Emily Jung Miller

One of 18 transparent panels installed at Hagg Lake, Oregon, illustrating the vibrancy and connections between local plants, animals, and human activity, with a focus on native species.

Facing the lake, the Sain Creek South Trail panel features a full moon in a pink springtime sky. Cherry blossoms scatter across the misty lake, where a Loon carries one of her two chicks on her back, and an American Coot stands on her nest in the tall reeds at the water's edge.

On the opposite side of the panel, facing inland, a Northern Flicker spreads its wings above a family of Bufflehead Ducks and their many chicks in the water below. A knothole in an old tree has served as a nest site for both the Northern Flicker and the Buffleheads.

In this description, the names of plants and animals are capitalized in accordance with Robin Wall Kimmerer's gesture of acknowledgement, respect, and reciprocity towards the many species that share our world, supporting and sustaining us in ways we may or may not know. See her book The Serviceberry to learn more.