Salmon Open House at Shinglemill Creek

Salmon Open House at Shinglemill Creek

Are you curious about salmon species in the Salish Sea and Vashon Island? Want to try to see some in person and learn about their life cycles and their deep cultural and ecological importance? Bring the whole family down to our first ever Salmon Open House at...
My Quest for a Blue Frog

My Quest for a Blue Frog

The blue frog is out there…somewhere. Photo credit: Jim Diers The blue frog is my holy grail. Ever since learning that the Northern Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) can on the rarest of occasions turn up sky blue in color, I have been on the lookout for this...

BioBlitz 2022: Monitoring Mystery at Fisher Pond

This is a special guest blog post by our 2022 Summer Science Communication Intern Alana Bass. Each year that the Bioblitz survey takes place, residents of Vashon set out to observe and identify every single species that they can – a task that requires a lot of moving...
Join us for BioBlitz 2022, July 9th and 10th!

Join us for BioBlitz 2022, July 9th and 10th!

Vashon Nature Center is celebrating their 10th anniversary Bioblitz this year on July 9th and 10th. This 24-hour biodiversity survey has been run by the Nature Center at different island locations since 2012. This year it will be focused on town and surrounding areas,...