Class explores wetlands

(Photo courtesy BILL ARNOLD) A young bull moose crosses the roadway during a recent Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness hike.

(Photo courtesy BRIAN BAXTER) Bill Arnold and River Burdick look around for wetland wildlife during a recent Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness hike.

| November 5, 2017 1:00 AM

(Photo courtesy BRIAN BAXTER) Bill Arnold and River Burdick look around for wetland wildlife during a recent Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness hike.

Participants in an Oct. 14 “Wetland’s Wandering” class sponsored by the Friends of Scotchman’s Peaks Wilderness not only learned about wetland areas, they got to see plenty of critters, too.

Led by local instructor Brian Baxter, the group braved a cool morning and studied three different types of wetland areas. The participants talked about interconnected wetland habitats, identified vegetation, and spotted bald eagles, blue herons, belted kingfishers, common mergansers, wood ducks, mink tracks and scat, otter tracks and scat, western grebes, and a young bull moose who crossed in front of the group.

For information about FSPW winter programs, email britta@scotchmanpeaks.org and for information on specific classes email Brian Baxter at b_baxter53@yahoo.com.