Reflecting on Black River Traditional Cache
Cascade Reviewer: As I haven't heard from the cache owner, I must regretfully archive this cache.
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Reflecting on Black River
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This is a little cache on the Black River.
This area gets pretty busy at times so be careful and use stealth. Replace as you found it.
Let's reflect a little on the Black River preserve. Doesn't seem much to look at but when you read about it at The Nature Conservancy. It is wonderful! I need a raft so I can go down the river and see all the sites.
The Black River meanders through a vast, largely impenetrable swamp before becoming a free-flowing river, ultimately merging gently with the Chehalis River southwest of Olympia.
The Black River is an easy paddle through a landscape largely undisturbed by humans.
The thickets that make foot travel so difficult create safe homes for swamp dwellers such as river otters, beaver and mink. Stilt legged waders, including the American bittern and great blue heron, hunt silently in the calm water at the river's edge, while the yellow warbler, cedar waxwings and other native songbirds flit among the branches on the banks.
In 1980, United States Fish and Wildlife Service identified the Black River as one of the most important fish and wildlife habitats in the state. It supports healthy runs of chum, chinook and coho salmon, as well as steelhead and cutthroat trout. The river is flanked by robust riparian vegetation, creating crucial habitat for an impressive variety of wildlife, including neotropical birds.
Enjoy the river, the wildlife, plantlife and grab the cache while your here.
Cache on and be safe!
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