Photo: Large sculpture of an elk, covered with a mosaic of small local nature scenes.
Photo: Close up view of prairie side of the colorful mosaic elk, showing a variety of nature scenes including a condor, river, raccoon, bald eagle, flowers and trees, and more. Not visible: ocean scenes on other side.
Photo: information sign: MOSAIC ELK SCULPTURE Donated to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park by mosaic artist Jennifer a'Midi Unveiled on September 13, 2025 This mosaic art sculpture features 138 unique habitat types, plants, animals, and fungi native to California Redwood National and State Parks is honored to host Jennifer a'Midi's custom-made artwork, and we are thrilled to connot visitors to creative experiences in the parks, which provide inspiration and connection to nature. PRAIRIE SIDE Acorns • Anna's hummingbird • Bald eagle • Bald hills • Banana slugs • Barn owl • Black bear Black tailed deer Blackberries Bolete・ California dogwood • California lupine • California poppy • California condor • Calypso orchid • Canyon live oak • Coastal prairie • Coyote - Douglas irises • Fire pink catchfly • Flame skimmer dragonfly • Golden chanterelle • Great blue heron • Grey fox • Honey - mushrooms Horsetails Humboldt flying squirrel Leptonia decolorans • Little brown bat • Madrone tree • Manzanita • Midnight Entoloma • Mountain lion • Northern pigmy owl - Oak leaf • pinwheel mushroom • Pacific giant salamander • Pacific treefrog • Racoon • Redwood tree • Rhododendron • Ringtail cat • Salmon berry • Salmonoid • Scarlet waxy cop • Sorrel • Spotted skunk • Steller's jay • Sword ferns • Tiger swallow tailed butterfly • Townsend's chipmunk Western hazelnut • Western trillium. Wild strawberries
Stunning roosevelt elk art at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park visitor center. The space was too small to get a photo conveying the scale and a good photo of both sides, but the mosaic was beautiful. One side is prairie scenes, the other ocean.
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