Uinta Mountains Field Trip 2006

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First stop: Wanship Dam at the Rockport Reservoir	Dr. Gatherum describes the Weber Basin Project at Rockport Reservoir.	Rockport Reservoir from Wanship Dam	The lichens at Wanship Dam appreciated the rain.	Stop 2: Soapstone Campground, where deciduous trees have begun to change leaf color
Soapstone Campground: cluster of aspens changing	through the woods at Soapstone to the Provo River for Dr. Bozniak's talk on river ecology	Soapstone Campground: After a break for donuts, everyone gathers to listen to Dr. Clark talk about ethnobotany.	Bald Mountain: above 8,000 feet, the rain turned to snow, especially noticeable at our stop at the base of Bald Mountain, c. 10,500 ft	Undeterred by the weather, field trip participants clustered in the shelter of the trees for talks on wilderness values.
Base of Bald Mountain: flagging of the trees near timberline	Bald Mountain: witch's broom	Lily Lake: lunch stop, and the precipitation is back to rain	Lily Lake: Dr. Gatherum describes soil formation ...	... then pulls a core sample to illustrate the soil horizons
more work for Dr. Gatherum: dendrochronology	Dr. Deckert discusses the importance of fungi to the lives of plants	Lily Lake: the sun came out for the last of the talks	Dr. Wachocki describes plant successions while everyone enjoys the warmth of the sun	The 2006 Field Trip Participants at Lily Lake