Article describing a trip to Wallowa Lake to observe the current problem of the lake's fish being land locked. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified young man diving from the edge of a rowboat into a lake. A partially submerged wagon axle is visible in the foreground.
Two unidentified men with photography equipment along the edge of a lake. One man has a camera on a tripod set up in a rowboat and the other is on the shore loading materials into the boat.
Manuscript detailing lake trips. Document goes on to describe physical characteristics such as length and plant life, as well as detailing the search for white herons. The author is disappointed to learn that the area was one of the most popular plumage hunting sites.
Documents focus primarily on the destruction of bird nesting sites through the careless practices of the Reclamation Service, including prescribed burning and leasing of land for grazing. Other topics include cooperation between the Reclamation Service and Biological Survey, duck hunting, and recommendations for restoring refuges to ideal nesting conditions. A map of the Klamath Irrigation Project is included.