by Bianca Perla | Mar 12, 2024 | blog
This is a guest blog article written by Michael Laurie. Michael has decades of experience on buildings and landscapes of all sizes on Vashon and in the Seattle area, helping them manage their stormwater, consulting on water efficiency, and also carrying out...
by Bianca Perla | Feb 7, 2024 | blog
This guest blog post is written by Heron Meadow Head Steward Adria Magrath, a professional landscaper, biologist, bird enthusiast and naturalist who has been stewarding the meadow for the last year. In this post Adria summarizes activities and improvements in the...
by Bianca Perla | Dec 12, 2023 | blog
Reflecting on our Natural Wonder museum exhibit, closing Jan. 5. Way back in 2018 BC (Before Covid), Kathryn True and I took a field trip to Puget Sound Natural History museum to connect with director Peter Wimberger and curator and VNC Science Advisor, Gary Shugart....
by Bianca Perla | Mar 31, 2023 | blog
The mystery began on January 17 when Vashon Nature Center received an email about a large skeleton found on the beach at Maury Island Marine Park. The beachcombers reported it was picked clean and looked to be made of cartilage, not bone. It was several feet long and...
by Bianca Perla | Jan 20, 2023 | blog
Featured Image: KVI on December 27th, 2022. Photo Credit: Island Resident As we drove towards KVI for an afternoon walk, we hadn’t given much thought to tides. High tides just mean a shorter walk right? Most days of the year this would be a decent way to approach a...
