Crater Mountain
Big Pine Volcanic Field with Photos-optimized.pdfBackground Information on the Big Pine Volcanic Field
BIG PINE VOLCANIC FIELD-W PICS.docSome good diagrams and more kid-friendly information (background for instructors is in italics)
LAVA TUBES FIELD TRIP INFORMATION.docSpecific background information on field trip
Bats of the Inyo White Mountains
Background information on our local bat species. According to Dr. Michael Morrison, who has researched our local Crater Mountain Colonies, the above paper is oldish but still valid for the region. He has not encountered any other bat species besides Townsend's Big-eared Bats in the lava tubes except for an occasional canyon bat (Parastrellus) and Myotis (of some species; multiple ones here).
In addition, he stated, "the bats will be mostly if not entirely gone come October. They should start moving up to higher elevation hibernacula by November/December, and the Valley is too low for most of them (they need it cold)."
BATS of White-Inyo Mtns Szewczak et al. 1998.pdfBat Wraps Up from Dark Emperor Poems.pdfBat Poem
We have bats in the lava tubes and need to educate students, counselors, and instructors about them!
BATS.docBat Information (background) - not sure of source and some may not be accurate - needs review!
Lava Tubes GPS Coordinates UPDATED.docxGPS Coordinates and descriptions of lava tubes
