Diverse wildlife habitat...

Special attention is focused on managing the property for wildlife using a pasture seed mixture. Log landings have been turned into grazing fields for deer, elk, butterflies and other small creatures. Four duck boxes provided by the Oregon Dept. of Forestry for Wood Ducks put up, 2 of which were used by nesting pairs in 2001. Bat boxes to attract insect eating bats were installed in 2001 open for occupancy in 2002.

Habitat for beaver has been maintained with the use of a beaver pond leveler built by Richard and Anne using ideas from a Clemson University bulletin. This mechanism allows the beaver to use his pond while keeping the water at an acceptable level.

Wildlife species seen or heard frequently:

Varieties of small birds:

Salamanders are a sensitive amphibian. They have a narrow range of habitat and temperature tolerance. They have become the riparian indicator. Removing a high percentage of the canopy reduces their numbers and they are difficult to return to a desirable habitat when it becomes available. It has been the practice, on Little Beaver Creek and the small tributary that flows into it of retaining a well-developed canopy. In the past, no debris from the stream has been removed. There has been reforestation of areas where the canopy has become thin through the work of the beaver. Consequently, salamanders are common in our riparian areas.

Future plans are to establish wood duck nesting boxes on the creek with the help of Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.