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...
New partnership lands VNC an artistic home base

New partnership lands VNC an artistic home base

By Kathryn True Since our first BioBlitz in 2012, Vashon Nature Center has been a virtual nature center—operating out of staff cars, garages, basements and freezers where we store research books, field equipment, teaching materials and coyote scat (for DNA analysis,...
First-Bird Trifecta

First-Bird Trifecta

As a New Year’s tradition, some birders play a game known as “Bird of the Year,” where the first bird seen/heard in the new year becomes an omen or inspiration for the 12 months ahead. Some pledge to learn all they can about said bird, while others commit to simply...
Walking on water

Walking on water

by: Kathryn True Every few years, islanders are treated with a rare and miraculous gift: the ability to walk on water – water in its solid state, that is. The far reaches of ponds that we normally gaze longingly at, bound as we are to terrestrial shores, are suddenly...