Views of the main marsh at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID -- 18 July 2000.

Photos by Leanne Hanson, USGS - Denver, CO

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Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, Idaho, Refuge Office on left, Refuge Housing on right.

View from ShortyÆs Place (western edge of Lake) looking north, Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID.

View from ShortyÆs Place (western edge of lake) looking east, Bear Island and Caribou Mountain are the backdrop, Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID.

View from ShortyÆs Place (western edge of lake) looking southeast, Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID.

View from ShortyÆs Place (western edge of lake) looking south-southeast. Wayan, ID (center-left) and Beavertail Point (center-right) are the backdrop.

Looking South up the outlet canal toward Clarks Cut on Southwest edge of Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID.

Looking North from the USGS Lake-level Gauging Station on the South end of Grays Lake, Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID.

Trumpeter swan on an open water area of Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID.

A day on the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (l. to r.) Dick Jachowski (USGS), Mike Fisher (FWS) and Dick Munoz (FWS)

A day on the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (l. to r.) Dick Munoz (FWS), Bill Pyle (FWS) and Doug Ouren (USGS)

A muskrat æeat-outÆ (open water area) and hut surrounded by cattail (Typha angustifolia), Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

View across Grays Lake with Bear Island as a backdrop on the right. Notice the variety of habitats - open water at bottom, light green is cattail (Typha angustifolia), darker green is bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.)

View into the cattail (Typha angustofolia) from the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID. Notice -- vegetation density and visible litter and water.

Muskrat house (center), and view south across Grays Lake Notice the bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.) has been damaged by a suspected microburst on previous afternoon.

Young moose grazing on bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.) on Grays Lake, with the Caribou Mountains in background.

View into the bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.) from the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Wayan, ID. Notice -- vegetation density and visible litter.

Swamp Buggy æbreakÆ for discussion and lunch, notice tracks in the background. (l. to r.) Rick Sojda (USGS), Tandy Perkins (graduate student at Univ. MO), Bill Pyle (FWS) Dick Munoz (FWS), Jan Keough (USGS) and Terry Gladwin (FWS)

Swamp Buggy æbreakÆ for vegetation study and discussion. (l. to r.) Jan Keough (USGS), Terry Gladwin (FWS) and Dick Jachowski (USGS)

View into the bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.), buck bean (Menyanthes sp.) and carex (Carex lasiocarpus) from the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Notice -- vegetation density water and litter.

GoinÆ for a Swamp Buggy Ride at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge (l. to r.) Rick Sojda (USGS), Doug Ouren (USGS) and Jan Keough (USGS)

Exploring the Lake--Rick Sojda (on left) (USGS) and Jan Keough (on right) (USGS) get off the Swamp Buggy to stretch their legs, and check out the vegetation.

View into the bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.), buck bean (Menyanthes sp.) and carex (Carex lasiocarpus) from the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Notice -- vegetation density, water and litter.

View of open water area surrounded by bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.), and cattail (Typha angustofilia) from the Swamp Buggy at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Bear Island is in the background on the left.

View of the Swamp Buggy tracks in bulrush (Schoenoplectus spp.), Bear Island is in the background on the right.

Author: Leanne Hanson

Email: leanne_hanson@usgs.gov

Home Page: http://swan.msu.montana.edu/wetlands

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