by Bianca Perla | Aug 14, 2019 | blog
By: Bianca Perla “Is it not possible that a place could have huge affection for those who dwell there? Perhaps your place loves having you there. It misses you when you are away and in its secret way rejoices when you return. Could it be possible that a landscape...
by Kathryn True | Aug 13, 2019 | blog
Humans usually rely on their eyes to observe nature, but one night each summer, a small group of islanders set out under cover of darkness to witness the wild in a different way. “At night, our island puts sight to sleep and awakens a symphony of sound—owl calls, bat...
by Kathryn True | Jul 22, 2019 | blog
Vashon Nature Center (VNC) conducts a variety of community science projects around the island and islanders of all ages volunteer to gather data that contribute to our larger body of scientific knowledge about island plants and animals. VNC chooses projects that have...
by Kathryn True | Oct 15, 2018 | blog
Recent news of ailing orcas is stirring a sense of urgency around the health of our favorite whales and underscores their reliance on thriving salmon populations, which depend on the smaller and aptly named forage fish, like surf smelt and sand lance. For the past...
by Kathryn True | Sep 26, 2018 | blog
As I drove over the West Seattle Bridge last week, Mt. Rainier wore a bank of clouds like a mourning cloak. I had just learned that particulates from car tires washing into streams are likely responsible for mysterious Coho salmon die-offs around the Sound. As my...
