- Chehalis River Surge Plain Natural Area Preserve (dnr.wa.gov)
This large wetland area is spread out at the lower end of the Chehalis River, just upstream from where it empties into Grays Harbor. Sitka spruce and western redcedar thrive in the wet soils where fresh and salt water mingle on this 4,494-acre site. This preserve contains the largest and best quality tidal surge plain wetland in the state, including sloughs that shelter young salmon and other fish. The surge plain also supports osprey, bald eagles, and state-listed sensitive Olympic mudminnows. Vegetation communities represented in the Chehalis River Surge Plain preserve are Sitka spruce/red-osier dogwood/skunk cabbage vegetation, lady fern coastal herbaceous vegetation, softstem bulrush herbaceous vegetation, red-osier dogwood-willow species shrubland, Lyngby’s sedge herbaceous vegetation, and cattail surge plain herbaceous vegetation.
- Dominica (Wikipedia)
Dominica (locally /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ dom-in-EE-kə; UK: US: /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ or /dəˈmɪnɪkə/; Dominican Creole French: Dominik; Kalinago: Waitukubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica’s closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, the overseas departments of France, Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.
