June 2023 – Ranger Ramblings

Many children enjoy our camps so much that they return year after year, but it’s equally awesome having new campers join in the fun.

Often wheel-like or cylindrical “snowballs” are formed naturally as chunks of snow roll down hill picking up further snow along the way.

NWDC Raptor Center Director Diana Miller drew a beautiful red-tailed hawk out from a portable carrier and held it up for all to see.

This fall, our Earth Studies students got to see incredible biodiversity firsthand on their first trip of the year to visit us!

It sometimes takes awhile for students to realize the human impacts on the river, such as personal use and growing crops.

This spider is the goldenrod crab spider, or more generally, the flower (crab) spider. It is most commonly found hunting in flowers.