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Monday 6th of February 2012

Visitor Information

Hours:

Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday 9 am – 4 pm

Closed on major holidays.

Cost:

Members enjoy free admission
Adults 12 and older: $4.00
Seniors 55+: $3.00
Children 2-11: $2.00
Children under 2: Free

Getting Here:

We are located at 966 W. 12th Street in Ogden, Utah, 84404
Phone: 801-621-7595
Directions: From 1-15, take exit #344 and head east 1.5 mi. Map

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Willard L. Eccles Observation Tower at Avocet Pond

 

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Get a treetop vantage point for viewing wildlife and the Wasatch Mountains.  Through the spotting scope you might see nesting Avocets, Canada Geese, or even a fox hunting for mice and pheasants.  In the field to the north of the tower, Jack Rensel and Paul Christiansen from the Division of Wildlife Resources built a Burrowing Owl den, in hopes that someday these ground dwelling owls might decide to move in. The plowed field to the northwest of the tower is a food plot for wildlife.  Keep an eye out for visiting Canada Geese or even Sandhill Cranes.  The Observation Tower is .35 mi. from the Visitor Center, via Teal Pond.

Did You Know?

Cedar waxwings in the U.S. used to only have yellow tail tips. But in the 1960s, waxwings with orange tail tips appeared! Why? The new coloring resulted from ingesting red pigment from the berries of a newly introduced species of honeysuckle.  

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