Old vines at Ousterhout Vineyard showing John's Inverted Lyre trellis system, and the horizontal positioning made possible by their wide rows.

Early season vines at Ousterhout Vineyard, clearly showing the inverted Lyre trellis system and wide planting rows.

Cold and ice are frequent problems on Jackson County's Agate Desert; John Ousterhout and Gretchen Hunter participated in climate monitoring trials.

Photographed August 1994 at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Adult at nest with eggs showing

Photographed June 1994 at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Adult on floating nest

Photographed June 1994 at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Female with brood

Photographed June 1993 at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Female with brood

Photographed June 2007 at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Tule Lake Refuge Visitor Center released bird

Photographed January 2007 at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Perched on snag

Photographed January 2007 at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California; Perched on snag