by Bianca Perla | Feb 23, 2022
Vashon Nature Center works throughout the Vashon Island School District to deliver hands-on science education and community science to students. Learn more about our education programs on our website at https://vashonnaturecenter.org/project/scientists-in-schools/ To...
by Kathryn True | Nov 21, 2018 | blog
As the holidays approach and the light wanes, we’re thankful that there are always natural wonders to experience on these islands, no matter the season. We are also thankful to the knowledgeable naturalists among us who help us uncover our islands’ natural surprises...
by Kathryn True | Jun 5, 2014 | blog
I have been engaged in a ritual the last couple of weeks that involves such focus, attention and agility, that the world drops away and I go into a near meditative state. It’s not a wise Eastern tradition, drugs or hypnotherapy, but it is mind-expanding and...
by Kathryn True | Feb 21, 2012 | blog
All around us myriad shades of green are nudging out the gray-brown wash of winter. Buds, blossoms, needles and leaves are unfurling with time-lapse-camera speed, responding to nature’s unseen alarm. For those in the know, one of the most exciting of the re-emerging...
by Kathryn True | Feb 7, 2012 | blog
When Orion strides into the skyscape each year I feel like I’m greeting an old friend, and I’m reminded of the first time I ever saw him. Standing on the sidewalk in front of my childhood home in Oregon, my mom showed me how to chain together the stars that outlined...
