If your students have visited Olympic National Park, ask them to write a short story taking Electis on another new eco-adventure. Have them Submit their story to this web site. All animals and plants have ecological roles within their natural community. The spotted owl is top predator of forest rodents. Roosevelt elk browse plants and young trees, maintaining Olympic s valley rain forest structure.
Marine algae produce food for intertidal grazers.
Slugs play a major role as waste recyclers . A salmon s role is to carry the ocean s bounty into the rivers, streams and forest. In the biologically recent past, we were closely woven into the natural community . Our ecological role was similar to that of a wolf or coyote or bear. We hunted and scavenged for a meal.