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Wildlife, plants and environment at Beacon Rock

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Bears
• Bobcats
• Chipmunks
• Coyotes
• Deer or Elk
• Rabbits
• Skunks
• Squirrels
• Crows or Ravens
• Doves or Pigeons
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Grouse
• Gulls
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Ospreys
• Owls
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens
• Bass
• Crappie
• Salmon
• Steelhead
• Sturgeon
• Trout
• Walleye


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant Life 
Beacon Rock is the core of an ancient volcano. The ice-age floods through the Columbia River Gorge eroded the softer material away, leaving this unique geological structure standing by itself on the banks of the Columbia River.
 • Douglas Fir
• Ponderosa Pine
• Alder
• Cherry
• Maple
• Daisy
• Lupines
• Paintbrush
• Rhododendron
• Berries
• Ferns
• Moss or Lichens
• Thistle
• Poison Oak