Please note the Difficulty Rating of each hike and choose hikes within your personal physical limits. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up early!
Take Highway 200 (east from Sandpoint) and in downtown Clark Fork turn north at the Chevron Station. Go past the school and continue up Mosquito Creek Road #276. Go past the Clark Fork Field Campus / outfitters to the junction of Road #2295. Turn right and go a little over a mile. Watch for signs for Trail #65. Turn left on road 2294. Turn left next on 2294A. Follow this a little over a mile to where the road ends at the trailhead. Look Up. If you get lost, it's always a left. Carpooling will also be available. Check with the hike leader for details.
Hike Description:Join Mike Giesey, a Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation board member and a local retired forester for a hike focusing on Whitebark Pine – a rare and threatened tree that occurs only in high elevation forests of the western US and Canada.
We will learn about all aspects of this tree, including how to identify it, its unique relationship with a bird, the elements causing its demise, and how we can save it. Also, learn about many other aspects of forest ecology in the Scotchman’s.
Note that elevation gain will be around 3,700 ft and the trip one way will be 4 miles. Please come prepared with appropriate gear for the day, snacks/lunch, plenty of water and a camera! Trekking polls are recommended.
Event time frame 8:30am – 3:30pm PT (9:30am – 4:30pm MT).
