- Ashford Natural Resources Conservation Area (dnr.wa.gov)
This forested conservation area protects mature, structurally complex conifer forest and helps provide habitat connectivity for northern spotted owls in the surrounding landscape. The forest is predominately Douglas fir, western hemlock and western redcedar ranging in age from 140 to 220 years, with a few trees estimated to be 400 to 600 years old. The 78 acre conservation area is within a larger area protected by conservation easements managed by the Nisqually Land Trust.
- Poland (Wikipedia)
Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska]), officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, while its longest river is the Vistula. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union, with its sixteen voivodeships having a total population of over 38 million and covering a combined area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). It is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The nation’s capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk.
