The Short-Billed Gull (scientific name:Larus brachyrhynchus) is small gull that was recently renamed. Until this year (2021), this species was often
Woolly Bears and Winter Weather Predictions
Fall is here along with all of its tidings: school supplies, football, pumpkin spice, and woolly bears. Woolly bears (the larval form of Pyrrharctia
The Dazzling Western Columbine
If you want to bring hummingbirds, butterflies, and a splash of bright color into your garden, then the plant we're going to be looking at today may
Skunk Cabbage
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune of encountering a Skunk knows that the most prominent thing about them is that they are quite odoriferous.
The Northern Pintail
The Northern Pintail is one of the most elegant birds that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. They have beautiful beaks, long necks, slender
The Kinnikinnick
Does your yard have a place that you just can't bring yourself to mow? Do you have a dull parking strip that could use a little color? How about a
Western Sword Fern, the “King of Northwest Ferns”
Try to imagine the first explorers to the Pacific Northwest. They followed Native American guides along time-worn paths through the misty, cool, and
The European Green Crab: An Invasive Species on our Shores
Last week, you may have seen an article in The Daily World newspaper about European Green Crabs. They are an invasive species that should not be in
Scotch Broom
If you’ve been around Ocean Shores recently, you might have seen these yellow blooms starting to pop up. They are a familiar sight here in Western