Weather Report

 February Rainfall

The numbers are in for February.  February had 16.33" of precip.  The total for 2024 through the end of February was 49.63".  That's a lot of water over two months!

You can see how few days we've had without rain.  This is fewer than usual.  Temperatures were also milder than usual.

March Comes In Like A Lion

The milder temperatures ended on March 1st.  We've had snow the past 3 days mixed in with some hail, sleet, and rain.  Temperatures have stayed around 30 to 36 degrees. 

The morning of March 1st we had huge snowflakes.

This morning we hiked up the 5300 where it was still snowing.  The snow was not knee deep, Gail just happens to be on her knees.

Skunk Cabbage is now blooming.  Hopefully, this is a sign that March will go out like a lamb.

SWIFTY Update

Last Thursday, Jim, Marty, and I met Evan Hayduk at this property which is part of a watershed conservancy.  Evan is in charge of watershed conservation for Lincoln County, and invited us to this beautiful spot to see if we could put up some duck boxes.  Beavers have worked on an old levee to create this large pond.  We are excited that this will be a great Wood Duck area and plan to have two boxes there by the end of the month.

I just finished making these 15 Tree Swallow boxes.  It was a good little project to have during this cold weather.