- This 229-acre site supports a wetland and sphagnum bog situated in a mountainous area near Mt. Baker at an elevation of about 3200 feet. The largest population of several-flowered sedge (a state Sensitive plant) known in Washington is protected at Dailey Prairie. Bog and wetland plants thrive in this lush plant community including bog laurel, leafy aster, marsh violet, woolly sedge, and white marshmarigold. An old growth forest composed of silver fir, mountain hemlock, and Alaska yellow cedar surrounds Dailey Prairie. This outstanding site was identified by the Washington State’s Natural Heritage Program as being one of the highest quality natural wetland systems remaining in the state.
- Messier 68 (Wikipedia)
Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster found in the east south-east of Hydra, away from its precisely equatorial part. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. William Herschel described it as “a beautiful cluster of stars, extremely rich, and so compressed that most of the stars are blended together”. His son John noted that it was “all clearly resolved into stars of 12th magnitude, very loose and ragged at the borders”.