregon are reported.
Lichens were collected and determined by volunteers for a BioBlitz event with the goal of increas... more Lichens were collected and determined by volunteers for a BioBlitz event with the goal of increasing known records of lichen species in Crater Lake National Park. Five sites were visited and collections were made by volunteers and park staff on one day. From these collections 74 species representing 30 genera were cataloged. 59 species represent additions to the list of species previously known from the park. An updated lichen list for Crater Lake National Park is presented.
Several notable lichens were found in the South Slough area near Coos Bay, Oregon, on a foray spo... more Several notable lichens were found in the South Slough area near Coos Bay, Oregon, on a foray sponsored by the Northwest Lichenologists. A new record for Bryoria bicolor extends its southern range on the Pacific coast of North America, and information is presented on several other species, including Scoliciosporum sp., a little-reported, undescribed epiphyllous lichen.
A backpack trip to Ice Lake (2435 m) and the summit of the Matterhorn (2995 m) in the Wallowa Mou... more A backpack trip to Ice Lake (2435 m) and the summit of the Matterhorn (2995 m) in the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon sponsored by Northwest Lichenologists resulted in numerous interesting finds, including several rare species and new state records. Caloplaca oblongula, C. saxifragarum, Cephalophysis leucospila, Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum, Farnoldia micropsis, and Solorina spongiosa are apparently new to Oregon. Many of the calciphiles found in this area on marble have seldom been reported from Oregon.
This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the G... more This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the Green Springs Mountain Wild Area, as defined in BLM Manual 6310 “Conducting Wilderness Characteristics Inventory on BLM Lands”. This report meets Manual 6310’s minimum requirements for consideration by the BLM (.06 B. 1.b.) and differs significantly from information and findings of BLM inventories completed prior to the March 15, 2012 issuance of BLM Manual 6310.
This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the G... more This report presents new information documenting ‘Lands with Wilderness Character’ (LWC) in the Green Springs Mountain Wild Area, as defined in BLM Manual 6310 “Conducting Wilderness Characteristics Inventory on BLM Lands”. This report meets Manual 6310’s minimum requirements for consideration by the BLM (.06 B. 1.b.) and differs significantly from information and findings of BLM inventories completed prior to the March 15, 2012 issuance of BLM Manual 6310.
Hypermaritime foliicolous lichen communities were investigated at several locations in Northern C... more Hypermaritime foliicolous lichen communities were investigated at several locations in Northern California. The composition of these communities was found to be species depauperate when compared to tropical foliicole communities but resembles them in several ways. Observations of species rarely encountered in California are given and their known distribution in coastal California and the Pacific Northwest is discussed. Novel substrates for some species are discussed and several lichens are recorded as new to California. Introduction Cryptogams that grow on the leaves of higher plants (termed foliicoles) are a conspicuous and diverse community of organisms in tropical forests. Bryophytes, subaerial algae, cyanobacteria, and lichens are the most conspicuous groups represented in these communities. Foliicolous lichens found here form a diverse assemblage of species and in some areas they form the majority of lichen species encountered on the landscape. Leaf substrates colonized in thes...
New information resulting from focused surveys for the recently described foliicolous lichen spec... more New information resulting from focused surveys for the recently described foliicolous lichen species Enterographa oregonensis is presented. Locations, substrates, and habitat preferences are described, and some observations regarding the geography of its abundance in coastal northern California and southern Oregon are reported.
Lichens were collected and determined by volunteers for a BioBlitz event with the goal of increas... more Lichens were collected and determined by volunteers for a BioBlitz event with the goal of increasing known records of lichen species in Crater Lake National Park. Five sites were visited and collections were made by volunteers and park staff on one day. From these collections 74 species representing 30 genera were cataloged. 59 species represent additions to the list of species previously known from the park. An updated lichen list for Crater Lake National Park is presented.
Several notable lichens were found in the South Slough area near Coos Bay, Oregon, on a foray spo... more Several notable lichens were found in the South Slough area near Coos Bay, Oregon, on a foray sponsored by the Northwest Lichenologists. A new record for Bryoria bicolor extends its southern range on the Pacific coast of North America, and information is presented on several other species, including Scoliciosporum sp., a little-reported, undescribed epiphyllous lichen.
A backpack trip to Ice Lake (2435 m) and the summit of the Matterhorn (2995 m) in the Wallowa Mou... more A backpack trip to Ice Lake (2435 m) and the summit of the Matterhorn (2995 m) in the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon sponsored by Northwest Lichenologists resulted in numerous interesting finds, including several rare species and new state records. Caloplaca oblongula, C. saxifragarum, Cephalophysis leucospila, Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum, Farnoldia micropsis, and Solorina spongiosa are apparently new to Oregon. Many of the calciphiles found in this area on marble have seldom been reported from Oregon.
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