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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 [...]
Land Bank Preserves Remain Open
Land Bank Preserves continue to remain open despite other federal and state public land closures because we believe people need access to nature close to home, especially when nothing else in [...]
