by Bianca Perla | Jan 13, 2022
Environmental Justice This talk is part of the Natural Wonder Talks on the Rock series co-hosted by Vashon Nature Center and Vashon Center for the Arts. Since Emily was 3, growing up along the Salish Sea in Tacoma, she knew that she loved the ocean. When she’s...
by Bianca Perla | Mar 4, 2021 | blog
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...
by Bianca Perla | Apr 5, 2019 | blog
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,...
by Kathryn True | Jan 3, 2019 | blog
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...
by Bianca Perla | Jan 20, 2017 | blog
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...
