Landscape and Nature

Klamath River at the Wildlife Refuge.

Marsh grasses at Miller Island Wildlife Refuge.

Miller Island Wildlife Refuge, Klamath Basin. This and other marshy refuges are going to ge increasingly in peril due to drought. We have had no significant snow this year and precipitation has dwindled steadily since 2009. At the same time, ranchers are also in crisis and this region is in the midst of a "water war" between environmentalists, ranchers and native tribes. Here is an article about last year's water problem at the larger refuge south of the one pictured. www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/07/key_wildlife_refuge_hit_hard_i.html

Miller Island Wildlife Refuge, Klamath Basin. This and other marshy refuges are going to ge increasingly in peril due to drought. We have had no significant snow this year and precipitation has dwindled steadily since 2009. At the same time, ranchers are also in crisis and this region is in the midst of a "water war" between environmentalists, ranchers and native tribes. Here is an article about last year's water problem at the larger refuge south of the one pictured. www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/07/key_wildlife_refuge_hit_hard_i.html AA330 Ahhh Moment in Nature

Miller Island Wildlife Refuge, Klamath Basin. This and other marshy refuges are going to ge increasingly in peril due to drought. We have had no significant snow this year and precipitation has dwindled steadily since 2009. At the same time, ranchers are also in crisis and this region is in the midst of a "water war" between environmentalists, ranchers and native tribes. Here is an article about last year's water problem at the larger refuge south of the one pictured. www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/07/key_wildlife_refuge_hit_hard_i.html AA298 Soft colors.

Miller Island Wildlife Refuge, Klamath Basin. This and other marshy refuges are going to ge increasingly in peril due to drought. We have had no significant snow this year and precipitation has dwindled steadily since 2009.

Klamath River at Miller Island Wildlife Refuge.

Klamath River at Miller Island Wildlife Refuge.

Klamath River at Miller Island.

Miller Island Wildlife Refuge, Klamath Basin. This and other marshy refuges are going to ge increasingly in peril due to drought. We have had no significant snow this year and precipitation has dwindled steadily since 2009. Here is an article about last year's water problem at the larger refuge south of the one pictured. www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/07/key_wildlife_refuge_hit_hard_i.html AA283 Beauty in nature.

Goose down beside the Klamath River.

AA301 Curves.