Things With Wings Traditional Cache
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Beaver Park is one of Washougal's best kept secrets. But there are some pretty cool things to see here. A great Mt Hood view, which we who live here get to see and enjoy (and I can never seem to get enough of) all the time, a couple of osprey nests, and a cool raptor-dig type sand box and the John Muir tree climbing opportunity for kids.
The cache is not your run of the mill caches, and has room for small swag (less than 1 inch in diameter.)
Park at the east end of the park.
Beaver Park “Things With Wings”: In 1986, the Washougal City Council surprised long serving council member, Dick Beaver, with his own namesake park. The area was an actively used t-ball field until the 2003 construction of the Washougal Police Station pared the parkland down to .17 acres.
The “Things With Wings” theme provides visitors information on attracting winged wildlife (pollinating bees, dragon flies, butterflies, song and humming birds, etc) into Pacific Northwest gardens with native flowering plants and habitat vegetation. Volunteers, a grant, and multiple cost saving opportunities continue to bring the “winged wildlife” display garden closer to completion.
In the spring of 2010, the City of Washougal Parks Department developed an educational play element for Beaver Park. This intriguing piece includes the “raptor-dig” play feature, where children discover and unearth ancient winged creatures buried in sand. This opportunity provides a unique play experience for children to engage their imaginations, as if involved in an archaeological dig.
The Parks Department also relocated the John Muir climbing tree from Hathaway Park to this site. This feature compliments the park theme and adds another dimension of play for children.
In April of 2010, the City of Washougal teamed up with AT&T to build an Osprey “raptor pole.” The pole was installed south of the Washougal Fire Department on land that once connected to Beaver Park - prior to the 2003 Police Station construction project. The big birds also like to nest in the nearby radio/cell tower and I have often seen osprey and eagles (some carrying fish caught in the nearby Columbia) from this location.
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