Field archive · Original campaign media
The valleyis the evidence.
These field recordings show the creek, ponds, wet meadows and forest edges behind the case for protection. Watch the valley across seasons, then follow the water and habitat that sustain its life.
Homestake fen wetlands and creek channels within all four Whitney Reservoir options. Campaign aerial footage.
See the living system
See Homestake for yourself.
Our footage follows the creek, wetlands, and wildlife that make this valley worth protecting.
A flight over the fen and creek.
Fen, creek and wetland habitat in the area shared by all four campaign-modeled Whitney flood zones.
Homestake Creek in motion.
A close field view of moving water, living banks, and downed timber.
Test drilling in Homestake.
This campaign footage documents the geotechnical testing authorized in 2021.
Across seasons and years
Life, moving through Homestake.
Our four cameras keep recording wildlife on Homestake’s valley floor, across seasons and years. Each camera sits in habitat that one or more of Save Homestake’s four modeled Whitney reservoir options would flood.
See the modeled habitat exposure and mapping methods.
A moose steps through the morning mist.
Morning mist hangs over the Valley Floor 1 meadow as a moose passes the camera. This September image records the animal’s use of the wetland and forest edge.
Elk moving through valley-floor habitat.
A remote camera records elk moving through Homestake’s valley-floor habitat in midsummer. The film follows their passage through this part of the valley.
Moose at a valley-floor pond.
A moose stands at a valley-floor pond in August. The remote-camera film captures a quiet moment where open water meets the surrounding habitat.
An antlered moose, close to the camera.
An antlered moose stands close to the Valley Floor 1 camera in October, giving a clear view of its head and antlers against the meadow and trees.
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About the camera record
Four cameras have recorded repeated wildlife use of Homestake's valley floor across seasons and years. Original files and dates are preserved, while public locations remain general to protect wildlife and equipment.
Find life in the valley
The Homestake Valley BioBlitz.
See what people have found, learn about Team Toad, and plan a careful visit to the wetlands.
observations
identified kinds of life
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A place in seasons
The Homestake we know.
Morning mist on the creek. A day spent fishing. Dark skies above the mountains. These are some of the reasons people keep coming back.
The record did not begin with Whitney
Public access and history belong in the footprint.
The project application identifies Forest Road 703 as access to Gold Park Campground, Holy Cross Wilderness trailheads, Homestake Reservoir, and fishing and recreation along Homestake Creek. These places also lie within the wider landscape once used for Camp Hale’s mountain training.
Enter the historical recordHelp show what is at stake
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