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Wildlife, plants and environment at Palouse Falls

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Badgers
• Bobcats
• Coyotes
• Deer or Elk
• Marmots
• Rabbits
• Raccoons
• Squirrels
• Chukars
• Crows or Ravens
• Doves or Pigeons
• Ducks
• Geese
• Gulls
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Ospreys
• Owls
• Pheasants
• Quail
• Snipes
• Swans
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant LifeSpecial
Created by the Lake Missoula floods, Palouse Falls is the only major waterfall left along the glacial flood path of 15,000 years ago. • Alder
• Ash
• Birch
• Oak
• Poplar
• Lupines
• Thistle
• Poison Ivy
The Marmes Rock Shelter was the site of a 1968 archeological dig. Geologists unearthed remains of the "Marmes Man." Among the oldest human remains found in the western hemisphere, Marmes Man is estimated to be 10,000 years old. Approximately 1.25 miles upstream from the mouth of the Palouse, a levee surrounds a murky pool below a shallow basalt cave. The remains of at least five individuals were excavated from a fire hearth in the cave.

Created by the Lake Missoula floods, Palouse Falls is located in the Palouse Falls Natural Area, this 198-foot waterfall is spectacular to view, particularly in spring and early summer.