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Wildlife Program Weekly Activity Reports

These weekly Wildlife Program reports summarize the current activities of our field and headquarters staff. They are arranged by our four goals: 1) Conserve and protect native fish and wildlife; 2) Provide sustainable fishing, hunting and other wildlife-related recreational experiences; 3) Use sound business practices and deliver high-quality customer service; and 4) Maintain a highly skilled and motivated workforce. They are also arranged by our five divisions: 1) Game, 2) Wildlife Diversity, 3) Lands, 4) Science, and 5) Outreach; and by our six regions: 1) Eastern, 2) Northcentral, 3) Southcentral, 4) North Puget Sound, 5) Southwest, and 6) Coastal, including Wildlife Areas within those regions. (Reported activities will not necessarily reflect every goal, division or region each week.)

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Odessa second graders learned about radio-tracking with Wildlife Area Assistant Manager Mike Finch on Thursday, May 16.

Discovery Week: “Home on the Range” at Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area (SLWA): Discovery Week, an annual event coordinated by the Lake Roosevelt Forum, brings regional schoolchildren to various fish and wildlife venues throughout Northeastern Washington State. This week, SLWA staff hosted three groups of visiting second and third-grade students from Loon Lake, Wilbur and Odessa for a total of about 50 children from May 14-16. The kids got to use a GPS receiver to track hidden flags, follow radio signals to grouse tracking collars, learn about some of the plants and animals that inhabit the shrub-steppe, visit with Fish and Wildlife Officer (FWO) Curt Wood, and get up close and personal with animal pelts, bird wings, and ungulate skulls.

Dusky Grouse: Dusky grouse breeding display behavior is in full swing during Spring. Birds can often be viewed at a fairly close distance. Any unit of the Methow Wildlife Area with a mix of shrub-steppe and ponderosa pine habitat is a good bet for viewing opportunities.