by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jun 15, 2026 | Habitat, Insects, Plants
Between 2021 through 2022 Merrill Creek Reservoir had a Botanical Inventory performed at the property. The results of that inventory found “375 plant species, including 293 native species (78.1%) and 82 non-native species (21.9%). Additionally, the property hosts...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Sep 25, 2025 | Habitat, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Plants
With one-third of humankind’s food and even greater proportion of the food for much of our wildlife relying to some degree on pollinators, flowers that bloom late in the summer and persist into fall become critical for the survival of these important animals....
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog, Plants
It’s that time of year at MCR where many delicious brambles species are in fruit! What is a bramble you say, well bramble is a common name given to the Rubus genus of plants of the rose family. Still don’t know what a bramble is, well most of these plants have woody...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jun 19, 2024 | Animals, Habitat, Insects, Plants
According to the Xerces Society, “Pollinators are one of the easiest groups of declining animals to support in not just a rural landscape, but in a residential and urban landscape as well, since even small spaces have the potential to meet the most basic needs of the...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Apr 24, 2024 | Habitat, Plants
As Spring arrives the fields and woodlands begin to wake-up and burst with the emergence of plant life to color the landscape and welcome in the wildlife from the long cold winter. And with the arrival of the new buds, shoots and flowers comes opportunity for us...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jan 11, 2024 | Animals, Blog, Eagles, Fish, Habitat, Images, Insects, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Migration, Plants, Uncategorized
Weather Information for MCR now on the MCR Website As many people who visit Merrill Creek Reservoir know, weather conditions can change pretty quickly here on top of the mountain, especially if you are operating watercraft on the reservoir. What may appear to be calm...
