The goal of the SCA/USFWS Trails Inventory program is to provide the Fish and Wildlife Service with a comprehensive and accurate inventory of all trails on USFWS sites across the country. This is certainly an ambitious project as there are over 600 USFWS sites nationwide. This project will take us to every corner of the country, to high mountains and low deserts through bayous and fjords. We are all extremely excited for this opportunity as it provides the chance to perform an important service to the USFWS, expand our own knowledge and expertise, and experience many different parts of the country for the first time.
Hitch 5- Oregon and Northern California
Hitch 5: Oregon, California, and Idaho
This hitch sent Toji and Alex on a tour of Oregon, dipping briefly into Northern CA for two refuges right over the border. We started our tour from Boise, driving to Malhuer NWR in Eastern Oregon before heading into California for two refuges right over the border. Making it into California just in time for the weekend, we made it to the Redwoods where, after the high desert of eastern Oregon, the massive trees and greenery were extremely refreshing. Mid-hitch we drove up the Oregon coast, visiting three refuges on the way. We inventoried trails with views of the Pacific, one that led to a giant Sitka Spruce, and one that led right to the ocean shore. William L. Finley NWR in central Oregon had a beautifully maintained trail system with views of the Williamette River Valley. We were also able to visit Crater Lake NP and hike in the Columbia River Gorge.
