Wenatchee Confluence State Park - Water Loving Mammals Interpretive Field Station
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The “Water Loving-Mammals” Interpretive Field Station at Wenatchee Confluence State Park
The interpretive sign reads,
Water-Loving Mammals
Mink, muskrat, raccoon, river otter, and beaver depend on wetland habitats to survive. These fur-bearing mammals are common in the Chelan County area, but are seldom seen by people because they are most active at night. By daylight, look for their tracks or evidence of feeding in the damp soils along the river banks and marshes.
Mink and river otter make their dens in river and stream banks, but they hunt in the water for fish, frogs, crayfish, and aquatic insects. Mink also eat muskrat and any other small birds or mammals they can catch. They are top carnivores in the wetland food web.
The interpretive sign reads,
Water-Loving Mammals
Mink, muskrat, raccoon, river otter, and beaver depend on wetland habitats to survive. These fur-bearing mammals are common in the Chelan County area, but are seldom seen by people because they are most active at night. By daylight, look for their tracks or evidence of feeding in the damp soils along the river banks and marshes.
Mink and river otter make their dens in river and stream banks, but they hunt in the water for fish, frogs, crayfish, and aquatic insects. Mink also eat muskrat and any other small birds or mammals they can catch. They are top carnivores in the wetland food web.
