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CROSSING PATHS
With Wildlife in Washington Towns and Cities
The Winter 2008 edition of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife newsletter "Crossing Paths with Wildlife in Washington Towns and Cities" is now available for reading and downloading at http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/crospath/ .
It features rain gardens to help reduce flooding, effects of deer browsing on landscape plants, and lots of other information. Enjoy!
WILDLIFE
This section of the site allows the naturalists among us to describe what type of wild-life is around our area and where you might see it.
Simply send us an Email telling us what sort of wildlife you saw and when you saw it, and we will post your information on the site.
Pictures would be greatly appreciated.
Do you know we have mink at diamond lake?
We do. Unfortunately I found out when I discovered one drowned in my crawdad trap. He obviously squeezed through the opening to enjoy a feast, and was unable to extricate himself after making his way in. Michael Duncan, our resident naturalist, had him mounted. Our favorite nearby taxidermist did a wonderful job! I would never have chosen to trap this beautiful creature, but I am thankful he has been memorilized in this fashion. |
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The Visitor
On May 19th, 2005, early in the morning, the residents of Woodland Drive were visited by a very curious bear. It stood upright against the walls of cabins and peered through as many windows as could be easily accessed, walked around vehicles looking inside, and climbed a few trees. I awoke with the bear standing at my bedroom window 2 feet from my face! It was chocolate brown all over, except that the tip of it's nose was almost white. The pale color was sand from the beach! After 30 minutes or so of hanging out, with no apparent interest in leaving, it was chased away by one of the neighbors
