Kamiah Middle School
Kamiah, Idaho

In May 1804, U.S. Army officers Merewether Lewis and William Clark headed up the Missouri River with 45 men in a well-stocked keelboat. Their assignment was to cross the North American continent from the Mississippi River to the Pacific by way of the Missouri and Columbia River systems, a region entirely unknown to European civilization. Together they logged more than 4000 miles in the wilderness and interacted with dozens of native tribes. They also wrote the first scientific descriptions of over 178 breathtaking plants and 122 animals.

Welcome to "The Kamiah Corps of Rediscovery" website. Students living and learning in Kamiah, Idaho have a unique opportunity each spring to "rediscover" the excitement and enthusiasm that was generated by the scientific discovery and documentation conducted by the Lewis and Clark Expedition during their stay in Kamiah, 1806.

Most of the plants and animals that inhabited this area in May, 1806 can be "rediscovered" now, May, 2000. The object for each student was to take a plant or animal that was discovered in Idaho by Lewis/Clark and "rediscover" it by doing the following 7 things: original journal citation about each item, provide a animal/plant picture, identifying the scientific name of each plant/animal, discuss its habitat, talk about YTT (yesterday, today, and tomorrow), give a cool fact regarding their item, and give a detailed description.

Our Web page is the end product that can be "rediscovered" by students who find themselves interested in discovering the journey of Lewis and Clark. Excerpts from the expedition journals, with original spellings and punctuation intact, are provided.

• The Fifth and Six grades

• The Seventh Grade

• The Eighth Grade

• Pictures

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