Yellow Island
black oystercatchers, and harlequin ducks. The island was purchased in 1979 by The Nature Conservancy
, and is administered as a nature preserve.
History
Before the arrival of Europeans, the island was used by the
indigenous population for harvesting plant foods such as the roots of the camas flower. Intentional burning kept the tree population in check, helping to maintain the prairies needed for camas.[1] Lewis and Elizabeth Dodd bought the island in the fall of 1945, and sold it in 1979 to The Nature Conservancy
, who administer it as a nature preserve.