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Talking water with Jim Garrison, Part 1
written by: Mary Bruno This is the third in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. Meet Jim Garrison, co-owner of Burton Water Company, one of Vashon’s oldest...
Eagles and County Tag Team on RV waste
written by: Mary Bruno, Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee This is the second in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about water quality topics that the Groundwater Protection Committee is working on on the islands. Update,...
Kingfisher Chick Delivers Joy and a Discovery
It was a bright late-July day in Dockton Park, just days before a bulkhead removal slated to slip perfectly between the tides to avoid backhoe damage to sensitive nearshore habitat. The heavy machinery was commissioned and a team of five had cleared their schedules to...
County Launches Vashon’s Second Healthy Beach Project
Written by: Mary Bruno, Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee Member. This is the first in a quarterly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about water quality topics that the Groundwater Protection Committee is working on on the...
The Crab Conundrum: A Backyard Discovery Deepens Nature Appreciation
This week, Vashon Nature Center is launching a new project called Everyone Counts! —a community-building activity and community science project. The free 12-week course includes a weekly prompt for participants to ground themselves in a single “nature sit-spot,” where...
KVI is a special place, let’s take care of it
This article was updated on june 1, 2022 to reflect the new rule that bonfires are no longer allowed at KVI. When I think of KVI beach, my mind fills with happy memories just as the tidal salt marsh floods at each high tide. Imagine the number of hours we, as an...
Less King Kong, More Good Neighbor
Every low tide I am seized by conflicting emotions of joyful anticipation and looming dread. I am excited by the prospect of entering the temporarily drained and accessible octopuses’ gardens—to walk among the sea pens I can usually only discern in a watery blur from...
Heron Meadow’s Restoration Journey
Photos, paintings, and writing by: Paulina Barry My name is Paulina Barry, and I am the Heron Wetland Education and Stewardship Intern. Heron Meadow is a two-acre wetland, owned by Vashon Center for the Arts, and home to Vashon Nature Center’s field office. In 2019,...
The Rock ROCKED Earth Day!
The ROCK rocked Earth Day! The above pictured nature mandala made by Leah Mann and Ela and Kairos Lamblin (from scotch broom they pulled on their property) was our first Hour for the Earth share. What a beautiful way to kick off a sweet day of caring for nature in so...
Header Photo: Bianca Perla