Dawn light with flowering balsamroot, Balsamorhiza sagittata, with Joseph Creek Canyon in background, on Nez Perse Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Nez Perse Precious Lands, Joseph Creek Northeastern Oregon. Flowering thimble berries, Rubus parviflorus, in the Tamarack Creek drainage.
Layout Over-view of the Joseph Creek drainage, with ponderosa pines, Pinus ponderosa, and Douglas firs, Pseudotsuga menziesii, lining the steep side drainages. The Nez Perce Precious Land in Northeast Oregon, reclaimed ancestrial "wintering camps" of Chief Joseph. Together with the Trust for Public Land, the tribe reacquired 10,300 acres of prime bottomland habitat. Contacts: Angela Sondenaa, Phd. 208 843 7372, ext 2062 Keith Lawrence 208 843 7372
