by Joy Stewart | Feb 9, 2018 | Native plants
Red alder, Alnus rubra Many of us enjoy the musical sounds of nature. To builders of electric guitars and electric bass guitars Red Alder is treasured for its tonality. A perfect pairing of nature and man. Red Alder is a deciduous, broadleaf tree native to the...
by Joy Stewart | Feb 9, 2018 | Local environmentalism, Native animals
SHADOW and the Woodland Park Zoo are excited to invite you to participate in the 2018 Amphibian Monitoring season! Amphibian Monitoring participants will join teams to monitor two ponds at SHADOW. Teams will upload findings of amphibian egg masses, juveniles and...
by Joy Stewart | Feb 9, 2018 | Local environmentalism
“As a self-identified environmentalist, I’m always on this rollercoaster of emotions around climate impacts, and especially over last summer and fall. It usually feels like nothing I could do is ever enough. Luckily, such moments of despair and resignation...
by Joy Stewart | Feb 9, 2018 | Native animals
The Long-toed Salamander or Ambystoma macrodactylum, is one of the most ecologically versatile amphibians in the Pacific Northwest. It occurs in wetlands, like ours, as well as temperate conifer forests, plains, and meadows. Long-toed salamanders are one of the...
by Joy Stewart | Feb 9, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism
From the first arrival of humans in Western Washington to modern times, Pacific North-westerners have relied on forest production. Along with this dependence, has grown a cultural attachment to the beautiful forests that make up our landscape. This love for the...
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