Ant and Yellow Jacket
Evelyn Carter, D’Lisa Pinkham, Jackie Taylor
Nez Perce Indian Reservation, Lapwai, Idaho
Required Materials
- The Nez Perce story “Ant and Yellow Jacket”
- Pictures of the Ant and Yellow Jacket rock formation
(PDF)
Individual Photos of Pictures of the Ant and Yellow Jacket rock formation (all JPG) - Rock candy recipe (PDF)
Web sites
National Park Service Nez Perce National Historic Park – Pictures, map of, and info about Ant and Yellow Jacket
www.nps.gov/nepe/
U.S. Forest Service Region 6 – Information, maps and images of the geology of the Columbia River and the northwestern United States
www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/geology_index.htm
US Geologic Service Geologic Provinces of the United States – Excellent maps of and information about the Pacific Northwest showing lava flows, etc.
wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/usgsnps/province/columplat.html
University of North Dakota’s Volcano World - Excellent photos of the basalt flows in Idaho, Oregon and Washington states
volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/crb3.html
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory – Maps, images and information about the Columbia River Basalt Flows
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/PacificNW/AGU-T106/columbia_river_basalt_group.html
Satellite image of the Nez Perce Reservation
http://yoda.cec.umt.edu/sid/bin/show_newjava.plx?image=nezperce.sid&client=
Native_Lands§ion=Nez%20Perce%20Reservation&title=Native%20Lands