Recently, the mascot of the Ogden Nature Center, Chitters the great horned owl, has, sadly, died, thankfully of natural causes in the presence of his caring owners at ONC, the place he has lived for the past 37 years. He was an important asset to the Nature Center along with all of the animals they have in captivity there because he was used to educate and inform visitors about Utah's native wildlife and the importance of wildlife and resource conservation. A memorial was held for him not too long after his death. My thoughts are with him.