Wildlife at Flat Rock Brook

Hours and Rules

Building Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Weekends
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The park is open for hiking every day from dawn to dusk.

Do not disturb or remove any plants wildlife or natural materials.

Stay on the trails at all times. Do not enter the ponds or stream.

Dogs, bicycles, and alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

Picnic only in the designated picnic area. A group use permit is required for groups of 10 or more visiting the Nature Center. For more information go to Group Use.

Wildlife at Flat Rock Brook
“What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.” —Seattle, Chief of Duwamish, Suquamish and Allied Tribes, 1854

Left: Downy Great Horned Owlets, approximately one month old, in the nest.
Right: Adult great horned owlwatches over the owlets from a nearby tree.

Left: Garter Snakes mating, Center: baby Garter Snake, Right: Wild Turkeys.

Left: Canada Goose and goslings. Right: Fawn born in the Backyard Habitat.
Below: Turtles basking on a log in Quarry Pond.

Turtles