We were very excited to have Cliff Mass as one of our instructors for the 2010 Northwest Naturalists Retreat, and then thrilled when he posted a piece …
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Does Justin go around mumbling about amphibians? Brandi about mycorrhizal fungi? Martine about the medicinal uses of Oregon grape? Natural history projects are the last big curricular …
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All over Washington, the earth is reawakening. Can you see it? In a period of only a few weeks, spring has come – a monumental paintbrush caressing …
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North Cascades Highway is nearly open. The snowmobiles are put away, the traps are closed for the season and the wolverine crew has moved on to other …
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Harbinger—a presage, a foreshadow, to announce. Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something. We all experience the wildness of the North Cascades differently. Each of …
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You would think it wouldn’t work. First of all, the wolverine is an elusive creature. It inhabits the untrammeled heights of mountain ranges and is rarely seen …
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It is nearing the end of February, and yet, while spring is shouting out with buds blossoming and fair weather, I find myself craving the cold of …
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It is the radio call we’ve been waiting for all season. Adam and I linger beside the truck, waiting to unload a couple of snowmobiles and get …
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A flit of gold. A flicker of green. Soft song notes from within a tangle of blackberry vines. A surprising whoosh of hovering wing-sweeps, mere inches above …
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By Katie Roloson For those of you who have worked in environmental education, at a summer camp, or with kids you may have played the game, “Bob …
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