KVI is a special place, let’s take care of it

KVI is a special place, let’s take care of it

This article was updated on june 1, 2022 to reflect the new rule that bonfires are no longer allowed at KVI.  When I think of KVI beach, my mind fills with happy memories just as the tidal salt marsh floods at each high tide. Imagine the number of hours we, as an...
Less King Kong, More Good Neighbor

Less King Kong, More Good Neighbor

Every low tide I am seized by conflicting emotions of joyful anticipation and looming dread. I am excited by the prospect of entering the temporarily drained and accessible octopuses’ gardens—to walk among the sea pens I can usually only discern in a watery blur from...
Nature at Home 2: Owlcam

Nature at Home 2: Owlcam

“An owl is mostly air.” Ursula K. Le Guin, poet Nature at Home is a series of blog posts on Vashon Nature Center programs and activities. With each post we provide further learning opportunities and community science projects or actions you can do from home. You can...
Back to your senses, nature and the art of doing less

Back to your senses, nature and the art of doing less

I open my inbox to a flood of emails about COVID-19. Helpful information spills out towards me and I am grateful for it: 50 things to do with kids, best movies to watch during quarantine, 20 arts and crafts projects, 10 meals to make with your hoard of groceries, best...