by Maria Metler | Sep 8, 2023
Help put beautiful Heron Meadow wetland to rest for the winter. Sign up for Heron Meadow work party here We will be mulching, pulling invasives, planting natives in strategic spots, and taking some long-term monitoring photos. The Heron Meadow is a two-acre wetland...
by Maria Metler | Feb 28, 2023
Art & Science: Creatures of the Salish Sea – WAITLIST Ages: 10 – Adult (students under 15 please attend with an adult) Sunday, April 30 | noon-4 pm Tuition: $140 General | $130 Member (includes $20 materials) Instructors: Vashon Nature Center’s Maria Metler &...
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 | 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 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,...
