Page 4 - A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn

Mountain snow melts. Plip . . . plop . . . plip.

The drops flow together as trickling streams,

and then unite as one river.

For thousands of years the roar and thunder of this river
tumbled through steep canyons,
carrying rocks, branches, gravel

and winding a twisting path through the forest.
Always, it flowed north to the sea
sharing its gifts with

animals, plants, and people
who cared for it in return.