March 2024 – Ranger Ramblings

After two days of single digit and sub-zero temperatures, a dedicated group of birding enthusiasts got outside on December 24th.

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

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

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

After we fed and monitored the little owlets for a few days, we moved them out to their new and temporary home.

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.