by Kathryn True | Jun 18, 2012 | blog
My daughter and I arrived at Neill Point, unloaded the car and took a look around the maple-ringed clearing. We were the first to arrive, could we start counting yet? The sun broke through for the first time all week (part of the magic of our Island BioBlitz was the...
by Bianca Perla | Sep 15, 2022 | blog
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...
by Kathryn True | Nov 21, 2017 | blog
Six years ago, I met Vashon Nature Center’s director Bianca Perla at Vashon Tea Shop. I had read about the center in an article in The Beachcomber and I wanted to learn more. I was looking for a new volunteer venture and as a longtime naturalist, the organization’s...
by Bianca Perla | Jun 5, 2013 | blog
A huge, heartfelt thanks to all of you who made the 2nd Annual Vashon Island Bioblitz a success in every way. Even with our raw count we found more species than last year at 386 (compared to 354 at Neill Point in 2012). We identified 159 plants, 75 shoreline species,...
by Bianca Perla | Oct 6, 2014 | blog
When Phoebe Goit returned home from the 2014 island Bioblitz in July, she found a surprise as she peered at a tiny twig under her microscope. A Kitsap Peninsula resident who has volunteered her lichen expertise at the last two Bioblitzes, Phoebe was stumped by an...
