As the weather warms, signs of spring are everywhere–green grass, emerging larch needles and spring wildflowers. The burst of color from spring wildflowers is a…
Spring is full of firsts—first robin, first flower and first butterfly. Not necessarily in that order though. The first butterfly is often fluttering around before…
Raining one minute and sunny the next, the ever changing weather of spring creates prime rainbow viewing opportunities. Just as no two snowflakes are alike,…
Only one frog really says “rib-bit”- the Pacific chorus frog. All other frogs have their own calls-chirps, hoots, croaks and more. These frog mating calls…
Ooh, a caterpillar. Look a wildflower! That’s a giant mushroom. Hiking with young kids requires a shift in expectations. When they were babies in front…
Waterfalls are a great destination year-round because they are always changing. Spring runoff brings high flow. Hot August days reduce the waterfall’s flow revealing underlying…
A bright flash of reddish-orange explodes from a tree trunk- a Northern Flicker taking flight. In the Pacific Northwest, the red-shafted Northern flicker is the…