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This summer, we partnered up with the Anthony Wayne Area Council to bring their scouts out for a service project at Eagle Marsh. Their goal was helping us install a drainage system under Trail 1, in an area which would frequently flood with runoff from the interstate. Previously, scouts had installed boardwalks in this area, but over the years, constant flooding and poor drainage left them completely embedded in the mud. It took a team of 6 scouts heaving and ho’ing to pop th

This photo taken at Fox Island County Park during a recent winter shows a normal-colored female cardinal and a female cardinal with leucism, a lack of color pigment in some of her feathers. (From Cynthia Powers)   Volunteers go out on a day between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 to count and identify all of the bird species they see and hear. The count has been taking place annually since 1900.   “The data collected by the CBC (Christmas Bird Count) participants over the past century ha

If you’ve been through a wetland or even been to Eagle Marsh lately and noticed a pile of sticks in the water, a lodge, or even a dam, you’ve more than likely found yourself some beaver evidence. As North America’s largest rodent, they do much more than chew on trees. Beavers are wetland engineers, create homes for wildlife, and their behavior and activities change throughout the seasons. Beavers Through the Year Spring When the ice melts, the work begins. Starting in the spr