John Scharff was a founder of the E. R. Jackman Institute (later the E. R. Jackman Foundation) and was president of its board for the first fourteen years of its existence. He was manager of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge from 1935 until his retirement in 1971.
John Scharff was a founder of the E. R. Jackman Institute (later the E. R. Jackman Foundation) and was president of its board for the first fourteen years of its existence. He was manager of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge from 1935 until his retirement in 1971.
John Scharff (left) was a founder of the E. R. Jackman Institute (later the E. R. Jackman Foundation) and was president of its board for the first fourteen years of its existence. He was manager of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge from 1935 until his retirement in 1971. Giles French (second from left) was Editor and Publisher of the Sherman County Journal. Marion Weatherford (foreground, second from right) was a Gilliam County, Oregon wheat farmer.
Spores; Habitat: Rocky Artemisia rigida - Poa sandbergii steppe with scattered Juniperous and low basalt cliffs; Location: Near Stinkingwater Pass, on road to Pine Creek, just off US Route 20; Substrate: Grimmia on basalt cliffs; Elevation: 1400 meters; Notes: dupl. det. U. Sochting 2006 as C. tiroliensis.
Apothecial section; Habitat: Scattered Juniperus and Artemisia, with basalt outcrops; Location: Just south of Hwy 20, near Stinkingwater Pass, along road to quarry; Substrate: Rock, basalt; Elevation: 1447 meters.
Asci; Habitat: Open area of outcrops in cold steppe; Location: Between Pate Lake and Honeymoon Lake, Steens Mountain Loop Road; Substrate: Detritus and soil; Elevation: 2350 meters; Notes: Det. M. Westberg 2006.