During our stay in the Douglas Creek area our group saw (and heard) many different types of animal species living in the same general area as our base camp. The Wilderness Technology Alliance (WTA) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were kind enough to arrange for some experts on local wildlife to come out and visit us at camp. The first visitor we had was the "Batman". He spent the last light of day telling us the types of bats that lived in eastern Washington area, and showing us pictures that he had brought with him. When the last light of day had faded away "Batman" set up a mist net (a specialized bat net that, when placed over water, is ignored by the bats and they are then trapped in the net for observation) and we were able to catch a small brown bat in the net. We contained the bat for a short period of time, and released it unharmed after a few minutes. The other wildlife specialist that visited us was a marine biologist. He spent a while explaining the local aquatic ecosystem, as well as the trail's direct effect upon it.