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CRATER LAKE NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
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E. P. Leavitt
Superintendent |
Dr. G. C. Ruhle
Editor |
This series of special bulletins is planned in answer to the many
requests for information on specific phases of the natural history of
the Park.
Reprinting of any of the material appearing in this bulletin is
encouraged. It is requested that acknowledgment of the source be made
by giving the name of the author and of this publication.
Regular and special numbers of CRATER LAKE NATURE NOTES are
distributed free to members of the Association. A small charge is made
to others to defray publication expenses.
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Preface
By Dr. G. C. Ruhle, Editor
The author, Dr. Ralph Ruskin Huestis, during his summer vacations,
has served, with several breaks in continuity, as a ranger naturalist in
Crater Lake National park since the middle thirties. He was born in
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, on January 14, 1892, and received his BSA
degree from McGill University in 1914. From 1914 to 1919 he served with
the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Entering the University of California
for graduate work, he received a Master of Science degree in 1920, and
completed his work for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1924. At
the same time, he served as assistant biologist at Scripps Institute in
California. Since 1924, he has been a member of the faculty of the
University of Oregon, and is now a professor of biology at that
Institution. Professor Huestis has been celebrated for his ability to
make natural history interesting, for interpreting science and
scientific subjects in a language that the layman appreciates. This
special bulletin is a reflection of that ability as well as a fine
contribution to our knowledge of one of the most fascinating small
mammals of the Park fauna.
"Rim wall in front of Information Building" as seen
through the view window of the same.
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