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Description: 20. Goldfinch and Rhododendron - Spinus tristis - Rhodora macrophyllum. The goldfinch is about 4" long. Has 3-5 young in a brood. Eats weed seeds. Nests in bushes. Found in pastures, gardens and orchards. Is the state bird of Washington. The rhododendron grows both as shrub and tree. Has simple evergreen or deciduous leaves and large flower in terminal clusters. Is the state flower of Washington. Forestry Story - Our state bird and state flower thrive in tree farm forests, along with other flowers and wildlife. Tree farms are planned to supply wood for homes and countless other products we all use every day...forever.

Description: 16. American Elk (also Wapiti) - Cervus canadensis. About 9 feet long. Weighs from 500-1,000 pounds. Has 1-3 calves at a time. Eats grasses, twigs, leaves and green plants. Habitat is open meadows, brushy undergrowth and mature timber. Travels in herds. Forestry Story - The yellow-topped trees in the picture were killed by fire beetles. Tree farmers harvest dead, diseased and wind-felled trees to recover their good wood before it decays. This removes dead trees in which insects breed best.

Description: 19. Red Fox - Vulpes fulva. About 41" long. Has 4-9 kits in a litter. Eats birds, small animals, fruit and berries. Habitat is prairies and forested sections. Digs its burrow in a bank of earth, or under a stump or in a hollow log. Forestry Story - Trained foresters select each pine tree to be harvested by marking it with a painted "C" which means "cut". Loggers take only the marked trees, leaving the others to grow more and to drop seeds for the future tree crop.

Description: 17. White-Headed Woodpecker - Dendrocopos albolarvatus. About 9" long. Has about 6 young in a brood. Eats ants and grubs from dead trees. Habitat is wooded areas both open and dense. Nests in a hollow in a dead tree. Forestry Story - Pine trees are damaged by insects, too. Woodpeckers help stop damage by eating insects and larvae. Tree farmers spray such areas from airplanes and also harvest bad trees to remove insect-breeding areas and save wood.

Description: 15. Cougar - Felis concolor. From 7-8 feet long. Has one or two young in a litter. Eats large and small animals and birds. Occasionally insects. Habitat is forest and thicket. Lives in a cave or fissure in the rocks. Forestry Story - Fire is the worst enemy of the forest. To protect trees against fire, tree farmers build and maintain thousands of miles of forest roads...and use lookouts, short-wave radio, and the most modern fire-fighting equipment.

Description: 18. Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus. About 24" long. Has 2-4 young in a brood. Eats birds and animals, especially mice. Habitat is woodland and adjacent areas. Forestry Story - Tree farmers harvest pine by individual tree selection. Since pine grows in open stands, new trees thrive right among older trees, left as a seed source. Douglas fir, however, must be clear-cut or new trees won't grow well.

Description: 11. Columbia Black-Tailed Deer - Odocoileus hemionus. About 42" tall. Weighs about 150-200 pounds. Has 1-3 fawns at a time. Eats plants, bushes and grass. Habitat is broken country, open fields, brush and wooded terrain. Forestry Story - Trees of all ages grow on tree farms. This permits continuous harvesting year in and year out to provide wood for America's daily needs. By helping nature reseed cutover lands, tree farmers plan to supply wood forever.

Description: 10. Common Skunk - Mephitis mephitis. About 24" long. Weighs about 8 pounds. Has 4-6 young in a litter. Eats small mammals, insects, fish and eggs. Has very strong scent. Habitat is clearings, pastures or open ground near the borders of forests. Home is a burrow or old badger hole. Forestry Story - An old logging railroad trestle is almost hidden by a new crop of 20 to 30 years old Douglas fir. Such trees are about as high as a three-story house. They will be harvested in time to supply wood for you or your children.

Description: 13. Chinook Salmon (also King Salmon) - Oncorhynchus tschawytscha. Weighs up to 100 pounds. Deposits thousands of eggs when spawning. Eats smaller fish and crustacea. A very valuable food fish. Habitat is freshwater streams when young; the ocean while maturing. Returns to fresh water to spawn and die. Forestry Story - Tree farming practices help keep abundant water supplies in the Northwest. Mature trees left as seed blocks and quickly-established new tree crops protect watersheds and prevent excessive water runoff.

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