WLCC Newsletter 2021 Available for Download
Our 2021 annual Newsletter is now available! It includes updates on the dam & water level issues, land rezoning that would affect the watershed, and an invitation for members and volunteers.
Backlands Spring Migration: Black-backed Woodpecker
This inky black bird with a sharp white stripe on his face is “nearly synonymous” with periodically burned forests like the Backlands, where it feasts on big, juicy wood-boring beetle larvae.
Backlands Spring Migration: Hermit Thrush
Many Hermit Thrushes established their second nests this season.
Backlands Spring Migration: Ruffed Grouse
A fairly small bird, with a short, triangular crest and long fan-shaped tail, seen in the Church of Christ lands, Williams Lake watershed.
Backlands Spring Migration: Long Eared Owl
Sighted in the “flyway corridor” of the Purcell’s Cove Backlands