- Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy transformation, and reproduction. Various forms of life exist, such as plants, animals, fungi, protists, archaea, and bacteria. Biology is the science that studies life.
- Hendrickson Canyon Natural Resources Conservation Area (dnr.wa.gov)
The 159-acre Hendrickson Canyon NRCA contains Wahkiakum County’s last high quality, mature and old growth forest composed of 100 to 120 year old western hemlock, western red-cedar, and Sitka spruce, with scattered older trees. There are very few such remnant stands of mature or old growth forests remaining in the Willapa Hills of southwestern Washington. The site also supports a high-quality example of the western hemlock/Oregon oxalis community type and provides habitat for birds associated with old-growth forest conditions.