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NATURE NOTES – INSECTS WITH A BAD RAP?
--Dr. Chris Looney, entomologist with Washington State Department of Agriculture Photos courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture There’s no better diversion from an enormous quarantine and scary disease than an [...]
NATURE NOTES – ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
-- Isabella Bledsoe, Land Bank Summer Intern On Monday, May 4th, 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) as an endangered species. There [...]
NATURE NOTES – SKUNK CABBAGE
-- Peter Guillozet, Orcas Island Preserve Steward This time of year skunk cabbage or swamp lantern (Lysichiton americanus) can appear as a burst of color in the otherwise shadowy understory of [...]
NATURE NOTES – FOREST WILDFLOWER: FAIRY-SLIPPER (Calypso bulbosa)
-- Amanda Wedow, Lopez Island Preserve Steward As spring starts to unfold, you may be fortunate to spot this cheery native orchid on a mossy or needle-strewn forest floor. The plant [...]
NATURE NOTES – NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A SALMON
Cover image: coho fry -- Jenny De Groot, MSc., Speckled Trout Consulting, LLC One lesson learned is that you should never underestimate salmon. They find ways to get up waterfalls, slip through [...]
