by Bianca Perla | Nov 15, 2022
Are you curious about salmon species in the Salish Sea and Vashon Island? Want to try to see some in person and learn about their life cycles and their deep cultural and ecological importance? Bring the whole family down to our first ever Salmon Open House at...
by Bianca Perla | Oct 28, 2022
Join naturalist Hannah Morosoff for an enchanting exploration of the fungi of Frog Holler Forest. This family-friendly (2 mile maximum) walk will meander through the forest trails. You will be led by the fungi present that day and learn about their names and lives....
by Bianca Perla | Oct 22, 2022 | blog, Wildlife Sightings
Elwood, the young male Northern elephant seal in Tramp Harbor this fall. Credit: Jim Diers For almost everyone living in the Pacific Northwest over the past century, Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) are not considered a common sight. But, over the...
by Kathryn True | Oct 7, 2022 | blog
The blue frog is out there…somewhere. Photo credit: Jim Diers The blue frog is my holy grail. Ever since learning that the Northern Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) can on the rarest of occasions turn up sky blue in color, I have been on the lookout for this...
by Bianca Perla | Sep 15, 2022 | blog
This is a special guest blog post by our 2022 Summer Science Communication Intern Alana Bass. Each year that the Bioblitz survey takes place, residents of Vashon set out to observe and identify every single species that they can – a task that requires a lot of moving...
