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...
by Mary Bruno | Jul 25, 2022 | blog
Chuck Weinstock (left) and Don Furman of the seven-member feasibility board recommending that Burton buy its water system for $1.2 million. Credit: Mary Bruno UPDATE, August 2, 2022: Straw poll results are in: Seventy-two percent of Burton...
by Kathryn True | Jul 22, 2022 | blog
BioBlitz mushroom survey leaders Hannah Morosoff and Wren Hudgins examine the details of a specimen in a photo. Credit: Susie Fitzhugh Two days after Vashon Nature Center’s 2022 BioBlitz, NASA released the first breathtaking images from the James Webb Space Telescope....
by Bianca Perla | Jul 2, 2022 | blog
Vashon Nature Center is celebrating their 10th anniversary Bioblitz this year on July 9th and 10th. This 24-hour biodiversity survey has been run by the Nature Center at different island locations since 2012. This year it will be focused on town and surrounding areas,...
by Bianca Perla | Apr 8, 2022 | blog
Whether you live on, or visit Vashon-Maury Island, you likely know the wealth of our abundant shorelines. We have a diversity of both public and private access which allow us to visit the saltwater and shores that are at the roots of this island. Our islands’ 51 miles...
