So long, for now, from Field Notes
From octopus birthing strategies beautifully described by Sandi Doughton to mushroom hunts brought to you by Matthew Ironside, and reflections on everything from new perspectives on Elwha Dam removal...
View ArticleUndamming the Elwha, rebuilding a beach, in time lapse photography
Ian Miller of Washington Sea Grant checked in with a fascinating blog post on the Coast Nerd Gazette (got to love that name) that has links to two videos that show the profound changes underway on the...
View ArticleOur shrinking glaciers: Watch new movie from National Park Service
Jerry Freilich at the Olympic National Park checked in by email to share a link to a documentary he has been working on about our shrinking glaciers in the Northwest.Here's Jerry:"Some of you may be...
View ArticleIt's summertime on the beach for seal pups, too
As the summer beach and boating season revs up, Robin Lindsey of the Seal Sitters reminds beach walkers and boaters to turn around and head the other way if they encounter a seal pup on the beach. The...
View ArticleKirkland eaglets sail through July 4th
The eaglets at Kirkland's Heritage Park seem to have made it through the 4th of July fireworks festivities just fine, reports Mary Brisson of Eastside Audubon. The chapter helped get the annual...
View ArticleTable Mountain Fire: images of destruction and renewal
Last September the Table Mountain Fire burned more than 41,000 acres of public lands, mostly in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest outside Ellensburg. The forest service closed public access to the...
View ArticleA lesson in the value of native pollinators
The moment I found the hive, I had a hunch. And while I’ll never really have conclusive proof, I still have my suspicions and some interesting new natives in my backyard.The story goes like this:I...
View ArticleA short post on our little Northwest frog
This post will be short and hopefully sweet, just like this little frog.With so much being written in recent years about the decline of frog populations both around the region and around the world, I...
View ArticleBack by popular demand: "What about those promises?"
The Lummi Nation rocked the house last week with a sold-out performance at Bellingham High School of What About Those Promises? an original historical stageplay about the tribe's way of life and...
View ArticleSpring snowmelt about to peak, Elwha set to spew
Peak spring snowmelt flows will hit the Elwha soon, notes Andy Ritchie, restoration hydrologist for the Olympic National Park. And that means a whole lot of sediment coming out of the Elwha River,...
View ArticleHearings on marbled murrelet conservation start Wednesday
What is to be the long term conservation strategy for marbled murrelets? The secretive seabird that nests in old growth trees has been managed under an interim policy on state timber lands since 1997....
View ArticleIt's summer travel season: watch for and report wildlife on I-90
This Memorial Day weekend passed without dreadful news such as the death of a black bear killed by a car on I-90, as occurred last year at this time. (The driver sped from the scene, unharmed.) The...
View ArticleA new eaglet at Union Bay
There's a new eaglet in town. Here's its baby picture, the original photo sourced from Union Bay Watch:I am a huge fan of this blog, in which Larry was tracking the fate of Eva, the eagle left behind...
View ArticleA tough and fragile beauty: desert wildflowers now in bloom
If you haven't made a trip to Washington's east side yet for your spring desert wildflower treat, it is not too late.Covering more than 100,000 acres, a trip to the state L.T. Murray wildlife area last...
View ArticleSpring means time for a butterfly hike
If you like the outdoors, there are a lot of reasons to like spring. One that would be near the top of my list is the fact that spring hikes often coincides with emergence of the butterflies.The...
View ArticleBiscuit: the scotch broom commando
Last week I wrote about Scotch Broom, those loathsome if lovely invasive plants glowing yellow as they peak in full bloom all over roadsides, vacant lots, and clearcuts all over Puget Sound Country and...
View ArticleHow much is 34 million cubic yards?
Scientists now estimate that about 34 million cubic yards of sediment is going to be managed in the removal of two dams on the Elwha. Just how much, though, is that?It's always been a hard thing for me...
View ArticleSunshine plus Puget Sound equals red algae
With the warm spring sunshine, a familiar sight is back in Puget Sound: red algae blooms.While experts at the state Department of Ecology could not confirm it without testing, this bloom, spotted by...
View ArticleRidding Hope Island of the wiley invader Scot's broom
We arrived by boat, puttering along through the jade swell of Puget Sound to Hope Island, part of Deception Pass State Park. And there we met the enemy: Scot's broom. A pernicious invasive weed, there...
View ArticleWeaving a connection with nature
In reflections on the remarkable life of Fran James, the master Lummi weaver who passed away this week, her friends and family and admirers noted her connection with nature and its cycles, through her...
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