- Messier 59 or M59, also known as NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster, with the nearest fellow member 8′ away and around 5 magnitudes fainter. The nearest cluster member of comparable brightness is the lenticular galaxy NGC 4638, which is around 17′ away. It and the angularly nearby elliptical galaxy Messier 60 were both discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in April 1779 when observing comet seeming close by. Charles Messier listed both in the Messier Catalogue about three days after Koehler’s discovery.
- Eagle Island Wildlife Area Unit (wdfw.wa.gov)
The Eagle Island Unit is located on the North Fork Lewis River, east of the town of Woodland. The area is largely a forested floodplain comprised of mature conifer and deciduous trees and dense vegetation, but a large meadow is on the downstream end of the island. The management objective for the unit is to provide riparian and side-channel habitat for salmonids, as well as habitat for black-tailed deer, waterfowl, and songbirds.