{"id":405,"date":"2014-06-09T16:30:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tulelake.server293.com\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2017-07-25T20:39:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T20:39:12","slug":"upper-klamath-nwr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wildlife\/refuge-complex\/upper-klamath-nwr\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"overlooking<\/a><\/p>\n

Man and wildlife coexist in a controlled natural environment.<\/strong>
\nUpper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is located some 24 miles north of Klamath Falls,
\n Oregon. Crater Lake National Park lies approximately 20 miles north of the refuge.
\n The refuge is on the northwestern side of Upper Klamath Lake.<\/p>\n

\"Overlooking<\/a><\/p>\n

Between mountain forest, creeks and lake.<\/strong>
\nUpper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, now comprising 14,966 acres of swamp and
\n open water, was established in 1928. At an elevation of slightly above 4,000 feet,
\n it lies in the shadow of the forested east base of of the Cascade Mountains and
\n is watered by mountain streams and deep, clear springs.<\/p>\n

\"upper<\/a><\/p>\n

There is much to do and much to see.<\/strong>
\nPopular recreation activities on Upper Klamath national Wildlife Refuge include
\n fishing, wildlife obsevation, canoeing, photography, birding, boating and waterfowl hunting.<\/p>\n

\"birding<\/a><\/p>\n

The Pacific Flyway stops off at Upper Klamath NWR<\/strong>
\nIn summer, mallards, pintails, cinnamon teal, Virginia rails, American bitterns,
\n wood ducks, grebes, and many other birds congregate here. On the marsh is a rookery
\n with double-crested cormorants, blue herons, black-crowned night herons, white pelicans,
\n grebes and common egrets. <\/p>\n

\"canoe<\/a><\/p>\n

Canoe trail through paradise found<\/strong>
\nThe Refuge cooperates with the Forest Service to sign and maintain a two loop canoe trail
\n through the Klamath Marsh. About two-thirds of the 8.5 mile canoe trail route is on
\n Refuge waters, with the balance on Forest Service property.<\/p>\n

\"recreation<\/a><\/p>\n

Forest & Flowers in a majestic landscape<\/strong>
\nAspen, white fir, red fir, Douglas fir, and Ponderosa dominate steep slopes
\nthat come down to the spring waters. On open slopes pentstemons, asters,
\npaintbrushes, blue lupines, and other flowering plants add dramatic color
\nto the landscape.<\/p>\n

\"recreation<\/a><\/p>\n

A Bald Eagle nest along Recreation Creek<\/strong>
\nSeveral bald eagles live year-round in trees near the refuge. Bald eagles can be
\n seen coming and going to and from the marshes and open water in search of food.
\n They will also sit in trees near the water’s edge, looking and listening.
\n “… we saw eagles everywhere… it was the closest we’d ever been to a
\n bald eagle and perhaps, to each other…<\/em>” Sunset Magazine.<\/p>\n

\"rocky<\/a><\/p>\n

Step Back In Time<\/strong>
\nIn the early 1900\u2019s Rocky Point Resort along with Harriman Springs and
\n Point Comfort Lodge, was the gateway for travelers going to Crater Lake.
\n Eating a fine meal on the resort\u2019s outdoor dining area, overlooking the marsh,
\n is time well spent.<\/p>\n

\"upper<\/a><\/p>\n

Abundant diversity, textures, sounds and light<\/strong>
\nThe season roll on through the marshes and open waters of Upper Klamath National
\n Wildlife Refuge. The star filled skies are celestial poetry in motion, here the
\n Milky Way shimmers in volume and brightness. On the ground the rhythms of survival
\n and regeneration run their course. Listen to the marsh songs and a bald eagle diving at a fish. <\/p>\n

\"view<\/a><\/p>\n

Water, Marsh & Land<\/strong>
\nThis view from Pelican Butte looks down on Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge,
\n Upper Klamath Lake and Pelican Bay\u2019s mouth. Pelican Butte is a snow mobile destination
\n in the winter. In the summer it is the big view of a remarkable land – north,
\n east, south and west.<\/p>\n

\"Mt.<\/a><\/p>\n

It is easy to see why here was called America\u2019s Switzerland<\/strong>
\nMt. McLoughlin, 9,495 ft., provides an enchanting backdrop for resting sea gulls.
\n Not that long ago steamboats came up this bay with passengers and cargo.<\/p>\n

\"pelican<\/a><\/p>\n

We can all be one with an amazing world<\/strong>
\nUpper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is unique among the six Basin refuges
\n for its vast tule marsh, drowned stream channels outlined with willow-lined banks
\n rising above impounded waters, and coniferous forests on steep mountain slopes along
\n it\u2019s western boundary. <\/p>\n

\u00a92014 Anders Tomlinson, all rights reserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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