Who’s Guarding the Water Hole?

Who’s Guarding the Water Hole?

This is the eighth in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. I used last month’s blog post to announce SafeWellsVashon, the Groundwater Protection Committee’s new...
Bullfrogs R Us: Humans and Ecological Incongruities

Bullfrogs R Us: Humans and Ecological Incongruities

written by: Gary Shugart (introduction by Kathryn True) The red-legged frogs have laid their eggs and the Pacific tree frogs are in full chorus. But what are the bullfrogs up to? At the height of summer, they will lay their frothy sheets of eggs (described as looking...
How Beulah Park Survived a Septic Meltdown

How Beulah Park Survived a Septic Meltdown

written by: Mary Bruno This is the fifth in a monthly series of guest blog posts that Mary will be sharing about island water quality topics thru the Groundwater Protection Committee. This is a story about how three neighbors saved two Vashon neighborhoods.  The...
Get Ready for a Year of Natural Wonder

Get Ready for a Year of Natural Wonder

written by: Bianca Perla and Kathryn True The osoberry is blooming, the ruby-crowned kinglets are singing, and the frogs are gathering in the ponds. At Vashon Nature Center, we draw strength from the building energy of spring, and we are marking this season of renewal...