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October 24, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Black Bears: Part 4

Welcome to the fourth and final part of our "Everything You Need To Know About Black Bears" series. Over the past few months, we have explored many

Category iconWildlife Tag iconBears,  Black Bears,  Mammals,  Nature,  Ocean Shores,  Pacific Northwest,  Wildlife

September 26, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Black Bears: Part 3

Welcome to the third part of our "Everything You Need To Know About Black Bears" series. Over the past two months, we have introduced you to this most

Category iconWildlife Tag iconBears,  Black Bears,  Mammals,  Nature,  Ocean Shores,  Pacific Northwest,  Wildlife

September 6, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Black Bears: Part 2

Welcome to the second part of our "Everything You Need To Know About Black Bears" series. Last month, we kicked off our introduction of this large

Category iconWildlife Tag iconBears,  Black Bears,  Mammals,  Nature,  Ocean Shores,  Pacific Northwest,  Wildlife

August 9, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Black Bears: Part 1

While Black Bears are a marvelous sight to behold in the wild (or sometimes out your back window), they can also give us humans plenty of grief. This

Category iconWildlife Tag iconBears,  Black Bears,  Mammals,  Nature,  Ocean Shores,  Pacific Northwest,  Wildlife

May 9, 2022

Ethical Bird Watching

Bird-watching is one of the most enjoyable activities to do outdoors, and there are few places better to try and find birds than right here in Ocean

Category iconBirds Tag iconBird Watching,  Birds,  Ethics,  Nature,  The Code of Birding Ethics,  Wildlife

April 11, 2022

White-Winged Scoters

When you think about a medium sized black bird, what comes to mind? Crows? They certainly fit the bill. However, they are not the only medium sized

Category iconBirds Tag iconDucks,  Migratory Species,  Nature,  Pacific Ocean,  Scoters,  Wildlife

March 21, 2022

The Black-Legged Kittiwake

In our recent blog post about the Northern Fulmar, we originally included three photos of what we believed to be Northern Fulmars. However, some

Category iconBirds Tag iconBirds,  Black-Legged Kittiwake,  Gulls,  Nature,  Ocean-Going Birds,  Tarrock,  Terns,  Wildlife

March 14, 2022

What Will Happen to the Raccoon in the Woods?

One of my favorite ways to wake up and start the day is by taking my dog for a run through one of the local trails. We enjoy a number of wildlife

Category iconNature Tag iconDecomposition,  Life Cycle,  Nature,  Raccoons

February 28, 2022

The Douglas Squirrel

The Douglas Squirrel (scientific name: Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a small, beautiful tree squirrel that lives in the conifer forests of the Pacific

Category iconWildlife Tag iconChicaree,  Douglas Squirrels,  Forest Animals,  Nature,  Pine Squirrel,  Squirrels

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The Skulls & Evolution Exhibit features a selection of skulls from animals native to the Washington Coast. Discover how these animals relate to one another and how functions like eating affect shape their skull structure.

This Exhibit will be on display through January 28, 2024.