When Pam and I headed into the Columbia River Gorge last Sunday one of my hopes was that we’d find…
In honor of today being Imbolc, an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrating the midpoint between the winter solstice and the vernal…
Anyone who has spent time in the coastal forests of our region has undoubtedly seen Vaccinium ovatum (which is also apparently known…
I first found this plant in October of this year, at Devils Churn, just south of Yachats, Oregon, although I…
This was not a tree I was familiar with before this trip, although I had heard of it. Still, it…
Last Thursday, thanks to certification by people who obviously don’t know me at the Universal Life Church (though henceforth I…
I’m going to take a brief break from talking about conifers in my plant posts, to address one of my…
These members of the parsley family (Apiaceae) have several common names, including Pacific water-parsley, oenanthe, Pacific water-dropwort, and American water-parsley.…
They say this plant blooms from June through September, but I always associate it with the month of August. It…
I almost missed this plant on the trip to McBride Lake. I was apparently tunnel visioned when I passed it…