365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
At The Other End
Day 349: Day before yesterday, I posted a picture of myself near the headwaters of the Nisqually River. Today, I visited the other end, 78 miles downstream. The "Niz" (as it is called by many locals) has its source in Mount Rainier National Park, and flows through the communities of Ashford, Elbe, LaGrande, McKenna and Yelm before spreading into a broad delta at Puget Sound. An amazing eighty percent of its shoreline is protected, thanks to the efforts of the Nisqually Land Trust and its partners. I am proud to say that I serve at both ends, and today donned my Land Trust hat for our annual picnic.
Labels:
Nisqually Land Trust,
Nisqually Reach
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