Lady’s-slippers fit for a Queen!
Mountain Lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium montanum) is currently in full bloom in an aspen grove near you! Continue Reading →
Category: Pollinators
Ideas for Beating the Heat
The extreme heat forecast for the coming week might provide an opportunity to stay inside and do some armchair natural history adventuring. This is National Pollinator Week , so you might want to learn a bit about our Pacific Northwest pollinators. Continue Reading →
Curious About … Using Native Plants?
The “Natives ‘N More Garden” contains a mixture of native and non-native plants that may be grown in our north central Washington climate. The plants are labeled with their common and scientific names, with additional designations of which are native and Firewise. Continue Reading →
Citizen Science Tools for everyone
We live in an exciting time where the internet has birthed a new field: Citizen Science. The Oxford English Dictionary recently defined citizen science as “scientific work undertaken by members Continue Reading →