by Bianca Perla | Sep 18, 2017 | blog, Wildlife Sightings
Over the last few days we had an intrepid team of 10 volunteers join our stream team, rearrange their schedules to beat the oncoming rains, and conduct our 5th annual stream invertebrate survey of Vashon creeks. We finished exactly 1/2 an hour before the fall rains...
by Bianca Perla | Aug 2, 2017 | blog
by: Mark Timken, owl painting by Beatrice Timken Hope just means another world might be possible, not promised, not guaranteed. Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope. —Rebecca Solnet, 2016, p. 4 “Look! An owl!” my partner exclaimed with...
by Bianca Perla | May 19, 2017 | blog, Wildlife Sightings
by: Bianca Perla, featured photo above by Kelly Keenan. Have you ever touched whale skin? It’s slippery and firm like the smooth skin of a wet apple. Have you had the chance to stand and look down into a whale’s gaping mouth? The lines of stiff baleen fray open to...
by Bianca Perla | Nov 18, 2016 | blog, Wildlife Sightings
by: Bianca Perla As Thanksgiving approaches I am thankful for my time with the wildlife and natural areas on this island which constantly remind me that there is so much more to this existence than our human world. It’s been quite an exciting few weeks. After a...
by Bianca Perla | Jul 9, 2016 | blog, Wildlife Sightings
Thank you to all who turned out for BioBlitz 2016! What a wonderful 24 hours it was. Below you will find the preliminary highlights along with some photos. But first, we’d like to share some fitting reflections on the BioBlitz experience from VNC Outreach and Program...
