One of the joys of spring is finding large patches of Rosy Plectritis brightening up the meadows with their vibrant…
Though I have probably seen alderflies before, I don’t remember having done so, and, in my ignorance, probably assumed because…
Western Tanagers are always an exciting bird to see, flashing that bright red head and yellow body, with the black…
I’ve forgotten almost everything I learned from Cindy Roché when I took her grass workshop last June, but I still…
I love to see turtles! There is something so endearing and enduring about them, a zen like equanimity that calls…
A couple years ago I posted some photographs on Facebook, confidently stating that they were Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta),…
This evening I’m proud and honored to bring you a guest profile from my non-binary offspring Morgan Nelson; On May…
The first time I saw a Zale minerea was on the most spectacular night of mothing I’ve ever had. The temperature on…
These wonderful plants, which are also known colloquially as the smooth yellow violet, pioneer violet, and the stream violet, were…
On my recent trip to the Wind River in Skamania County I was somewhat disappointed to find a dearth of…