Western Tanagers are always an exciting bird to see, flashing that bright red head and yellow body, with the black…
I’ve made two trips recently to the south side of Mt. Adams, in the area where the Cascade Creek fire…
Before you start cursing Rubus ursinus (variously called Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry, trailing blackberry, California blackberry, California dewberry, California grapeleaf dewberry, and…
Next up on our tour of our native conifers is Juniperus communis (with the common names common juniper, dwarf juniper, and mountain…
This is the biggest wasp I’ve ever seen! My friend Craig Sondergaard reminded me that we found Sphex ichneumoneus once in Klickitat…
I don’t often find Frangula purshiana (also known as cascara buckthorn, bearberry, cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, coffee-tree) in isolated spots where…
It is always a happy day when I find my first blooming Oemleria cerasiformis of the year, because I know…