Back in mid-August, as I was ascending the stairs to our apartment, I spotted a green stinkbug on one of…
In this profile we will discuss Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and how to differentiate it from not just Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga…
In the last few weeks, as I’ve walked roads, trails, and wandered forests, comparing hundreds of Douglas-firs and Western Hemlocks…
Next up on our tour of the conifers is Pinus monticola, the first of the five needled pines I’ve found. And…
As I mentioned in the profile of Pinus contorta I have set myself the task of learning to identify at…
As I’ve mentioned before, I am not particularly good with trees, especially conifers, and I’ve had a particular mental block…
These members of the parsley family (Apiaceae) have several common names, including Pacific water-parsley, oenanthe, Pacific water-dropwort, and American water-parsley.…
These members of the family Lasiocampidae have no accepted common name (although in one place I saw them referred to…
They say this plant blooms from June through September, but I always associate it with the month of August. It…
Back in July when I made a trip to Mt. St. Helens National Monument in Skamania County, Washington, I spotted…